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David Hurley
@hirohurl
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A British bloke who lives in Japan.
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2020-01-15 14:25
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hirohurl
alive
2025-01-11 10:37
My Hive Post Index
Time to get organized! I've been thinking about doing this for a while, but a recent post by @alex-rourke prompted me to get it done: I'm going for a much simpler approach without using third party platforms.
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hirohurl
alive
2026-05-25 11:34
Iroha Karuta 21: Adding Insult to Injury
The twenty-first syllable in the iroha hiragana sequence is na (な), represented in both of my two iroha karuta sets by the same proverb: 泣き面に蜂 Naki tsura ni hachi or, in fuller form: 泣き面に蜂が刺す Naki tsura
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hirohurl
proofofbrain
2026-05-23 17:41
If I were Keir Starmer, this is what I'd do...
He he, this is the moment when I start to (kind of) "root for" one, the Right Honourable Sir Keir Rodney Starmer, Prime Minister (of the U.K.), and offer him some rich Machiavellian advice. Actually,
hirohurl
alive
2026-05-15 13:36
Fat Man at the Station: A Short Story by My 16-Year-Old Self
A Schadenfreude fantasy on a damp station platform somewhere in twentieth century England.
hirohurl
alive
2026-05-10 06:21
Iroha Karuta 20b: Of Cats and Coins
What is gold to a cat, or a cat to gold?
hirohurl
alive
2026-05-07 04:42
Rethinking English Seminars: Stories and Games in a Japanese Vocational College Classroom
Why I've stopped pretending my English seminars are academic - and what I'm doing instead!
hirohurl
alive
2026-05-05 07:22
Iroha Karuta 20a: The Japanese Virtue of Double-Checking Everything
It’s been a while since I last posted about the Iroha Karuta here on Hive. In fact, this is my first post in the series this year. I'm chilling out at home during the Golden Week season of consecutive
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-04-30 13:30
How Fast Can You Earn 1 Bitcoin?
Here's my latest Satsman-related video looking at a simple question: how fast can you realistically get to 1 Bitcoin by earning rather than buying? If you rely on ordinary "faucet" sites, the
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-04-12 08:45
How Much Can You Really Earn with Satsman? A Full-Year Breakdown (With Bitcoin Price Scenarios)
If you’ve ever wondered whether small daily Bitcoin rewards can actually add up to something meaningful, this post will give you a clear answer. I recently ran the numbers on Satsman.com to see what a
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-04-07 04:30
Another attempt at a 90 second #deadhang
This was my fifth and final dead hang challenge of March 2026. My record dead-hang until then was 81 seconds... Would I be able to beat it? I took along a countdown timer to see if it would help me stay
hirohurl
Liketu
2026-04-03 04:24
Waxing Moon Over Illuminated Cherry Blossom
The cherry trees are out in blossom and lots of people are enjoying "hanami" (花見) parties all over Japan right now. In many places the petals are already falling like spring snow, but that won't
hirohurl
Liketu
2026-04-02 02:33
Let's Go "Fuku Fuku!" (ふくふく)
Just to be clear, whatever you might be thinking, "fuku fuku" (ふくふく) is a Japanese onomatopoeic expression meaning something like "soft and plump," or "well fed," and is
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-03-23 14:15
My 4th Dead Hang Challenge of the Month... Can I Beat My Record... or Even Hit My 90 Sec Target??
Having not done a single dead hang for about a year, this month I've done four so far... Deadhang 1 = 60+ seconds: Deadhang 2 = +/-74 seconds - nice progress, but no video. Deadhang 3 = 40 seconds 😔 -
hirohurl
Liketu
2026-03-22 09:09
Second House Okonomiyaki Restaurant for Hiroshima Carp Baseball Fans
"Second House" Hiroshima Carp baseball fans' okonomiyaki restaurant
Yesterday, I found myself just a stone's throw away from an old haunt of mine back in the day - Second House okonomiyaki restaraurant in Furue (古江 - "Old Inlet") on the western outskirts of Hiroshima
hirohurl
bbh
2026-03-17 12:18
All About Satsman.com - How to Earn Bitcoin Satoshi Every Single Day
An Index of all my Satsman-related content
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-03-16 11:25
Playing Sats Cipher & Hive Word to Have Fun, Earn Crypto & Create Content
Here's a video I recorded a couple of days ago of me playing two simple word games that let you earn a little crypto while having fun. If you enjoy puzzles like Wordle, these will feel very familiar. The
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-03-04 10:00
Old Geezer Tries A 60 Second Dead Hang in the Park
It was a cloudy old day, and I found myself in a park with time to spare before my annual tax appointment. Rather than sit scrolling on my phone, I decided to revisit one of my small personal challenges:
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-02-19 07:15
My 60-Day Satoshi-Earning Streak with Satsman.com 🎉
I received an email from Satsman earlier this week telling me that my login streak hit the 60-day mark. Yes, I have logged in every single day for the past 60 days and completed the three daily missions
hirohurl
Liketu
2026-02-15 13:54
My First Mahjong Tournament in 7 Years!
As this is the Chinese New Year it seems an opportune moment to post some mahjong photos! Mahjong began in China and spread to Japan, which is where I learnt to play. There are some differences between
hirohurl
Liketu
2026-02-08 12:41
Winter Wonderland Comes to Hiroshima on Japan's Election Day!
It does snow sometimes in winter in Hiroshima city, but the snow seldom lays and quickly melts away when the sun comes out. When it does lay, it seldom gets more than an inch deep, so today was really
hirohurl
Threespeak
2026-02-07 09:55
Sending Sats from Satsman to V4V.app on the Hive blockchain
Okay, so I wanted to see if I could send Bitcoin satoshis from my Satsman.com account directly into my Hive ecosystem using the V4V Lightning wallet, which runs on the Hive blockchain. Good news: it works!
