Masaka
masaka as myself
Well, masaka is a foaf:nick of the author of this site, as user name in some IRCs, or Web services. Though it may be obvious why I'm masaka, here are some backgrounds.
masakaはこのサイトの作者がIRCなどで用いているユーザ名（foaf:nick）です。簡単に背景などを紹介します。
- masaka as abbreviation
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- It is so labeled simply because my name is Masahide Kanzaki.
- Another reading is: Masahide is also known as masaka.
- According to The Cyborg Name Generator, M.A.S.A.K.A. is "Mechanical Artificial Sabotage and Accurate Killing Android"... heh
- AIEEE calls masaka as "Micro-Analog Structured Access Kernel Architecture".
- masaka means
- I like this nick also because 'masaka' means 'incredible', 'by no means' in Japanese (See online J-E dictionary entry).
- masaka as id
- It's natural to use masaka as an ID for an online service, such as masaka@jabber.org (this is not an email address. Do not spam). But it is not always possible to choose masaka as my id since others already occupied it (See next).
- (As identifilers, I use both PURI as well as urn:pin:MK705)
Some palces where I use masaka as username incude:
- Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/masaka/
- Twitter http://twitter.com/_masaka (note leading '_' before 'masaka')
- del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/masaka
- #swig IRC channel. See IRC Chat Logs Search result for 'masaka'
See micro collection for recent posts.
Other masaka related information
There are many Masaka's not only in Japan, but around the World. The author of this site, masaka, has nothing to do with following Masaka's.
In Japan
- masaka by others
- Some other people seem to use 'masaka' as their user/handle names, because this string appears in such common Japanese name as 'Masakazu'. Please be warned it may not be wise to conclude a masaka is me unless some other identifiers or context ensure the inference.
- Masaka-ikura-nandemo Sushi
A brand of an ekiben (station lunch box) in Niigata. Masaka stands for masu (trout), sake (salmon), kani (crab) and ikura is salmon roe, thus this is a luxury sea food rich susih bento. Google search results for this bento.- Masaka Castle
- The Castle Masaka was built in 1133 (at the end of Heian era) in Ibaraki. See Google search results for this castle.
- masaka.co.jp
- Masaka Trading Co., Ltd holds this domain (seems to be taken over by other company). It's not me.
- masaka.info
- Masaka Corporation holds this domain (disappeared?). It's not me.
Around the World
- masaka in Malagasy
- In Malagasy (language spoken in Madagascar), 'masaka' means 'ripe', 'matured', I think. A Malagasy phrase 'Masaka ny sakafo' is 'Food is prepared' in English. See Google search results for Malagasy + masaka. Also, a poésie titled MASAKA.
- Masaka, Uganda
- Masaka is a town of about 70,000 people situated in Uganda about 80 miles south of Kampala. It is about 30 miles south of the Equator (masaka on MapQuest). See Masaka Organizations Online for more information.
- MASAKA
- The Malayang Samahang Magsasaka (MASAKA), a peasant organization, was established in 1964 in Philippine. It brought new life to the peasant movement in Central Luzon and in Southern Tagalog provinces.
- masaka masaka
- Indian pop singer Smita sings a remixed old Telugu music "masaka masaka" (released 2003). I'm not sure what the song verse means...
- masaka.com
- Masaka Designs in Jamaica holds this domain. It's not me.