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Jingu is famous for its tradition of periodic reconstruction, known as Shikinen sengu, or simply sengu. Every 20 years exact copies of Naiku, Geku, and 14 other shrines are built on empty sites next to the existing structures, after which the old structures are torn down. Altogether 65 buildings, bridges, fences, and other structures are rebuilt this way. This reconstruction at Jingu has taken place every 20 years (with some interruptions) for over 1300 years, since the first sengu took place around 690 AD.
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Those little shakers on the table are of no help when you cook; you need to feel the salt with your fingers as you add it, so you'll begin to understand how much does what.
Six Seasons
Joshua McFadden
The number one prompt engineering tip for all LLMs continues to be “use examples”—here’s Anthropic showing Claude an example of how to use its thinking and function calls together.
Highlights From the Claude 4 System Prompt
Simon Willison
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