Archive for May, 2007

Best Japan-related comment on Digg ever!

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

In this thread, relating to Manga-Kissa’s (Internet Cafe’s) in Japan, I found the best comment in a Japan-related thread on Digg I’ve ever seen (you have to read the preceding one to get the context):
by Marcus_R 9 hours ago      + 7 diggs
That lifestyle sure beats becoming a hikikomori. Seems that both of which are supplemented by [...]

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Hokuouka! T-shirt

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

I added two new T-shirts to my online store over at Cafepress:

The text reads “Hokuouka” (北欧か which basically means “Scandinavian?”) and is a play on the famous Taka and Toshi tagline (almost done to death by now) “oubeika” (欧米か)
If you wonder what the heck I’m talking about and who the f*ck are Taka and [...]

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Pandora starts doing geolocation

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Well I guess it was just a matter of time before Pandora started blocking people outside the US instead of just simply counting on people’s honesty to provide their true zip-code and not just a random US one to fake their way in.
Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing [...]

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Photos contiuously updated on Flickr

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

I just wanted to let you know that if you are looking at this page to see if there are any new photos uploaded, you will not see any. I have stopped uploading photos here completely and rely only on Flickr now.
Please see the link below.
Also, to always see the latest photo additions, you can [...]

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Top 20 Attractive Foreign Companies in Japan

Saturday, May 5th, 2007

On Goo Ranking you can find tons of different ranking lists which are created through surveys sent out to a random panel of around 1,000 Goo users. You can find rankings of everything from “best looking movie star”, “presents girls do not want from their boyfriends”, or “famous movie star that looks suitable to [...]

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