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This is the best Swedish funk jazz band I have ever heard: Organ Donor
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The Kokuyo Tidbit (pronounced chibbito or “little bit” in Japanese) is a brilliantly designed memo pad. I picked up a pair (grid cut and horizontal cut) this afternoon at Tokyu Hands. Tidbit is a great solution for memo writing: it can…
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The Kokuyo Tidbit (pronounced chibbito or “little bit” in Japanese) is a brilliantly designed memo pad. I picked up a pair (grid cut and horizontal cut) this afternoon at Tokyu Hands. Tidbit is a great solution for memo writing: it can…
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I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and…
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I am amazed at the size of this screen. Take a look at the iMac website and compare the above full-screen window with your own to get a sense of the real estate. Look at the breadth of the width and…
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HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard…
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HAL-9005, the newest member of my Mac family: 24” monitor with 4GB of RAM and a 1TB HDD. I didn’t go for the new mini keyboard but stuck with a traditional numberpad. Since I am getting interested in video, the videocard…
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On discouraging our future daughter’s fashion trends
Wife: What if she is into boy bands? Me: I will practice b-boy dancing in the living room with my balding head and a T-Shirt that says “Johnny’s” on it. I will also fawn over her idol trading cards that she…
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Why?
My life is ruled by four themes: 1) international politics, 2) Japan, 3) technology and 4) design. My need for expression of the first theme (and the second in some instances) is met by other forae. For the past few months…
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“iPhone failure invented in the media”
Nobi Hayashi, the main source of Brian X Chen’s disappointing article about Japanese hatred for the iPhone, has come forward in a lengthy denial where he claims his comments were taken out of context. The article provides an interesting look into…
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