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Re: Sea Kayaking Trip
Well it’s not exactly going kayaking into a typhoon, but we are going out to Wakayama and will check the conditions tomorrow morning before deciding whether to set out or not. I just don’t have enough time left to reschedule. Then again, I’m not gonna drown myself by being stupid, either. Surf’s up, dude!
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Thai “On-arrival” Visa Changes
In a bid to crack down on illegal workers, Thailand is limiting the number of consecutive “on-arrival” visas as of October 1, 2006. Details here and here. This makes sense. I realize that a lot of people depended on these visas for work, but that’s kind of the point – Thailand wants them to work legally and pay taxes, or get out, and I can’t really fault this line of thinking. I also realize there are people who will suffer who were not working illegally and just don’t qualify for any alternative visas, and I feel for them. Overall, though, it only makes sense that the “on-arrival” visa loophole would…
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Veritas Air
“Please switch off all mobile phones, since they can interfere with the aircraft’s navigation systems. At least, that’s what you’ve always been told. The real reason to switch them off is because they interfere with mobile networks on the ground, but somehow that doesn’t sound quite so good. On most flights a few mobile phones are left on by mistake, so if they were really dangerous we would not allow them on board at all, if you think about it. We will have to come clean about this next year, when we introduce in-flight calling across the Veritas fleet. At that point the prospect of taking a cut of the…
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Short Movie Review: X-MEN: THE LAST STAND
Bad movie! Bad! This movie was only slightly more entertaining than waiting at the hospital for 7 hours today. The Moment I Most Wish I Could Unwatch: Wolverine giving the younger X-Men a motivational speech against an orchestral background.
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Japanese Hospital Suckage
Would it suffice to say that I spent 7 hours today waiting to get treated for a common cold, then got overcharged, and then got written the wrong prescription? Or should I add that they tried to charge me for getting the right prescription after I came back from the pharmacy? Seven hours! I read the book I took along (Dogs and Demons, a truly appropriate reread for today) one and a half times! Future residents of Japan, I bequeath the nation’s gloooorious health care system unto thee! (The first rule of Japanese hospitals: You shall not visit without being written a prescription)
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Breaking Video Update
I’m really curious as to what happened afterward… UPDATE: Oh. Duh. Maybe the 100mph bicycle should have tipped me off.
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New Julian Beever Sidewalk Drawings
Seriously awesome. You can find his earlier work on the same site, on this page.
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Teachers in Thailand under fire
The radical Islamicist problem in southern Thailand is so bad that the authorities are continuing to arm and train school teachers. “More than 1,700 people have been killed across Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat — the only Muslim-majority provinces in this otherwise peaceful, tourist-friendly Buddhist country. Among them was a teacher gunned down at his blackboard in July as his 4th graders watched in shock, and a Buddhist art teacher clubbed by a village mob in May until her skull shattered. Teachers may be targets, officials say, because they are symbols of the central government’s authority, or be taken hostage to be traded for captured insurgents, or because the militants want…
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The case against Korean Air
They are retarded: Korean Air bans in-flight use of Dell, Apple laptop computers over battery problem Never mind that only certain models were affected, or that many people have already traded in their recalled batteries… That’s a deciding factor when buying tickets, bitches! (and not only because most of your seats don’t have an in-seat power supply system) Tasty in-flight bibimbap aside, KAL is now dead to me. …………… In other news today, Korean Air (NASDAQ: KAL) is buying out a major Korean notebook PC manufacturer…
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Dreamhost Promo Code: COSMIC
UPDATE 12/2007: DREAMHOST HAS CHANGED THEIR PROMOTION SYSTEM. THE MAX YOU CAN GET DISCOUNTED NOW IS $50. SEE COMMENTS BELOW FOR DETAILS. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////// I set up a Dreamhost promotion code today for a friend and I’d like to share it here because the code I used to sign up is apparently no longer active, and I know what a leap of faith it requires to use codes that are old or from a commercial website. Basically, the way Dreamhost referrals work is that you can get one-time payments of $97 or recurring payments of 10% for every person you refer… And you can pass as little or as much of…
