Monthly Archives: May 2006

May 10, 2006
3:25 pm
by: Adam

Douched

Perched behind a cliff, I thought I was in a good position to get some good shots of waves pounding against the rocks. I was right, but a huge “sleeper wave” sucked the receeding water back, swelled up, and smashed … Continue reading →

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May 6, 2006
2:00 pm
by: Adam

Old tricks, new tech

Here are two good articles that you should read: This one talks about the largest attempted bank heist (in a Sumitomo Mitsui in London) and shady dealings in the growing economies of online games like World of Warcraft, putting everything … Continue reading →

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May 5, 2006
10:05 am
by: Adam

Gallery: Akibake in their natural environment

Wired has a pretty good gallery of Akibahara up here. Taro hit it spot on when he said that Akibake like to hang out at Yodobashi Camera (the one in the picture looks identical to the one in Umeda).

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May 4, 2006
11:27 am
by: Adam

Foods I didn’t try in Korea

Everyone who goes through Incheon Airport probably has shot these signs already, but… I asked the vendor “Does this ice cream taste good?”. When he said “Yes, try some!”, I politely declined. If the ice cream wasn’t being sold at … Continue reading →

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