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Himiko’s Punch Perm (aka Pimiko’s Punch Perm – PPP)
As in, they have reconfirmed Himiko’s tomb as the kofun (burial mound) in Sakurai that T and Adam and I walked around on the way past Miwa Jinja on a…
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Democracy in Obama City
It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, but homeboy gets points for pseudo-fundoshi and giant Garfield flying kick cop-out.
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DMFTW
The new Danger Mouse album is going to turn the record industry on its head – mark my words, this is the tipping point.
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aikoku
http://kimigayowachiyoniyachiyonisazare-ishinoiwaotonaritekokenomusuma.de
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Banning “Dzongkha” – Microsoft hates the Dalai Lama and Bhutan, but Loves Chinese Money!
Oh, Microsoft! In October 2005, an internal Microsoft proposal blocked the term “Dzongkha” from all company software and promotional material, substituting the term “Tibetan – Bhutan” instead. The International Campaign…
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Asymmetrical warfare
An interesting article by Malcolm Gladwell over at the New Yorker that sort of reads like an inspirational speech: How David Beats Goliath
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Jared Diamond sued by alleged pig thief
Natives Telling Stories I heard about this last week but I thought it was an anthropologist’s joke.
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The Road Warrior would be really happy in post-apocalyptic Japan (because he wouldn’t have to worry about tolls/gas/speeding tickets)
There’s an excellent article up at the Japan Times that explains some of the reasons why even though the government used to subsidize half of the toll for the bridge…
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Some Mother Frakking Group – OMFG with an “S”
OK it’s time to go on a Japan kick for a couple posts. Is it just me, or is SMFG the worst named financial institution, ever? As in, “SMFG agrees…
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Better Place
I’ve been through a lot of the archives, and Shai Agassi probably gave the single most important talk at TED this year:
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near wild heaven
An old woman came by my table at an outdoor restaurant, selling this (plus another similarly-sized chunk) out of a basket. It was the last of her merchandise so she…
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Successful Ambush
Turning Tables, U.S. Troops Ambush Taliban With Swift and Lethal Results “Sergeant Reese gave his rifle to another sniper to cover him while he tried to cut away a Taliban…
