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Performancing
I’m testing the Performancing blog editor for Firefox. Looks pretty cool so far. Image settings test:Driveby shot of an average Awaji resident.
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Top Flickr Cameras
This is interesting: The top camera makes and models used to take photos uploaded to Flickr “The lists are generated automatically by periodically sampling the EXIF data from the stream of recent uploads.” I had no idea my camera, the D50, was so popular. Of course, I feel it’s still the best DSLR for the money (I bought mine over a year ago), so it’s unsurprising other people feel the same. Shit, if I wasn’t completely happy with it, I’d switch to a different model just to not have the most popular one… Now that I’ve invested in Nikon glass, if I were ever to lose or break my current…
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Street Legal, Jet-powered Beetle
“The engine is a General Electric Model T58-8F. This is a helicopter turboshaft engine that was converted to a jet engine by some internal modifications and a custom tailpipe. The engine spins up to 26,000 RPM (idle is 13,000 RPM), draws air at 11,000 CFM, and is rated at 1350 hp. It weighs only 300 lbm. It grows as it warms up so the engine mounts have to account for this. The mounts in the front are rubber and the back are sliding mounts on rubber. The structure holding the engine was designed using finite element analysis and is redundant. Strong, damage tolerant, and light. Second battery and fuse/relay panel…
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The Price of Gas in Japan
This is just a little tidbit and not even really a useful tip in the grand scale of things, but as it stands right now, the cheapest place to fill up your car anywhere in Japan is at a highway gasoline stand. Due to the sharp price rise of gasoline earlier this week, prices are now generally over 140 yen per liter (that’s $4.60 a gallon for regular gasoline! FUCK!). However, due to some provision, the gasoline stations you see at the highway rest stops all over Japan have a cap on the price per liter at 137 yen. They (read: The MAN) are looking to close this loophole sometime…
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Michael Jackson – Malaysian Idol
Enjoy!
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Amusing T-shirts seen this weekend
POSSIBILITY IS NOTHIG! MEETING WITH WORLD NO SHIRT NO SHOES NO JUICY
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Jehovan Awakening
If I were asked how I would like to be awakened at six in the morning on the third day of a three day weekend, “by a Jehovah’s Witness” would be near the bottom of the list, believe me. Obviously though, God thought differently today. And it really sucks, because I was having a dream about flying, you know, the full on will-yourself-off-the-ground-and-begin-floating freedom only afforded one without the sting of disappointment when rudely awoken seemingly once every few years. So, fuck! the doorbell was rung relentlessly and I instantly vowed to kill the fucker who dared ruin my awesome flying experience. I opened the door to a short obachan…
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Calling Franky Four Fingers: Job Offer!
Cue Fuckin’ in the Bushes: Position Title: Diamonds Assistant Location: Ueno-Tokyo, Japan Job Listing: I need a Japanese guy who can help our diamonds activities such as sort certified goods at the brinks office and other things. No need for special education. We need a very reliable person. To apply for this position, please send your resume as the body of an email message to jobs(at)japanesejobs.com with ID#7692 in the subject line. No file attachments. /// Note: Make sure to bring a tea cozy and a hacksaw to the interview, and practice the following line for perfection: Ver ees ze STONE?
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Benikamikiri
T solved my weekend bug mystery. The answer is Purpuricenus (Sternoplistes) temminckii, a name even your best friends couldn’t remember. Let’s just call him beni-kun.
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Parking Inspector Assault #2
This time it happened in Okayama, the home of Momotaro (the chldren’s story character, not the kaitenzushi chain): Man busted for biting parking inspector Now I’m just waiting for the first BIG story to hit. You know, “Man Drags Parking Inspector 2 Kilometers, Claims He Thought It Was Rat,” or, “Angry Ninjutsu Student Disembowels Parking Inspector,” something like that. Followed by a critical review of how revenues collected from third-party ticket collections aren’t reaching the projects they were intended for, how parking inspectors are ticketing innocent cars because they work on an underhand commission from their employers, and how it’s STILL FUCKING IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A PARKING SPACE ANYWHERE IN…
