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Weaning Japanese from the Brush
Mechanical input of Japanese is a subject that has always fascinated me, so I was happy to find this history of wapro (word processors) in English: http://www.honco.net/japanese/05/ When I first…
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Shizzolating Japan
If you have Japanese language input/display capability, go check out this Javascript that changes standard Japanese into the Kansai dialect: Nandeyanen v2.0
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Back in body, if not in mind
This is my state of mind after 3 days of hitting the slopes in Hakuba (quite literally, I’m afraid). It was an awesome trip, overall. Nobody got hurt too badly…
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Heavy machinery in winter
Even better…
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Skidoo
Jacking a ride at Hakuba 47 base camp.
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Ski Jumps
The ski jumps used for the 1998 Winter Olmypics. I never realized just how big they are…
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The Un-bourbon
A 60 dollar bottle of Jack.
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Fridays kick ass!
Taking a three day trip up to Hakuba with Adam and T for some boarding – I haven’t been on one that long in ages. Time to unwiiiiiind… Should have…
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Idiot Test
My results: I am 12% Idiot. I am not annoying at all. In fact most people come to me for advice. Of course they annoy the hell out of me.…
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Google Kills Goose, Finds No Egg
Do the 50 invites bug anybody else, or is it just me? Why 50? Why not 100? Why not 36,687.02? I know… Why not a google of invitations? The number…
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Wherein nature’s fury becomes relevant
In an official document today, I used the following reason for changing a parts supplier: “Supplier’s factory destroyed by typhoon.” The situation described isn’t funny; I just never imagined someday…
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Adam’s Mullet
The other day, Adam saw a school of fat mullet under a bridge near my house, so we decided to try and catch them with the only bait I had…