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Kuidaore
Famous Osaka landmark with clown mascot. Nuff said.
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Nepalese Rock Salt
T was importing this rock salt from Nepal, but stopped after receiving the first shipment. Somehow I understand why without asking.
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Vaio U3 & Wordtank G50
Adam bought a Canon Wordtank G50 in Nipponbashi today. Much more compact than past models and dwarfed by my U3 micronote.
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Free E-books: The Baen Free Library
If you like (mostly science) fiction, you should definitely check out the Baen Free Library. On the home page you will find a mission statement by the head “librarian,” Eric…
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Fishing Awaji Shima
The gokai, AKA bloodworm, is a nasty looking worm that looks pretty threatening. In addition to its abundance of legs and segments, it has a vein running the length of…
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N. Mancer Returns
William Gibson is blogging again: http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/blog/blog.asp
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Starbucks Clone
It was bound to happen, right? I mean, many successful chains and brands have to put up with people ripping off their designs or ideas. In-N-Out was ripped by Volks…
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i left my hairy beast
Damn, this is the funniest thing I’ve seen all week: Absolutely hilarious eBay ad for motorcycle helmet (First seen at Gen’s blog, but the eBay page he linked to got…
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Well Done
Back in January, in this post, I wrote about Japan’s de facto online price comparison site, kakaku.com. Much like Buy.com and other American equivalents, kakaku is constantly expanding their listings…
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Ask C. Buddha: Celebrity Dreams
Jen e-mailed about the newly-created Nick Nolte’s Diary and asked why celebrities are “always writing about dreams and feelings and flowery shit.” Well Jen, that’s simple. Celebrities are, for the…
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Phuket Breeze
It was a glorious sunset over the mountains and we walked the endless rows of fruitstands and tourist giftshops in search of seafood. As we neared the plaza concentrated with…
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Kushiyaki in Shinsekai
Shinsekai means “new world”, and I can only imagine how striking this area must have been when it was new, a long, long time ago. Giant puffer fish(not called fugu…
