January 2012
3 posts
I’m all aboard the ebook craze, mainly for cost reasons in Japan. But why are the top 100free on amazon mainly romance novels?
Hmmmmm
Friday… Three day weekend coming in just 3 more hours
December 2011
2 posts
Christmas… http://htxt.it/JfdF
All of Newton’s notebooks digitized and annotated; http://htxt.it/4dpF . Cool stuff!
November 2011
6 posts
Watching cardio class at my gym while working out. I think 2 of the 20 guys can do a real pushup. Funny.
Watching cardio class at my gym while working out. I think 2 of the 20 guys can do a real pushup. Funny.
Old lady on the train next to me, sporting and iPhone, singing along to the boyz2men video she is watching.
Good Japanese for the day; 混乱を招かないように….
11/11/11 - hope you are all having a better day then me so far… My train line was stopped for a jumper. It should only get better!?
Remember remember the 5th of November,
The gunpowder treason plot..
I know of no reason, why gunpowder and treason,
Should ever be forgot.
October 2011
8 posts
Headache…. time to go home!
Ok, last part of costume acquired. It’s going to be a magic night.
To all my mates in Tokyo.. If any of you with telco backgrounds (sonet, dwdm, L1-L3 tech) are looking for a ops job in NOC, drop me a line.. 日本語は必要
“For 137Cs, the inversion results give a total emission of 35.8 (23.3–50.1) PBq, or about 42% of the estimated Chernobyl emission. ”
http://htxt.it/qv5A
Well.. not as bad as Chernobyl..
Lunch time in my office, most of the Japanese are asleep at their desk… wow I missed this from NTT. :P
Per ITIL; Of course there is no such thing as a bad customer, really, but often there are customers who are unclear of their role as a customer and so act in a way that prevents rather than supports successful implementation.
Ahhh Dexter… it only keeps getting better.
hellotxt.com is working again… Wonderful!
July 2011
24 posts
I love how everything is a 5 or 8 minute walk from the station in japan. It took me 12 minutes to walk to the city hall.. They say 5.
It’s that time…
google+ iphone app out now… lets see that market share jump!
It’s hard not to be excited when something you want is so close you can taste it, but not yet guaranteed to be in grasp..
Finally.. cross carrier SMS comes to japan.. after years… http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nc20110615ak.html
Looking forward to this 3 day weekend.. 3 days of hiking, 2 nights camping in Kamikochi; Okuhotakedake (奥穂高岳.) Third highest mountain in Japan!
Adobo was fabulous.. too much garlic though.. today I smell nothing but garlic…
I’m having a pino craving… Making chicken adobo for dinner!
Just finished climbing, good session. Grip is improving and technical approach is becoming more apparent. Now, what’s for dinner…
” I’m a piston sports gladiator.” thanks Chee, beautiful saying.
These are such fun and good times we are living out here in the tokyo sabaku.„,
Interesting read of the day ; http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/05/indian-call-center-americanization. Apparently Australia is the dumbest continent on the planet, with college being a recent addition to their society… funny.
What is this, the stinks of ramen, fat guy train that I just got on??
At the Apple store, fighting temptation.
UN officially declares 2nd disease wiped off the face of the earth … http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/health/28rinderpest.html?_r=1&ref=health .. Now if we could only do something about scientology…
Climbing tonight.. w000.
Restated; 45% of the children tested have potential thyroid damage… http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2011070502000033.html Again, Tepco.. nothing to see here citizens.. move on.
2/3 of the kids examined in Fukushima have thyroid damage.. http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2011070502000033.html .. But Tepco says it’s all ok… nothing to see here.
hmmm Ricoh buys Pentax. I wonder if this is a good thing for the camera world.. Love my pentax, never liked ricoh…
区民税が出ってきた。。嬉じゃない。。
If you didnt get into Google+ and haven’t seen the circles relationships, here is a version for Facebook - http://www.circlehack.com/
All in the name of freedom. I think the book should be a good read ; http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/07/am-i-a-torturer/
It’s a long read, but its really interesting regarding the (epic) failure at Dai-ichi. http://brainmindinst.blogspot.com/2011/07/fukushima-failure-by-design.html
Monday… 4th of July. Happy Birthday America!
June 2011
27 posts
1830, another late day in the office ;)
I have no Lady Gaga or Ke$ha on my
iPod. I do have J.Cash, Beasties Boys, Richie Hawtin and Sex Pistols. You choose.
This apple is huge.. bigger then a softball.. I don’t know if I can finish the thing… jeez.
This apple is huge.. bigger then a softball.. I don’t know if I can finish the thing… jeez.
Mmmm
10時10分と田園都市線はまた缶詰め。。grrrrrrrr
Watching Sucker Punch.. It’s a interesting movie.. awesome soundtrack