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Technology

I Swallowed a Camera, Wanna See Inside My Stomach?

August 28, 2010

You can’t resist a title like that, can you? I had some capsule endoscopy action going on. Or as they say in the business, a stomach camera. That’s right!  I went to a doctor, numbed up my throat and they shoved a big tube down it. As far as the procedure goes, I wouldn’t wish [...]

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Street Fighter II Keychain Allows Playing with Sound Only

June 15, 2010

This item recently popped up in Japan. It’s called Imagination Sound Game from Bandai. There’s a line of a few old arcade games including three versions of Street Fighter II (with different characters to choose from). Watch the video for an idea of how it works. This game comes with Ryu, Blanka, and Sagat. Playing [...]

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Fun Japan Pics, Random Thoughts

June 9, 2010

I’m in a weird funk lately. I think my mojo was injured at some point and I’m still working on getting it back. In Japan they have a saying that　もう一回, literally, 1 more time. Apparently in means that three bad things will happen in a row.

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Teddy Bear Rocking out with Headphones

May 12, 2010

Sometimes a video is all you need. This is currently on the shelves of many department stores in Japan. I thought it was cute and silly enough to take a video of with my phone. Enjoy.

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Japanese Weddings, Toilets, and Snake Oil

April 25, 2010

I deserve an award for that title. That’s the sign outside the restrooms of a very big department store. I’m not a huge stickler on grammar, but I’m pretty sure something is missing (or extra) here.

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Japanese March Ketchup

April 19, 2010

That’s what the file says on my desktop. Either I was tired… Or I imagine I was trying to be clever to myself. In this case, it didn’t work. In any case, it’s  been awhile since I blogged about my going ons in Japan. Don’t worry, life didn’t stop. I’m still alive. I just had [...]

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For the record…

February 26, 2010

This arrived in the mail today. I think I mentioned the JLPT 2009 about 24 days ago This is the test result from that thing I took back at the beginning of December. Back when I interviewed Arthur Humphrey. Feels like ages ago already. Ah, Technology.

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Paradigm Shifts with Gamepads, Dressers, and Language

February 24, 2010

Yeah, where else are you gonna find a title like that? I thought so. The term Paradigm Shift was originally coined by some smart scientist guy and it meant a revolution or replacement of scientificky stuff, like when quantum physics came out and messed up classical physics.

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I Sold My Soul to Softbank for a Minimalist 740SC Phone Review

February 11, 2010

I finally took the plunge and got a real phone instead of using pre-paid phones in Japan. Honestly, I wanted unlimited internet on my phone so I could use Anki, really. In any case, I signed up for contract service with Softbank. I’ll say two things before I get started: I’m a cheap bastard, and [...]

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Arvale Flash Prototype

February 6, 2010

While switching servers recently, I ran across this old thing on my server: You might have to right-click on it and select ‘Play’ for it to work. Click on it, then use Up/Down/Left/Right arrows to move around. It’s an old Flash prototype for Arvale I made while I was sick at home 2 years ago [...]

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