And I don't mean Michael Bolton. Whatever happened to him?
Glad to see that the Democrats are building a spine and blocking
Bolton's appointment. Now, if they can only continue to block
all of Bush's bad nominations.
3 years left is it?
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Friday, June 17, 2005
tech support review
Found on slashdot, there's a very interesting review of laptop tech support.
Toshiba was the only company to rate an A.
Also funny was an article on the comments inside the OpenSolaris code.
Toshiba was the only company to rate an A.
Also funny was an article on the comments inside the OpenSolaris code.
Friday, June 10, 2005
stevie wonder's new video
His new song is pretty good! It's really nice to hear new stuff from him. The video is interesting. In a subtle way it's a little disturbing though. It was great to see the background singers! It took me a couple minutes to recognize them.
I didn't even notice the guitarist. I have to watch the video again.
I didn't even notice the guitarist. I have to watch the video again.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
wasabi rush
For those who really enjoy immediate but not lingering pain, try Kameda's
salt wasabi rice crackers. The proper name is 亀田のつ～んと効く塩わさび, with 塩わさび in big green letters.
Feel the burn. haha.
I gotta go buy some.
salt wasabi rice crackers. The proper name is 亀田のつ～んと効く塩わさび, with 塩わさび in big green letters.
Feel the burn. haha.
I gotta go buy some.
Japanese post: new vocab
不具合追跡システム ：Bug Tracking System
ふぐあいついせきしすてむ
Laf. Work vocabulary.
専門用語 ：technical term; specialized terminology.
せんもんようご
ふぐあいついせきしすてむ
Laf. Work vocabulary.
専門用語 ：technical term; specialized terminology.
せんもんようご
Friday, June 03, 2005
technology and anime
I scanned Joi Ito's blog (following a link from slashdot) and surfed over to his sister Mizuko Ito's site later.
Intellectuals. She has a book coming out from MIT Press. A fitting publisher for the topic. Their blogs have inspired me to write something a bit more analytical than normal. Now, if I could only communicate the following properly in Japanese.
Joi Ito has an entry on the popular anime Naruto and how BitTorrent (peer-to-peer file sharing software) has helped expand the fandom. I think it's safe to say that BitTorrent and other file-sharing applications like mIRC are helping spread fandoms and generate customers. A friend of mine was remarking that there are all sorts of random manga which have rabid followings in the U.S. although the manga aren't that well known in Japan. I guess it's a matter of individuals picking the stuff that they run across, and propagating it to other fans who basically take what they can get. I'm pretty sure that niche manga genres are thriving in the U.S. and other countries because of this.
It's pretty cool in a way. Fans (and creators) are a bit less dependent on corporate distributors and have more freedom to pick what they want. It would be nice if I could order any movie online and watch it, as opposed to having to wait for some American distributor to decide it would be profitable to bring the movie to the U.S., and hope it shows up in my local theatre or video store. Frankly, it's no fun to be dependent on the perceived taste of the average American consumer. I still can't believe who won the election.
Ito mentions how niche fans are willing to spend thousands of dollars on a particular title or show. I am probably one of those niche otaku. Although I'm not sure you'd call SlamDunk niche, would you? It's mainstream, really.
It's funny that anime and manga are pervasive in Japanese society, yet being an anime fan is being not quite normal.
Intellectuals. She has a book coming out from MIT Press. A fitting publisher for the topic. Their blogs have inspired me to write something a bit more analytical than normal. Now, if I could only communicate the following properly in Japanese.
Joi Ito has an entry on the popular anime Naruto and how BitTorrent (peer-to-peer file sharing software) has helped expand the fandom. I think it's safe to say that BitTorrent and other file-sharing applications like mIRC are helping spread fandoms and generate customers. A friend of mine was remarking that there are all sorts of random manga which have rabid followings in the U.S. although the manga aren't that well known in Japan. I guess it's a matter of individuals picking the stuff that they run across, and propagating it to other fans who basically take what they can get. I'm pretty sure that niche manga genres are thriving in the U.S. and other countries because of this.
It's pretty cool in a way. Fans (and creators) are a bit less dependent on corporate distributors and have more freedom to pick what they want. It would be nice if I could order any movie online and watch it, as opposed to having to wait for some American distributor to decide it would be profitable to bring the movie to the U.S., and hope it shows up in my local theatre or video store. Frankly, it's no fun to be dependent on the perceived taste of the average American consumer. I still can't believe who won the election.
Ito mentions how niche fans are willing to spend thousands of dollars on a particular title or show. I am probably one of those niche otaku. Although I'm not sure you'd call SlamDunk niche, would you? It's mainstream, really.
It's funny that anime and manga are pervasive in Japanese society, yet being an anime fan is being not quite normal.
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