July 2009
Do people really notice the ads in Gmail? I thought everyone would have trained their eyes to never look to the right when in Gmail.
Blue beer from Hokkaido →
Is Apple Suggesting That The DMCA Prevents... →
Sailor gets life sentence in Japanese taxi... →
U.S. Navy Seaman Olatunbosun Ugbogu will serve life in a Japanese prison with labor for murdering a taxi driver last year, a three-judge panel ruled Thursday in Yokohama District Court. In finding…
Google Reader Syncing NetNewsWire 3.2 Beta Out →
★ Microsoft’s Long, Slow Decline →
Anyone know of any good hotels on the Izu Peninsula which are right on the beach? An onsen would be a nice plus but not required.
Movie/record industry rep says that you shouldn't... →
There’s No App for That →
As has been widely reported at this point, we are very sorry to announce that Apple removed our VoiceCentral app from the App Store. This happened suddenly, swiftly and with virtually no advance…
Mom of dead girl: Sickness was test of faith →
The mother of an 11-year-old girl who died of undiagnosed diabetes as the family prayed for her to get better testified Tuesday that she believes sickness is caused by sin and can be cured by God….
My wife is tiring of the lack of push Gmail since she’s used to “push” email on Japanese keitai’s. Wonder if I should move her to MobileMe.
AT&T’s Inability to Handle the iPhone →
No faith in science →
MobileMe iDisk App for iPhone and iPod touch Now... →
Best. Comment. Ever. →
Putting a 14-year-old in a "lie detector" - what... →
3 teens from Yokosuka in custody after alleged... →
Five dollars worth of change and a cell phone have landed three U.S. teens in Japanese custody and prompted an apology from the base commander to Yokosukaâs mayor. The base dependents â males…
Architecture - At Border Station in Massena, N.Y.,... →
The move is a depressing, if not wholly unpredictable, example of how the lingering trauma of 9/11 can make it difficult for government bureaucracies to make rational decisions. It reflects a…
Cover of Toxicity by System of a Down. Pretty fscking badass methinks, especially since its all done on violins. http://tinyurl.com/lylxsl
Microsoft reveals upgrade paths for Windows 7 →
How a one-hour meeting can ruin a maker's day →
The Fact & Fiction of Google Voice’s iPhone... →
40 Free and Useful GUI Icon Sets for Web Designers →
28 Jul 2009 →
Google Reader has far too many “social” options now. Star, Like and Share. Interesting but slight distinctions between each of the three.
★ Apple Rejects Google Voice Apps From App Store →
First Impressions: Google Voice →
What real piracy looks like: biopirate loses... →
Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version →
If you watched Sarah Palinâs resignation speech, you know one thing: her high-priced speechwriters moved back to the Beltway long ago. Just how poorly constructed was the governorâs…
Texting While Driving Raises Crash Risk 23 Times,... →
iBank provides yet another reason to dump Quicken... →
Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out (TACO) →
This Firefox add-on sets a number of permanent, generic, non personally identifiable opt-out cookies in the browser, which will prevent 90 different online advertising networks from subjecting users…
The latest True Blood was pretty damn wicked. This show just keeps getting better each week. Is a great tide over until Dexter.
Nemutan’s revenge – some fact-checking and... →
I uploaded a YouTube video — All-Tokyo Track Meet http://bit.ly/LpZMo
All-Tokyo Track Meet →
Don't Fly Without A Copy Of Rule 240 →
If it’s the airline’s fault that your flight is delayed or canceled or you missed your connection, whip out a copy of their Rule 240. Rule 240 refers to the “conditions of carriage” which specify the…
Spartacus: Blood and Sand, a new TV show coming in January 2010, looks wicked. Mix of 300 and Gladiator. Check it: http://tinyurl.com/lwyqj2
THIS ... IS ... (an amazing trailer for Starz' new... →
Anthony’s race complete. Finished 4th and ran the race well. Not enough for all-Kanto but he performed awesome! http://bit.ly/VOQf7
has just arrived at Yumenoshima, , Japan (http://bkite.com/09YYW)
Heading to Yumenohima for all-Tokyo track meet to watch Anthony beat some ass in the 4x100m relay.
★ Pay Walls →
The trailer for Tron Legacy is pretty cool. Not sure I expected something that looks as cool as that does. http://tinyurl.com/ls87gl
Jeff Bezos's Kindle apology: please tell us what... →
The AP Puts A Gun To Its Head. And A Grenade. And... →
Artist takes $190,000 out of bank because they... →
Freak with bullhorn stands on Verizon CEO's lawn... →
Bowtie →
Bowtie is a free application that allows you to control iTunes with shortcuts, submits your songs to Last.fm, and sports a very simple, yet very powerful, xhtml + css + javascript based theming…
Because joining a Facebook group about saving Facebook is actually going to save Facebook. Are people really this stupid?