Archive for February, 2010

Stretching Kitty = Sex Video?

Stretching Kitty = Sex Video?

A picture of a kitty stretching in the kitchen results in a “How To Sex” advertisement in the sidebar … how odd.

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Would You Go to This Strip Club?

Would You Go to This Strip Club?

My father-in-law and I passed by this place the other day, and the name took me a little by surprise. While the spelling is a little different, I can’t help but wonder why anyone would want to go to a 2円 strip club with a name morbidly similar to “die”.

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Why Don’t You Blog About Japan, Anymore?

Why Don’t You Blog About Japan, Anymore?

A few days ago, Kenji asked me a question that caught me a little off guard: Why don’t I write posts about Japan, anymore?

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Whoops ...

Whoops …

One of the many things that men learn when they’re young is that there are three mothers we should be especially careful with: Mother Nature, Mother-in-Laws, and Mother $%&#ing Spammers. This third one is quite upset with me today …

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What's The Difference Between Intel's Mobile i5 and i7 Processors?

What’s The Difference Between Intel’s Mobile i5 and i7 Processors?

Can anyone seriously answer this question? Since posting an article a few days ago about how I’m tired of buying computers, I’ve been looking at various portable machines that might actually be able to provide a decade or more of service. So is it better to go all out and buy an i7 now, or would an i5 suffice so long as the notebook could accept an upgrade later?

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Why Do We Still Have Business Trips?

Why Do We Still Have Business Trips?

Imagine, if you will, a future where people are more aware of their ecological impact on the planet and strive as a single collective to reduce our emissions-loving ways as much as possible without simultaneously destroying nations and economies. Believe it or not, it is possible.

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I'm Tired of Buying New Computers

I’m Tired of Buying New Computers

I’m tired of buying new computers every few years. Seriously. After using a decent HP notebook for over five years with heavy usage and only minor repairs here and there, I’ve reached an epiphany: I don’t want to maintain the consumerist cycle of buying a computer and then lusting for something newer only six months later.

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If It Ain't Broke ...

If It Ain’t Broke …

Japanese web pages are quite a bit different from their English-language equivalents.  While the English sites tend to have become more flashy with lots of white space, Japanese sites tend to cram as much as possible into as small a space as they can.  As a result, people who are unaccustomed to the Japanese way [...]

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What's Your Site Worth (Part V)

What’s Your Site Worth (Part V)

It seems like just last month I was lamenting about this site’s drop in valuation when something hit my Inbox this morning.  It seems that all the site valuation pages out there have been wrong! j2fi.net is worth a staggering $218,863 USD!

Naturally, this figure is utter hogwash, and one reader gave me a pretty detailed [...]

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So Close, Yet So Far

So Close, Yet So Far

Spam is a regular occurrence for websites that allow comments or submissions from just about anyone online, but why is it always so mis-targeted?  Take, for instance, this spam message I received regarding a “natural cure for insomnia”.

Insomnia is something that I’ve been struggling with for years, and there are even a few blog posts [...]

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Accessing Your Server from Work

Accessing Your Server from Work

Since my first post talking about using Windows Home Server, I’ve been inundated with emails from people asking various questions on how they can solve particular problems they’re experiencing.  I certainly appreciate the vote of confidence and, like I had mentioned yesterday, I do try to answer every message that I receive.  One of the [...]

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