Scientists have been able to extract DNA from 19,000 year old fossilized egg shells raising the hopes that we can clone and re-create species that have long been extinct. But just because we can do a thing does it also mean we must?
03.12.10 | Featured, Science, Technology | Jason
Today marked a number of firsts for me this year but, above all, it was the first day for Lemonade 2.0. An application that will help school teachers and students be better organized both in and outside of the classroom.
03.9.10 | Development, Featured, Working in Japan | Jason
Is child labor really so bad when we can buy fancy electronics and running shoes at such incredible prices? While we might not like the thought of kids doing a day’s labor instead of homework, most people likely couldn’t be bothered to care.
03.3.10 | Featured, Technology, World | Jason
Yesterday I received an email from someone who wanted to know why I would not call myself an English teacher, and instead use the title “language facilitator”. Here’s why.
03.1.10 | Featured, Home, Working in Japan | Jason
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.
02.23.10 | Featured, Technology | Jason
Kenji and I have had countless conversations on a number of very different topics. From attitudes of people at work, to Japan’s suicide problems, to netbooks in the workplace. Nothing is off limits. So it should come as no surprise that he and I engaged in a rather heated discussion earlier this [...]
After six incredible years of exploration, it seems that NASA’s Spirit Rover has reached the end of its mobility. That said, just because it can’t move anymore doesn’t mean the robotic explorer is going to be put down forever.
According to the news report on NASA’s website, Spirit is going to continue conducting scientific experiments as [...]
The time of the blog may have peaked three years ago, but there’s still money to be made from the platform. The question, however, is ‘how much can you hope to gain’?
Way back in May of 2007, I had written a short little post talking about how this site was being valued at $12,419.88 according [...]
Microsoft Outlook has played an important role in my life for the better part of a decade. Aside from the added benefit of easily synchronizing with the various Palm and HP PDAs I’ve owned throughout the years, it has offered the ability to easily synchronize with the Exchange servers found at various employers. However, after [...]
01.18.10 | Featured, Internet, Technology, Windows Mobile | Jason
It seems that every six months or so somebody declares that the human race is at a crossroads and we need to choose which path to travel: one that results in the ultimate good for human kind, or one that is fraught with pain and suffering. As history has shown us time and again, humans [...]
01.13.10 | Climate Change, Featured, Science, Technology | Jason
Who knew that a drought in Australia would have such long-lasting implications for the rest of the world? In 2008, the land down under suffered a devastating blow when it failed to reap sufficient yields of staple grains like wheat. As a result, countries like Japan that rely heavily on imports to feed its people [...]
A few days ago, while telling me how stupid I was for saying that I wanted a notebook computer to last at least 15 years...
The countdown is almost up on this year's winter Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and thousands of people residing bo...
Do you ever wonder about your neighbours? I wrote a few months ago about how one of my neighbours has the same camouflag...
Believe it or not, I had a terrible habit back in Canada. It wasn't one with drugs, alcohol, women, or even excessive ...
Over the last decade or so I've been battling a bunch of minor problems such as insomnia, headaches, chest pain, and blo...