jac_no_k

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by jac_no_k 13y ago
Seems like cyclists dangerously undertaking (passing on the incorrect side) causes these problems. Much to the annoyance of cyclists, smart motorists would position the vehicle to prevent undertaking maneuvers when approaching a turn. For
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by jac_no_k 13y ago
Partly a reality for cyclists. http://www.tacx.com/en/products/trainers/i-genius-multiplaye... http://www.cycleops.com/en/products/software/virtual-trainin... http:/&#x2F
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by jac_no_k 14y ago
Another user of Tom Bihn bags. I was teased a bit for paying so much for laptop bag... But also after five+ years of use, it's still good condition. I don't think it matters where a product is built. It's the design and build quality tha
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by jac_no_k 14y ago
I've been stopped numerous times as well. I am ethnically Japanese and speak Japanese as well. Usually this happens to me after the trains have stopped running and while I'm stopped at a light anyways. This has stopped recently though...
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by jac_no_k 15y ago
This doesn't work when one works in a multi-national company. My colleagues in other locations will eat my lunch because they are less concerned about work/life balance and a lot more hungry.
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The Secondary Costs of Outsourcing(gamasutra.com)
1 points by jac_no_k 15y ago|0 comments
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by jac_no_k 15y ago
Visas are only good for a year. So there is potential for repeat customers. Just not that large. I'm surprised travel agencies don't do this. I work for a large firm with a captive travel bureau that handles all the paperwork needed for
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by jac_no_k 15y ago
My response to the JP cops that stop me: "Sumimasen... Nihongo taberemasen..." (Sorry... Japanese eat can not...) And other gibbering in a western accent and they wave me past. I usually get stopped around 2am during my cycling commute h
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
Baidu has something similar as well: http://j.map.baidu.com/hg2l Are they doing this to get around some restrictions on showing real images?
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Wary of Egypt Unrest, China Censors Web(nytimes.com)
2 points by jac_no_k 16y ago|0 comments
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
Research and recognition for this: http://improbable.com/ig/ig-pastwinners.html#ig2010 PHYSICS PRIZE: Lianne Parkin, Sheila Williams, and Patricia Priest of the University of Otago, New Zealand, for demonstrating that, on icy footpaths in
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
Electric motorcycles go racing. This looks like an emerging industry for people who want a go fast electric vehicle. Hopefully a consumer version will be produced and priced at something reasonable. Should also be disruptive for current r
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
You're right of course. So if it was done in say multiples of 15msec. The first window for a response is at 15msec. The second window at 30msec. The third window at 45msec and so on. And I agree it's difficult to keep the balance betwee
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
If the typical successful response takes 10msec, don't send response for at least 15msec. So whether the authentication challenge succeeds or fails, the response always comes at 15msec or later.
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
One reason operating costs are so high in Japan is that the white collar jobs are only available in the metro areas like Tokyo. Outside of the metro areas, the cost of living is much lower, probably never as cheap as living in Thailand. I
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Were PC Gamers Too Good For Microsoft's Cross-Platform Gaming Project?(gizmodo.com)
1 points by jac_no_k 16y ago|0 comments
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
It's a strange place to live. It's a mixture of old pre-internet methods that work mixed with some fantastically modern infrastructure. What works: Whenever I have business with the local ward (city | government) office, a lot of the work
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
As an American living in Japan for an American firm, it's always a culture shock when I talk to other dad's at my kids school events. If I find the person I'm talking to is working for a "Militant" + "Work == Life" company, I need to shut
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
On the iPhone, the browser version of Youtube is better then the app version. High Quality mode over 3g and it seems to stream better. This is great. What would make this complete is if there was a way to configure the embedded Youtube to
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
Steam's pragmatic approach to DRM is okay with me. They make the whole flow from finding the game, purchasing, and launching easy and straight forward. It's one of the rare instances the Management is a two way street. I don't need to ke
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
As mentioned in other suggestions, it's time to just try your hand on the job market. In my opinion, you are being too critical of yourself. Perhaps you should be looking for jobs that isn't coding? Perhaps roles like project management i
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
Is there technology that help Julian Assange out? Would it be as simple as using TOR ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_%28anonymity_network%29 ) and IPRED ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPREDator ) to continue operations?
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
I used to be really skinny because I too would not eat for extended periods because of the distractions that the computer offered. Then when I hit 25 years old, I started to gain a lot of belly fat. Eventually your metabolism adapts to be
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by jac_no_k 16y ago
The game visuals in Japanese games are very pretty and stylistic. However this is just the surface and the game mechanics itself is poor. I find the Japanese games are typically a grind, collect them all, or single path perfection. The ga
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Japan electronic firms team up on cellphone software(reuters.com)
1 points by jac_no_k 16y ago|0 comments
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Interesting story. Valfierno had a very effective PR and insight into the market. He would have made an effective head of PR or Sale.
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
It seems that socializing over alcohol is the lowest common denominator for after work activities. Personally I would rather socialize over a nice meal or go play some multiplayer games or plan an outing to an airsoft field. But after wor
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by jac_no_k 17y ago
Look to Japan for making technology appliances. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1197702 This is a country where high speed Internet connection is common but from my observation, a lot of households to not have a general purpose comput
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Crazy, Magic, Impossible: Polaroid Film Is Back(dailyfinance.com)
6 points by jac_no_k 17y ago|0 comments
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Don't Update (PS3 to v.3.21 which will remove Other OS option)(geohotps3.blogspot.com)
1 points by jac_no_k 17y ago|0 comments

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