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by jbm 16y ago
When the nonsense is done at limo stands and private jets, you will see a change. No politician is deaf to the voices of "the people", but it's a lot easier to get into speaking range when you can afford a professional lobby.
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by jbm 16y ago
I just finished reading the original Dune two weeks ago, so allow me to digress for a moment... How is it possible that someone could have rooted for any character /other/ than Paul in the original Dune novel? The Harkonnens were portrayed
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by jbm 16y ago
I want one but I live in Japan. I swear, i never thought it would come tothat. Dunno why it won't work if my iPhone works :/
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by jbm 16y ago
Wow, that thread is, in of itself, a fascinating time capsule. http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/06/04/1347253 "How long before the google engine only becomes accessible through some overburdened overbranded 'portal' site?" This made
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by jbm 16y ago
If you need a place to stay, I can lend you a futon and a spot in my kitchen. (Hn-spam@ordisante.com) It's not a place to make work connections but rather a chance to meet interesting people.
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by jbm 16y ago
It seems to be quackery. Points of interest (taken from links below): >> Journal of Nuclear Physics? Really? - A web site registered in California by a secret entity. - A “journal” that is not a journal but a blog. - A blog name tha
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by jbm 16y ago
I can't believe I'm defending Group on but.. the normal price for that set is 1000 yen. Furthermore, it's for the lunch menu (ランチバイキング) and the time restriction is such that I doubt they'll ever have to honour all of the coupons. (Further
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by jbm 16y ago
Taking something a 2chaner or a Net Otaku says seriously is a humorous issue foreigners in Japan have. (Not sure if you are or not0 Chinese foodstuff is cheaper and not worthless in Japan. I know; I buy Chinese food in Japanese supermarke
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by jbm 16y ago
For what it's worth, I meant to say: "For what it's worth, the government is trying to phase out the more abusive workplace situations that are noted in the article." I have no idea how that got auto-corrected into "fruit". (For those curio
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by jbm 16y ago
For what it's worth, the government is fruit to phase out the more abusive workplace situations that are noted in the article.
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Beef Bowl Capitalism (how deflation leads to social problems in Japan)(mutantfrog.com)
21 points by jbm 16y ago|7 comments
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by jbm 16y ago
Wow, short notice - I'm throwing a party on Saturday and not sure if I'll make it. I'll give it a shot though.
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by jbm 16y ago
Looks like it is quite easy to shut off ads on Gawker. They do a simple boolean check to see if you have a "noad" cookie set. Try entering this into the console. javascript:document.cookie='noad=true; expires=Thu, 2 Aug 2021 20:47:11
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by jbm 16y ago
"Practical"? Is that a good thing now? I don't recall "practical" being synonymous with "awesome" or "excellent". "Practical" is an excellent excuse for not having principle. I have some issues with RMS' beliefs, but I applaud the fact th
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by jbm 16y ago
It seems to be a bit disingenuous to contend that a small amount of research before making a 1400-1500$ investment is too much to think about. I had a problem with sound with Ubuntu 7.10 on my laptop (It came with Vista which was slowing it
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by jbm 16y ago
2-3 years on Searching.com/Searching.ca. I definitely regret a wide swath of it, mostly not being more daring and trying out more things. They had me (a junior programmer albeit with a College degree) building out large parts of their inf
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by jbm 16y ago
For those wondering, I found this particularly interesting: Last summer, nationwide retailer Aeon started advertising on its website funeral services that included a price menu for things such as wakes, funerals, cremation and even the disp
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Japanese Department store Aeon expands into funeral business(search.japantimes.co.jp)
2 points by jbm 16y ago|1 comments
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by jbm 16y ago
I think you're misunderstanding the reaction. It _was_ a funny/cool comment. Definitely worth being here. The thread on reddit, however, indicated that many people were ignorant in regards to viable use cases for variable variables. I code
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by jbm 16y ago
For what it's worth, I used variable variables when making a DB class for a project I was working on last year. It isn't something you can easily debug and it is complicated. That said, it isn't the gates to hell that it is represented as.
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by jbm 16y ago
On the other hand, the Japanese fear is an opportunity for foreigners with more mercenary spirit. The lack of biz contacts are daunting but if Softbank can make it with a Korean president, there is nothing stopping us. (or at least that's
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by jbm 16y ago
For what it's worth... I was at the Tokyo hackernews shindig. Everyone was quite supportive of each other and everyone was willing to offer constructive criticism. Your princess is in the castle but you do have to squash some gombas to get
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by jbm 16y ago
I agree. Isn't one sign of insanity that you do the exact same thing over and over again within the same context and expect different results? I think the Japanese economy and it's various problems are related to the battleship Yamato probl
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MySQL data versioning with triggers(jasny.net)
3 points by jbm 16y ago|0 comments
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by jbm 16y ago
I'll be coming, I hope. The Mobalean guys are awesome BTW.
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by jbm 16y ago
Complete false in Japan. People here DO care about all of those things, including the number of employees, capitalization, etc... I don't know too many customers who read the "about us" section of the website other than because they want t
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by jbm 16y ago
I would think the inevitable decline that came with a declining population / burst economic bubble would be of more interest to the HN population. A lot of small-town Japan is suffering extreme Walmart syndrome; an AEON superstore moves in
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by jbm 16y ago
Out of curiosity, do you feel that 10 years of loyal service should not be rewarded with any kind of raise at all? Even if he wasn't earning much more than 8 or 9 dollars an hour even then, but it probably would mean quite a bit for someone
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by jbm 16y ago
You said it. Quote: Dayhoff, his boss at Crab Shack, read the story on the Times website and found himself outraged by unsympathetic comments posted by some readers. "I just can't get over some of those people reacting the way they did," he
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by jbm 16y ago
I remember reading that Google was very interested in getting FB's graph information. That said, I didn't give them permission to connect my account with the account they found. It seems utterly not like Google; I have an easier time belie

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