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November 2003 - My Name is Debuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10020-my-name-is-debu
clubbing in Roppongi till 5:30 am, had a great dinner in Shinjuku, and did a little shopping in Ginza. It was really cool being in that town on vacation for once. I had previously always associated that town with tons of work. * Last weekend I hiked up...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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the fact we were by far the youngest people at the party. I even got the hammer to smash open the New Year's sake barrel. Nabe Party I recently went to a "nabe party" hosted by a friend. 4 people including me gathered around a small table with a large...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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scene or context. Rote memorization (e.g. reviewing flashcards over and over) is considered a weak encoding technique because it relies solely on repetition to encode memory. Herein lies the problem with remembering new vocabulary, especially new...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
incumbent prime minister Hatoyama and his new government have been working to pass legislation that will place a 100-yen tax on each and every pack of cigarettes sold in Japan. I was shocked this wasn't done 10 years ago. Japan has a major problem with...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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built into it as Japan does. We Americans all want attention and fame and all the bling-bling that goes with it. We post YouTube videos documenting our morning's breakfast, personal blogs detailing sexual exploits, scandalous vacation photos, bitter...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Near the very end of September 2011 I purchased an Alesis IO Dock, an audio interface promising to fulfill all my needs for iPad-based live music performance. In fact, 95% of the reason I purchased an iPad2 was due to the release of this...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I thought I'd try shifting to the Mac platform for my creative pursuits. I made the move in late 2007, and in general I've been quite happy. However, as this stuff is created by humans, it's not without imperfections. Here is a list of my top gripes...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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A permanent resident visa (aka "PR") is the Mr. Miagi black belt of visas in Japan. Why? Well, I'll tell you why: * Almost all work visas in Japan require some kind of sponsor, usually a company or a spouse. The problem here is that if something...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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list of those that enable you to study by writing kanji with a finger or iPhone stylus. I'm attracted to this study method because one of the best Japanese study apps I've ever owned utilized this approach--King Kanji for the old-school Windows mobile...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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In the hopes of reducing my monthly smartphone bill, I've been investigating the current state of VoIP and its potential to completely replace the traditional mobile phone. I made a list of just about every free calling app/service I found on the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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the windows when absolutely necessary, they still get in. Dammit. Given how aggressively I'm targeted, my American blood must be the finest, first-class epicurean indulgence for a suckling mosquito muzzle. Here is my series of mitigating measures for...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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with an English keyboard. To your chagrin perhaps finding that laptop with an English keyboard proves rather taxing. Or maybe you're forever stalking the elusive desktop English keyboard. Some find luck wandering the snaking streets of Akihabara,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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This is an outline of a presentation I delivered called "Safeguarding Your Digital Life." It summarizes best practices to follow for keeping your online identity safe from hackers and identity thieves. Feedback and additional tips are more than...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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you actually add it to your array. Configure your shares to never use this drive. The idea here is that the backup drive will be a member of the array, but completely excluded from any and all shares. Then setup an rsync job like this: rsync --archive...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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Episode 1 - Smokinghttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10137:episode-1-smoking&catid=52
their cigarettes. Compared to the USA, Japan is a veritable smokers' paradise. I discuss the reasons why, and what should be done about this public health concern that annoys the crap out of me.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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To use the relatively new macvtap bridge network interfaces in KVM, the host network interface must be set to promiscuous mode. Edit /etc/network/interfaces with nano or something and add the up and down lines. For example... iface eth0 inet static up...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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The Kyoto Poopie Incidenthttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/1001-the-kyoto-incident
held it as long as mortally possible, then as calmly as I could, I said, "Susumu..." He then said, "Toilet?" Like he knew. Maybe he heard the intestinal grumblings or saw me sweating, clenching my fists, clawing the car window, and gritting my teeth....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Sky of Starshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/poems/10067-sky-of-stars
and bright Hands that mill the metered time Twist and forge a new-world rhyme Asking why we play this game Forgetting all the beasts untamed But in the end the smiles will sear Tears may fall, but friends be near. Through salted time my heart be there...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Poems
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Test Versus Handshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/poems/10070-test-versus-hands
me introduce myself, my goods, and my services:" No matter how much time I spend with you, it never seems to be enough. In your company eternally, and it would be only a whisper cuff. "Breathe the essence of my body and soul now in convenient travel...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Poems
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they may ask you for a street interview. Not all of them are seeking foreigners, though. Roppongi Hills and Akihabara might be better bets for us gaijins, but I see far more camera crews in Ginza. This may fulfill your life-long desire to get your...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Show Biz