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the word difficult to forget. 妥協（だきょう）- compromise The ducks decided to compromise today. "Compromise" in Japanese is "dakyou." The first part sounds like the English word "duck," and the second like the Japanese word for today (今日). This mnemonic...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Japan's Smoking Addictionhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10083-japans-smoking-addiction
card" certifying that they are of legal smoking age. It's functionally equivalent to one of those bright neon wristbands you get after showing your ID to the bouncer working the door. So vending machines now require the "tobacco card," but they're still...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Take Off Your Shoeshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10092-take-off-your-shoes
shower, shoes in the backyard, then back in the house. I didn't think twice about it. Living in Japan opened my eyes. Take your fuckin' shoes off, you filthy American. Why? Because it's nasty--incredibly nasty. It's like eating a poopy sandwich washed...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Arvixe Web Hosting Reviewhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10143-arvixe-web-hosting-review
is a feature not often found on other hosts. They're generally responsive to emails and reasonable to work with. The Bad You get what you pay for. Their server performance can really suck at times. The shared SSL doesn't work, and that's really what...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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actually the same amount of liquid in there. The wick just releases less repellant! * Put one in every room with a window you ever hope to open during summer. I got 3 of them. * Don't get the kind with a fan blowing over solid repellant. In my...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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offering international shipping will naturally have the word "international" in their delivery / shipping information. Use your browser's search page function (usually control/command +F) to find "international." Note that the list of sellers could be a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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to have an alternative on hand in case Transferwise ever fails me. Register Oh, that's cool. Since Xoom is run by Paypal, you can just login with your Paypal credentials via the "Continue with Paypal" button. Nope. "Something went wrong." Try again. No...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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that forced me to think, analyze, argue, challenge, lead, and support my opinions. I was taught how to write. I can't tell you how many times I'm correcting the grammar, punctuation, or writing style of my native English-speaking coworkers. I was...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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nice and well-equipped, but there always seems to be a mother in there with a noisy, bratty kid that won't shut up. Why would you take your noisy, bratty kid to a library of all places?? CA Winetasting I visited LA for 9 days in August (during Obon...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Why Japanese Girls Are Hothttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10041-why-japanese-girls-are-hot
women have naturally soft features: rounded cheekbones, small plane noses, and untanned skin. Go to the beach in Japan and you'll see most girls doing everything in their power to avoid even a mild suntan. Hats and SPF 500 sunscreen abound as they...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Google is Skynethttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10064-google-is-skynet
their true mechanics lie within their massive Skynet-like datacenters. They construct the web infrastructure allowing you to surrender your information up to the cloud, promising unparalleled "access anywhere" convenience and data resiliency. Think...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Subway exploits it to the max. Here the 6" is around $4~$5, and a rarely-requested footlong (basically 2 sandwiches) can set you back almost $10. $10 for a sandwich! WTF?! Add a drink, and...well, on to my next point. No Refills In USA's Subway...
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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...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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losing certain rights of citizenship--driving, voting, health insurance, unemployment insurance, pension--oh, and that card you need to purchase cigarettes from vending machines. Being such a socialist country, this too shouldn't be hard to accomplish....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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USA vs. Japan - Beerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10133-usa-vs-japan-beer
Japanese politicians decided to tax the crap out of it, building a massive barrier to my regular beer enjoyment (unless you're paying). Beer isn't good for you, but cigarettes make a much more appropriate taxation target. Cigarettes are both bad for you...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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from the inevitable torture that accompanies this project. These were my requirements, which may or may not be in accord with yours: The system must have a DVD player. I'm old school that way. The system must have an HDMI output--one cable running to...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Home Remedieshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10190-home-remedies
This is another email forward I received many years ago. Props to whoever wrote this. Did You Know That? Drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately -- without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional "pain...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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score (browser plugins) * blocks malicious URLs * remote assistance feature Bad * It installs Google Chrome and sets it as your default browser. Ugggg...I recall this being easier to avoid on Mac. I don't remember it even asking me on Windows. * not so...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I used almost the same virtual host config as the Joomla one. * Check that no Apache packages accidentally got installed. You can remove them (apt-get purge). * Enable the php5-mcrypt module: php5enmod mcrypt service php5-fpm restart Webmin * Download...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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player has Google's free public DNS (8.8.8.8) hard-coded into it. This is great for DNS redundancy, but totally sucks if you use an unblock service to watch Netflix abroad (see this: How to Watch Netflix in Japan). From time to time my Roku would insist...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT