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If you've read some of my other blog articles, you realize that I'm often obsessed with finding the ultimate of something. Well, this time my target is loopers--lovely musical devices / software that allow you to create stimulating sound-on-sound...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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It’s a running joke amongst my friends how I literally live out of my bag. I’m proud to say I honestly think I could survive at least three days comfortably barricaded in a janitor’s closet somewhere if the zombie apocalypse triggered a Tokyo...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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in LA I visited LA for Christmas and New Years. It was awesome seeing everyone again as it had been over a year since being back. The place hasn't changed much, but it was really strange walking around inside my family's house with shoes on. I just had...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Japan? All the freedom and no Donald Trump! Well, kind of. Assuming you get the right visa. (That’s a separate article to write.) So, you got here and the magic is still new. You climbed Mt. Fuji, you rolled through Tokyo Disney, and no one was...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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into creating comedy videos and recording my own music, 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...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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I recently bought a Feiyu Tech MG gimbal camera stabilizer, and I nearly returned it as I endured the tortuous balancing process--a process that could have gone smoother had the cryptic manual been better. Even after watching a couple YouTube videos, I...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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park near my house. I've been trying to teach myself rollerblading tricks--something that every 26 year-old needs to know. It was going well; however, one fateful day I landed a jump wrong and slammed my full weight on my left heel. It hurt so badly...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
Before moving to Tokyo, I taught English in a countryside prefecture known as Tottori. I loved it there. My only complaint was my noisy neighbor that liked to play taiko drums early in the morning (usually between 5:30am – 6:00am). He would open all...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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City Library There's a new city library that's really close to my house, so I've been going there lately to study Japanese. It's 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...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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My aged Netgear NAS was primed and ready for a relaxing retirement, so I pursued a befitting upgrade. I briefly considered an out-of-the-box NAS offering from Qnap or Synology, but reconsidered after considering the high price paired with the wimpy CPU...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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in the Newspaper My student Ayumi works for the Asahi newspaper here in Tottori, and she asked if she could interview me. It was fantastic PR because she focused primarily on Mondaiji (my music/comedy project). The article appeared in the Sunday edition...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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an April Fools joke on me. They pulled me into the interview room and told me that I had to be let go. I kinda bought into it before they talked to me (they had me wait a bit) because I've heard horror stories of visa problems and stuff like that....
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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I Was A Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10066-i-was-a-freak
went through a really weird phase my first year of college. Maybe it was the unchecked freedom granted after high school graduation, or an overdeveloped need to assert my individuality, or the weed I was smoking--but in short I became a freak. I still...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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I recently wanted to explore other firewall options. Being wrapped around a commercial product, Untangle charges money for its high-end features. However, I figured since most all those features are covered by the open source community, there must be...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Laid Offhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10063-laid-off
Summer 2009--I was laid off. We were told as a group on a Tuesday that management had decided to outsource IT services and that our last working day would be Friday. 3 of the SA team would go, and only 1 would stay. I had seen this coming, so I wasn't...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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moving to Japan from the US, I had been a vegetarian for 8 years (age 18-26). I originally became one because I thought it healthier to cut meat out altogether as a source of calories. Hopefully, not eating meat would reduce my caloric intake and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Dogs Are Barkin' I had dinner with one of Kayo's coworkers--an older gentlemen named Uchida-san that really loved talking about his many dogs. He treated us to this upscale Japanese seafood restaurant. You could tell it was a nice restaurant because the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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How to Date Japanese Guyshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10336-how-to-date-japanese-guys
more women around the world have an ever-growing interest in Japan. The fascination towards Japanese men comes naturally--either from that cute bishōnen in the latest dorama, a popular singer, or even a manga character. However, when it comes to...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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The Sony a6300 camera is an amazing little guy, and overall I've been fairly satisfied with its performance thus far. However, as is the case with small form-factor mirror-less cameras that feature big-ass sensors and 4K video recording, it's not...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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I hate spam. I detest it. And I'm not talking about the scrumptious processed meat product. I think you all know the spam I'm referring to—the kind peddling cheap viagra, phony rolexes, and desperate but gorgeous Russian girls pining for your love....
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT