Assuming off is required, the following 91 results were found.
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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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Take Off Your Shoeshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10092-take-off-your-shoes
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 down with a cool,...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Yes, I know it's a security feature, but it's very frustrating for my colleagues that constantly download PDFs via Internet Explorer, confirming each and every file download individually. This reg add command will disable that file download...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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untouched a year later, then flush that archive box out. This junk is unnecessarily complicating your life. You're better off without it. This is why Yahoo Auctions is one of my best friends. True--it's more effort to go through, but I like the feeling...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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& settings would be introduced. Here's a summary of what I painstakingly discovered. Here's what worked: * CIFS - turn off Unix file attributes * CIFS - turn off send using sendfile(2) * Make sure the share is fully open with basically zero security...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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savior! Step 2: Get Contract-less Pay-As-You-Go Service This is gaining momentum in Japan as I've seen a number of ISPs start offering data-only plans for smartphones / tablets. All those I found are reselling NTT Docomo's service sans the 2-year...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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to an awkward halt, I turned to Uchida-san and said, "So...please tell me about your dogs." That's all I needed. The guy went off on some dog-breeding tangent. All I had to do was throw in the occasional "hai" or "I see" to keep it going. Relief swept...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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lady does it. Not that I would complain if James Franco were barricaded in there with me. I just hope he wouldn’t have to cut off his arm for our survival and inevitable romance afterward, but if he did, I just hope it would take him less than 127 hours...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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Year's 2004 New Year's was great. I got 10 days off, so my mom, dad, and sister came out to visit. We toured Tokyo, Kyoto, then ended up in Tottori. Sarah and I went a New Year's party at our hotel in Kyoto. It was fun despite the fact we were by far...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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One of my student's coworkers was a really interesting guy. He was all decked out in hot pink ski gear, and just kinda broke off from everyone and did his own thing. The time I went alone, I hopped on an empty bus on a brisk Monday morning. Half-way...
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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
latest designer styles, high heels, pantyhose, perfectly-done makeup, and expertly-styled hair. My morning commute teems with office ladies strutting the runway as if looking to be America's next top model. 90% are in skirts. Those few in pants still...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Stupid But Fun Purchaseshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10082-stupid-but-fun-purchases
of irritated, watery eyes and that unmistakably pervasive maple syrup smell. The smoke detectors in my house all went off. Who knew that fog sets off smoke detectors? You learn something everyday, and that day I learned about fog machines and smoke...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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and I’m committed. That being said, like the initial attraction of any relationship, once the honeymoon phase starts to wear off, you realize to keep this thing going it’s going to take a lot more than that initial spark. When falling in love with a...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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finally worked for me: - Open the Gmail app. - Open the sidebar and open the account list. - Touch "Manage accounts." - Turn OFF the account with the expired cache problem, wait a minute or so, then turn it back on. After turning the account OFF then...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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stardom. Good - Incredible loop quantization. - Solid metal build quality. Bad - No effects. Most top loopers these days offer on-board effects. Ableton Live Ableton Live is breathtaking. It does things to sound that I never imagined possible. It's...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
______________________________________________ I'm 18 yr old and graduated from high school this year. I'm taking a year off. I went to a public school. I am a sedevacantist, one who believes that the popes over the past 50 yrs inlcluding the present...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer
that said: “Would it be possible to please not play taiko drums so loudly and so early in the morning?” I went to the shrine office and knocked on the door. No one there. I left the note somewhere it would be found. The noise stopped. But then started...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The Clinical Trialhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10078-the-clinical-trial
they were looking for, so I signed up. A part of me fantasized that the Japanese scientists were planning to drug and kill-off white dudes. Long story short, 2 health checks and 1 "recheck" later, I was in. I needed this. Badly. I told myself that a...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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in my 30-person section, I stand out quite a bit. I've only been here a month; however, the piquant Japanese-ness of the office permeates my very essence. Thus, I've compiled a short list of survival tips for other Westerners finding themselves imbued...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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PHP Configuration NOTE: Nginx uses PHP as FastCGI, so configuration is found in /etc/php5/fpm/php.ini * set expose_php to OFF (security measure) * set cgi.fix_pathinfo to 0 (security measure recommended by Nginx documentation) * set output_buffering OFF...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT