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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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I won't get into it, but believe me when I say that ZFS is an awesome filesystem that frees you from the limitations of other filesystems. * Distros based on Debian offer easy package updates, which makes sense since Debian distros have an awesome...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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Example 虫 コナーズ お部屋用 250日 1コ Tips * Mix and match brands. I find that no sole maker's repellant is clearly superior to any other maker's, so mix it up a bit and confuse the hell out of the mosquitoes. Screen Door Repellant Spray This is a can of what...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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little time to study the language, which can lead to missing out on myriad rewarding experiences. While searching for other options, I discovered language school. It was a perfect plan to catch a glimpse of life in Japan while learning the language....
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Religious Freakhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/1004-religious-freak
brother Steve Pavlina is a professional blogger. He runs a rather popular self-improvement website. Since our family name is quite unique, I sometimes get traffic via his site; or people looking for his site simply stumble upon mine. In rare cases, I'll...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Rude Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/general/10010-rude-japan
many people here do not have cars (myself included). As such, we don't buy the 5-ton Costco box of Special K along with 500 other items promptly loaded into the back of a 10-seater SUV. Maybe "bag boy" service isn't necessary because 2-4 bags is all...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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this town. Way different from LA. People are really nice, but they still stare at me (I guess I kinda stand out). I stare at other foreigners too thinkin', "What the hell are YOU doing here?! This is MY town!" The bar scene is kinda funny cuz everyone...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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when dear Scarlett has to go to the Japanese hospital. My First Time on TV A news station in Yonago (Tottori prefecture's other major city) contacted our school asking if they could include our school in a report on new stores/stuff to do in Tottori...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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of typhoons seems to be WIND. One storm was so cool I even filmed some of it from my balcony. There is supposed to be another one on the way. Fortunately, Tottori doesn't get hit too severely by typhoons. Further south is a different story. Earthquake!...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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The young female bassist couldn't have been over 21 years old, but she rocked the hell out of the heavy Fender bass that otherwise dwarfed her petite stature. They didn't play country music as I was expecting--mostly crowd-pleasing sing-along rock and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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for a Japanese TV show--one of those history reenactments that you often see foreigners appear on. At that shoot I met some other foreigners working in the entertainment industry. I told them I was new to IMO, and that this was my first job. After I...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: Show Biz
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We're The Red Coatshttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/general/10086-were-the-red-coats
The American rebels all looked like farmers, and farmers looked like nonthreatening civilians. The British forces, on the other hand, were clad in bright red wool uniforms (“The Red Coats”), making it blatantly obvious that they were the bad guys. They...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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to get a decent credit card as a college student, responsibly-employed living-in-Japan me failed time and time again. Don't bother with Shinsei. While it's true that Shinsei Bank is known as the most gaijin-friendly of Japan's banks, the same cannot be...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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legislation. Japan needs higher taxes on cigarettes. Japan does levy a tax on cigarettes, but it's not nearly high enough. Other industrialized countries issue much higher taxes and force the tobacco companies to print revolting photos of cancer victims...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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settings allowing you to get much closer to a more ergonomic acceleration curve. USB Overdrive – free trial / $20 to buy Another often-mentioned Mac mouse-setting software. I haven't tried it, but it seems very similar in function to Steer Mouse. In...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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have been spent researching, testing, building, and configuring that I thought I'd share my discoveries hoping to spare others from the inevitable torture that accompanies this project. These were my requirements, which may or may not be in accord with...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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(duh). However, the audio part was an unexpected challenge. Since I'm such a nice dude, I share my story for the benefit of others. HDMI Audio Didn't Work My Dell monitor has HDMI-in and a random mini-plug jack that says "audio out." I assumed...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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save money while maintaining a consistent flow of authentic Mexican food. Instead, how about Japanese food? This is what my mother likes to call "go with the flow." Drink sake, eat udon, take your shoes off, bow, relax in a hotspring, use Japanese...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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your name mean "above the rice field mountain river village of fish origins?" * Oh, it looks like a kanji I just studied the other day in my dreams. You were there too. (NOTE: Don't use this one.) * I'd like to meet your parents and discuss your name's...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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2) An online donation limit calculator that allows you to enter more detailed information, such as family size, age, and other expenses: http://www.furusato-tax.jp/example.html#simulation. The calculator is even downloadable as an Excel spreadsheet for...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General