Assuming work is required, the following 90 results were found.
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So while it doesn't directly target anxiety or stress, it relieves a commonplace ancillary condition. It does indeed work for me, but requires some patience as it takes time to build-up in the system. It took just over a week to notice any noteworthy...
- Type: Article
- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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asking them to call me. No reply. After some troubleshooting, I figure that their buggy call routing system just doesn't work at this time of day. I decide to wait until the next morning when time zones better overlap. I was able to call them my...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: General
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which is very well-documented here: https://rclone.org/remote_setup/ I first tried my Mac for this, but couldn't get it working. I gave up and succeeded with my Windows 10 PC. I'm not saying that Windows is better--just that this is life in IT. Give up...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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for video-driven sites) REMOVE UFW Ubuntu came with ufw pre-installed and blocking all inbound web traffic. As this doesn't work for a web-server, I simply removed it entirely: apt purge ufw Why not just set it up properly? Because I use my cloud host's...
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- Author: Japanatron
- Category: IT
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language. Is there some way to study it using "stronger" memory encoding techniques? Rote flashcards are boring and don't work very well. The memory of them is literally gone in a flash. Mnemonic Devices Mnemonic devices are shortcuts used to memorize...
- Type: Article
- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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Sony PRS-505 Ebook Readerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10052-sony-prs-505-ebook-reader
The main selling point of the Kindle is its cellular-based wireless capabilities. I live in Japan, so this feature would not work for me. The Sony accepts SD cards as well as Sony memory sticks. This is convenient because I can transfer books using the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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What allergies? I think I remember having those. * Living 3 minutes from Jusco. * Waking up at 10am and not having to start work for 3 hours. * 3-hour lunch breaks (maybe I'll watch a movie). * Playing at Afterhours. * Having Mondays off because...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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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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for me, I'm certainly not accustomed to them yet. My boss called me one morning and said, "You're fired! Don't come to work today. Just kidding. All classes are canceled because of the typhoon, so don't come to work." That was the first time in my life...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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Japanese students. I have yet to use the monkey puppet I love so much because he's still in LA. Plus, I'm not sure if I can work him in cuz I'm supposed to encourage the students to talk to each other (and not a freakin' monkey puppet). Tottori is a...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Countryside
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31 - IT Jobs in Japanhttps://japanatron.com/?view=article&id=10337:31-it-jobs-in-japan&catid=52
how I got my foot in the proverbial Tokyo IT door, followed by learnings and advice. Recommended if you too are looking into working in Japan's tech world.
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Podcast
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Several years ago I enrolled in Sumida Hospital's clinical trials program, participating in one of their paid clinical trials. Despite the commitment, I found it a rewarding experience both in monetary value and blog-worthiness. I described the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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Google is Skynethttps://japanatron.com/blog/other/it/10064-google-is-skynet
darn accurate if I say so myself. So please...think hard and long before you sign up for that "free" Gmail account. If you work for Google and you're reading this, please let me know because I'd like to send you my resume. I have some innovative ideas...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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googling adventures, you may also stumble upon a free solution known as MouseFix. I used to use this; however, it stopped working come Snow Leopard. The buttons are too damn small. Why are the close, minimize, and maximize buttons (red, green, and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: IT
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but using my finger to write just wasn't natural and wasn't comfortable. I even tried an iPhone stylus, but it didn't work well because the iPhone is designed for a finger. King Kanji is a clean and effectively-designed software that simply asks you to...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: Studying Japanese
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is not as popular in Japan as it projects a kind of “mom and pop” shop image. However, it's cheaper and easier to register, works almost the same as a K.K., and can be changed to a K.K. later (for a fee) if you so choose. I started a Goudou Gaisha...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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the nail sticking up gets hammered down in Japan. The Why While it's true that Japanese-style hot springs probably wouldn't work in Puritan America, socially we're encouraged to speak up and assert our opinions on the things that matter. Maybe we're...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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laws. Even with the small tax on cigarettes, smokers are unfortunately still everywhere. Oh, how I wish lung cancer would work its tragic magic a little more rapidly! While there are smoking "rooms" and smoking "areas," the smoke doesn't know that, and...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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technology shouldn't even have to pull them over. Catch them on camera and suspend their riding privileges. If that doesn't work, suspend their medical insurance, pension, etc. Make them what they are--criminal leeches that should be punished for the...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General
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for my hometown of Los Angeles. ANA's internet check-in was a godsend, and Narita's attached shopping paradise made short work of killing the mounds of spare time I inevitably allow myself. The most pertinent perk for me, though, was the immigration...
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- Author: Mondaiji
- Category: General