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Month: December 2004

  • The Ongoing Commenting Saga

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    Well, the commenting system is still having its way with me, and not being very gentle about it. Spam Karma is pretty cool, and does take care of the big attacks I’ve been getting lately, BUT… It’s been a bit overzealous at times, and apologies to those who have seen their comments disappear. It also…

  • Beautiful Gadgets

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    Gizmodo‘s editor Joel Johnson was in town last week, and he really liked the Plusminuszero shop in Aoyama (the post includes a few pics). And the Talby is out.

  • Jon the Dog Upcoming Releases

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    Jon the Dog (see this previous post regarding her December 28 gig) has two new upcoming releases, and Patrick has all the details. Update: The show was actually November 28.

  • The Tokyo Q Design Column

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    The first edition of my new design column at Tokyo Q is up. It was written a few weeks ago, before the schedule had been decided, so it’s not as fresh as they will in the future. Next week will see the second edition of the anime column.

  • Professor Kitano

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    That’s “Professor” Kitano now. Award-winning director Takeshi Kitano will teach filmmaking at a graduate school of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music starting next April, university sources said Thursday. Kitano, 57, who captured the Open 2003 special award at the Venice Film Festival with his first historical film, “Zatoichi,” will also assume the…

  • Nintendo DS in Ikebukuro

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    From Japan Today: Customers swarm into a shop in Ikebukuro Thursday to buy the new Nintendo DS portable video game console. I want one too, you know. While on my way to work yesterday, I saw someone playing with one on the train. He was totally absorbed.

  • iTunes Music Store Canada

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    Apple has just launched its Canadian iTunes Music Store, and this means that I can now buy music from them — I have a Canadian credit card, which lets me create an account there. Even better is the fact that it seems like us Canadians are getting the best deal out there! Even though Canadian…

  • Threadless Chrismas Tees

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    Threadless have all of their new designs up, and some of the tees are really nice. At $10 a shirt, it’s hard to go wrong with these. A big thanks to whoever bought some shirts through my link (and please continue to do so), as it gave me some points to get some for myself.…