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Posted in: Nvidia CEO meets Ishiba See in context

That is unbelievable body language from a PM. He looks how the kids feel when Kocho-sensei gives one of his interminable speeches.

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Posted in: Trump slams 'weak' judges as deportation row intensifies See in context

Yes, his gang tattoos show it. That’s on record

https://x.com/scottfreeforme/status/1913764181289079261?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ

What, some anonymous gimboid on Twatter, sorry “X”.?? You call that “record”? Buahhahahahahahahahahahaha!

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Posted in: These explicit advertisements continue to appear, not only on cooking websites and gaming strategy pages, but even on tablets distributed at schools. People are voicing concern and anger, asking how long the government is planning to leave this problem unattended. See in context

And I should’ve added that I cannot access THIS site while at work…..it’s flagged as “entertainment”…… so can’t access Amazon, JT, YT and many others, but plenty of explicit ads get displayed on other news sites. How are they getting through when it’s obvious porn can’t be accessed at work either?

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Posted in: Gov't panel urges more tariff-free rice be used for human consumption See in context

Obviously the answer is more potatoes. As Bubba would say, fried potatoes, scalloped potatoes, baked potatoes, hash browns, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes…

What’s taters, precious? What’s taters, eh?

Po-tay-toes. Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish……..

Whole-heartedly agree. It’s about time the Japanese public learned just how much their farming countryfolk and govt. have been ripping them off.

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Posted in: These explicit advertisements continue to appear, not only on cooking websites and gaming strategy pages, but even on tablets distributed at schools. People are voicing concern and anger, asking how long the government is planning to leave this problem unattended. See in context

Yes AdBlock and their ilk are very useful. Sadly, I cannot install anything on my school’s laptops, as they are “controlled by your organization.” My students have seen them already. They easily get through whatever security the schools use. And i most certainly do not watch porn. Can’t even access Amazon or YT at work, never mind porn.

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Posted in: Xi's Vietnam trip aiming to 'screw' U.S., says Trump See in context

Dear Don the Con,

It truly beggars belief when the leader of Communist China (no less!) states that they should “uphold the stability of the global free trade system.” What on earth are you doing? Do you even know anymore? SMH

yours sincerely,

The World.

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Posted in: Shohei Ohtani leads MLB jersey sales See in context

Shohei Ohtani leads MLB jersey sales

Until the next ‘Big Thing’ or when his team start losing again, then you won’t be able to give away Dodgers’ shirts. Japan does like it winners, after all.

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Posted in: Vance accuses Denmark of underinvesting in Greenland See in context

Their country, their rules. Stay out of it VD……sorry, JDV…..

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Posted in: Disney reveals 'Avengers' cast with surprise Stewart, McKellen returns See in context

Oh dog, will this nightmare never end?

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Posted in: Who are your favorite fictional detectives of literature, film or TV? See in context

Morse and Poirot.

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Posted in: What are the pros and cons of a four-day work week? See in context

Fitter, happier, more productive…..

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Posted in: Good manners See in context

“Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, catch them in your handkerchief…..”

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Posted in: Freelance TV host, radio announcer Mino Monta dies at 80 See in context

A Japanese version of Hughie Green (only Brits over 60 will understand this).

Speak for yourself. I’m 52, yet I know who Hughie Green was. Comparing HG to MM is very unfair on HG. Much better comparison would be Swiss Tony from the Fast Show - condescending, smarmy, charming and authoritative, not forgetting tanned and immaculately groomed too.

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Posted in: Actor Gene Hackman, 95, wife, 63, and dog found dead at home See in context

Yet another…so sad.

If you haven’t already, watch The Conversation ASAP. It was my sole reason for visiting Union Square in San Francisco. Great movie.

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Posted in: Nissan shares jump 11% on reported plan to seek Tesla investment See in context

Good. I hope they take each other down.

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Posted in: Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007 See in context

So long as they don’t go the way of the Star Wars and Marvel franchises - endless, turgid spinoffs, with back stories of M, Blofeld or Moneypenny (some Bond ‘expert’ saying how amazing it would be to know about her back story….no. It REALLY wouldn’t.) or making Bond black or a woman, then fine.

In fact, make the spin offs,(will never watch them), just leave Jimmy alone.

If they want time to fill, they have the 5 years between JB ditching Madeleine Swann and then seeing him in the Bahamas in ‘No Time to Die.’ As a starting place, it’s as good as any.

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Posted in: The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Nara See in context

The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Nara

I know they can be a nuisance, but that’s no way to talk about tourists…….

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Posted in: Kanye West's account on X goes dark after hate-filled rant See in context

Free speech doesn't mean you can yell fire in a croweded room, even freedom of speech has it's limits, the difference is, in the general rule of conversation as a matter of discourse, you should be allowed to say whatever you want provided it is not antagonistic with purposeful and vitriolic demeaning threats. 

Oh boy, have you changed your tune!

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Posted in: Overflowing sewage stops Bryan Adams concert in Australia See in context

Every cloud……

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Posted in: Do you think the art of conversation has been lost in the digital age? See in context

The number of times I see couples sitting in a cafe or restaurant looking at their smartphones (now there’s an oxymoron, if ever there was) instead of each other; groups of friends glued to their screens…….

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Posted in: Do you think the art of conversation has been lost in the digital age? See in context

Do you think the art of conversation has been lost in the digital age?

Reacts like a teenager, shaking head, with a face of exasperation: “Well, duh!”

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Posted in: Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump's favor See in context

Kiss my ring, knave!

Which one?

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Posted in: LDP staff member of Tokyo assembly charged as funding scandal grows See in context

What’s this? Yet another LDP scandal involving money? Will wonders never cease?

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Posted in: Is there any item with 'older' technology you still use because you are not interested in the modern version? See in context

Still use a G4 PowerBook and a G5 iMac both running OS X 10.6. To be honest, they are both rather slow regarding the internet, but the iMac is primarily used as a server for streaming to network player. Works perfectly fine in that regard. Kept them working by taking apart, adding RAM or a new hard-drive.

Other than that, I still have several record players, connected to a couple of tube amps. I got rid of a “HD, 5.1/7.1 all bells and whistles AV” player in favour of analogue. As Sakurasuki says, things can be fixed. And the “older” tech seems much easier to fix.

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Posted in: Harry Potter and Detective Conan announce 'collaboration of glasses-wearing boys' See in context

Can’t wait. /s

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Posted in: EU universal charger rules come into force See in context

I’m sick of forking-out for Apple made chargers when they do nothing to stop the cable insert from breaking. I’m equally sick of buying third-party chargers that say they charge but actually don’t. So I welcome this decision. Apple use “sustainability etc” as a selling point; I think they need to be held to it.

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Posted in: Hokkaido to introduce lodging tax of up to ¥500 a night from 2026 See in context

Don’t hotels pay towards the municipalities around Japan to improve infrastructure and transportation in the first place? You know, like a council tax? Isn’t this why the cost of staying in hotels is so expensive to begin with? To cover overheads?

Besides, we all know how these councils lie and cheat; individuals siphoning money for themselves. This is the true reason. Greed. The ones with the money want more. Nothing more, nothing less. Any other “excuse” is just hyperbole.

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Posted in: Ishiba says elections for both houses could be held in summer See in context

Yipppppeeeeeee! Twice in one year! Can’t wait. The noise. The intense banality of Japanese politicians. The gullible public voting for the same old cronies. I look forward to it with fervent anticipation…….

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Posted in: 'Morrison Hotel' made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA See in context

A hotel clerk told the band they weren't allowed to take photos inside, but when the clerk stepped away, the group ran into the lobby and Diltz quickly got the photo looking through the window, with legendary frontman Jim Morrison in the middle. 

“It was a great old wooden building with many small rooms upstairs where transients and drinkers could sleep it off on a cot for $2.50 a night!" Diltz told The Associated Press on Friday. "I think the beautiful front window with “Morrison Hotel” in red letters was the best part of it! So did The Doors!”

I think an image of the front cover would have been appropriate, particularly for the uninitiated.

Morrison and The Doors would release one final album, “L.A. Woman,” before he was found dead in a Paris bathtub on July 3, 1971.

Or did he….? Hehehe!!!

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Posted in: What advice would you give to someone who may be feeling depressed or lonely during the Christmas-New Year period? See in context

Watch J-TV. Nothing in life can be as depressing as that, so it’s bound to pick you up!

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