Posted in: Norovirus kills six men in Miyazaki hospital See in context
Some perspective: flu/pneumonia is the 5th leading cause of death among persons aged 65 or older in the first world. The is not abnormal, this is historically how nature takes back people near death. These were 6 bedridden elderly men who had lived their lives. R.I.P If 6 children died, then yes a dramatic headline would be more appropriate.
Norovirus kills 6 - sounds serious.....cancer kills 1000 a day - mundane.
Yesterday 1000 Japanese passed on due to cancer
850 died on strokes.
200 commited suicide.
620 from Heart Disease.
take your pick out of cancer, stroke and heart disease and: 350 Japanese died from tobacco related illness.
13 (daily ave) died on the roads.
sloppy hygiene on the other hand is inexcusable. could have been caused , sounds like lots of speculating, could have also been a scapegoat as well.
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Posted in: China racks up record iPhone 5 sales in first weekend See in context
Well the rich city elite in China just snapped up their phones, the peasants in the villages if they can ever dream to afford a such a device, will buying Huawei's or some other el-cheapo device for a 1/10th of the price.
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Posted in: Google Maps makes its way back to the iPhone See in context
Well all my iphone toting friends are all happy as pigs in mud again, the ios6 hold outs have finally moved up. now they just wish they could delete the apple maps from their devices - being such a waste of space.
iPhone had just one flaw - the Maps -.......and haters..... What is laughable is that Fandroids
Just one flaw? Ok I see. I do enjoy you balanced impartial and fair posts. They are amusing.
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Posted in: Christians most populous of world's religions See in context
Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster on the up I heard....
Only 14 million Jews - in the whole World? That I did not know - they are "pound for pound" undoubtedly the most powerful religious group in the world.
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Posted in: Report details extensive Walmart bribery in Mexico See in context
Walmart is the largest private employer in Mexico, with 221,000 people working in 2,275 stores across the country
guess that's the pay off for "muscling in" - not well paid and crappy conditions, but a job nonetheless.
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Posted in: Japanese man, 115, becomes world's oldest person See in context
Oldest man in the world with a cool name to boot. Jiroemon - sounds like a samurai, shame some of todays parents can't give their sons strong sounding masculine names.
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Posted in: Kobayashi aims for F1 return in 2014 See in context
Well Grosjean is still there, so first lap nutcase moments will still be on the menu.
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Posted in: Man kills mother, then 26 at Connecticut school, including 20 kids See in context
NRA the ball is 100% in your court. Until the NRA gets behind any change, nothing will change. This will tragically happen again and again. Cant imagine losing a like a child like that.
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Posted in: Defects found at 670 points in Sasago tunnel See in context
good thing a there was no big earthquake epicentered near that tunnel, a good shake would have sent the whole lot down. 670? pretty close to 666. The Devils tunnel.
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Posted in: Sock thief on the loose in Chiba See in context
is in wrong that this story just made me snort with laughter? schadenfreude I guess.
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Posted in: 17-year-old dead, 16-year-old seriously injured following police chase See in context
As they say in japan: zamamiro - it serves you right/see what happens. Very little sympathy for these two clowns.
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Posted in: Schoolboy pitching sensation chooses Ham Fighters over MLB See in context
Curious, I thought he was adamant that he was not staying, wonder who put the squeeze on the kid?
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Posted in: Ostrich arteries bring new hope for bypass surgery See in context
gaijinfo - gold mate, solid gold.
Do they raise ostriches in Japan? good meat on ostriches, but they need room to roam, hence Japanese CAFOs are not suitable.
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Posted in: Fushimi Inari See in context
check out google maps - you can view it with street view. Pretty cool.
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Posted in: Apple's downward spiral accelerates See in context
I don't know what worse: Jehovah witness banging on my door or apple fan boys on the interwebs banging on about amazing their gadgets are. You like you shiny gorgeously designed revolutionary products. we all get it, This thread is not about your love of your products - we simply don't care, Please shut up.
This is about stock market and it would appear apple stock is coming back to a more realistic level, it's not going to completely crumble as this sensational headline indicates - spiral? hardly. Apple are doing very well with their ipads, iphones, and macbok pro's and will continue to do well. They are not going to be SONY anytime soon.
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Posted in: Kabuki star Kanzaburo Nakamura dies at 57 See in context
yes, indeed Jeff Lee cancer of the esophagus is a heavily linked to smoking and alcohol.
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Posted in: Microsoft, Google embroiled in bitter dispute over online shopping See in context
Bing is garbage, I tried it few times and was left scratching my head. Doing identical searches, Google offered better search results.
Google is still so much better,
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Posted in: Britain's Prince William, Kate expecting a baby See in context
My daughter struggled with severe morning (=all day) sickness in her second pregnancy, yet still managed to do a full-time job, care for a toddler and run a home. Buck up, Katey.
She is carrying the future heir to the throne and a half billion pound tourism industry, some people think that's worthy of a treating with a little extra care.
Congratulations the Wills and Kate, they must be stoked, even if some of the plebs are not.
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Posted in: Sharp to introduce LCD monitor featuring industry's thinnest design in high-resolution display See in context
professional use? well call me a pro-sumer! I get me one of those!
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Posted in: Docomo develops world’s first small-cell base station for 3G and LTE See in context
The best coverage just got better, shame the docomo doesnt have the best prices.
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Posted in: Larger version of Kindle Fire tablet unleashed See in context
when Amazon Japan catches up with content that the US amazon eco-system offers then I'd definitely consider one.
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Posted in: Eating on trains: Survey asks 'How much is too much?' See in context
How on earth is removing your backpack saving room? Where are you gonna put it? Once holding it gets too heavy your gonna just put it down on the floor anyway. What a stupid rule. Seriously.
What a stupid comment, put it between your legs. Get a decent sized backpack with a sturdy structure and place it between your legs. Get a backpack with a solid handle/grip on the top that you can hold easily. There is a lot more space near or on the floor in the leg region than around the torso region dont like it? then dont get on the train - move out of the city.
High school kids with their annoying vinyl team shoulder bags annoy me greatly on the train and at the station.
as for eating, on packed trains no, on empty trains, a snack is fine. Three nikuman and a natto onigiri like the obese man near me the other day - no keep that off the train.
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Posted in: Apple targets Google in patent suit See in context
Apple has obtained design patent coverage on rectangular devices with rounded corners. While that may not have been true before, it is now. The US Patent and Trademark Office issued patent no. D670,286 to Apple yesterday and it really does cover the outer edge shape of a device.
saw this yesterday.....yes Apple has a patent on a rectangle with rounded corners. How ridiculous. Apple management are eccentric, like a modern day. Howard Hughes.
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Posted in: Apple iPad mini makes low key debut See in context
Smoothness. Scrolling/swiping is still about a million times better on an iOS device than anything else. Why is that?
yes the ipad and iphone are well known for their smoothness, however I would like to point out that since android 4.1, Android is equally as smooth to scroll. Project butter - they called it and it meant android screen scrolling was 60fps. If you buy a new device now with 4.1 the argument that it's smoother, is moot. Have you played with a 4.1 device. In fact the Nexus 7 which is the direct competitor of this iPad mini runs 4.1 - it's an equal playing, ah scrolling field. Sure older androids model cant match, but they are good enough for 99% of people.
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Posted in: Apple iPad mini makes low key debut See in context
@tairitsuiken I dont know what I'm talking? please.
Google "ipad broken dock" and you get 2.7 million hits, "what to do with a broken ipad" gets 105million hits - It happens a lot - to all modern electronic devices, especially phones and tablets that take daily abuse, I hope it happens to you out of warranty, then you might 'get it'. If the dock is screwed in it can be replaced relatively easy. if its soldered, it's much harder to replace it without messing things up. Most smartphones you can cheaply replace the docks. the Micro USB ones on many devices to apples old 30pin. I have changed a micro USB dock - the replacement part was pennies and the device which was otherwise a good device was able to be continued to be used, instead of being junked (or repaired at exorbitant rates in a shop) and it's owner extremely grateful If this ipad mini breaks - its effectively a brick, that will get thrown away. mottainai.
That is why Apple gadgets are beautiful after years of use
yes, the beautifully cracked screens that seems to affect 1 in 4 iphone 4's is captivating
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Posted in: Edy accounts now chargeable directly from personal bank accounts See in context
sweet! I have a rakuten edy card which I use daily. cash is so last century. Those Rakuten points are racking up!
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Posted in: Apple iPad mini makes low key debut See in context
ifixit got theirs to dismantle. The verdict? it's virtually unrepairable - a score 2/10 - copious quantities of glue: the screen, the battery, the motherboard. the worst thing is the new lightning connector is soldered. Home repairers wont be able to fix this - nor the apple people. Basically if it breaks its a throwaway device . If your have a warranty with apple you should be safe, but outside of warranty you are screwed and the environment is too. Nice sustainability there apple - not.
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Posted in: Page turner See in context
still my most played band according to my winamp player stats.
@zichi - you lucky old bugger!
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Posted in: Samsung launches new oversized smartphone See in context
Words I read by someone elsewhere on this site (change a little :-)
.......And the giant screens are gonna make some anxious souls here to have a heart attack. Calm down guys. My advice (try following your own) : stop reading news about Androids. Join macdailynews or ifans or someother blind forums, it will make you feel better :)
Lost? must be using Apple maps......
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Posted in: Romney says his 'heart aches' for jobless See in context
Mitt Mitt Mitt, keep "shuffling the deck chairs" mate. keep shuffling.....
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Posted in: Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
Trump is trying to shut down this case. Not keeping it alive. I would too. Hey, the left are trying…
Posted in: Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
As usual, you’re not getting it. Lol Pathetic. Have a nice day.
Posted in: Trump's team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Georgia election interference case
Posted in: Putin says he won't start war with NATO, but Western bases hosting Ukraine F-16s would be targets