Posted in: What do you think about the Blu-ray disc format? See in context
this reminded me of when i went to bic camera and they had a two screens showing the difference between the two formats. But they hooked up the DVD to the TV's analog port wtf?? As you can guess the DVD version looked pretty grainalicious
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Posted in: Bare statistics mask human cost of Japan’s high suicide rate See in context
great comments everyone.
But I think the problem isn't shyness. It's being shy for people who are not naturally inclined to by shy.
Being shy is not a bad thing. I'm shy to an extent, it's just my personality. I don't have depression and I go out every once in a while with friends and go drinking.
However, if you are not naturally a shy person but keep things inside to keep that image of being shy. That's where it gets unhealthy.
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Posted in: Y20 mil gold handset from Vertu See in context
"But it is only the transfer of money between already relatively wealthy people"
The makers of the phone are not all millionaires i bet. I bet there are some non-wealthy people putting together these phones, and I bet they get a salary for doing their jobs.
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Posted in: Y20 mil gold handset from Vertu See in context
It's OK to buy ridiculous expensive things people!
That money isn't just thrown away. It's used by the makers which with they buy crap and then the money goes around and around. It's a transfer of money not the destruction of it.
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Posted in: Should President Barack Obama have bowed to the emperor while he was in Japan? See in context
wtf is the problem? its a bow, bowing is a greeting! stop looking so deep into how low he bows and stuff, he's not japanese so he doesn't know exactly how low to bow just cut him some slack ... jesus
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Posted in: Keeping warm See in context
Rule #1: never smile, you are above everyone else and have no need to smile. You are… perfect beings! There is no need to appease the onlookers, for you are Models.
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Posted in: Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion See in context
all religions resist change (and stick to traditional values) because religions are founded on belief and not on proof or investigation
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Posted in: Global Muslim population hits 1.57 billion See in context
another thing to take into account. Here's a shocker. .... In general, the world's population is growing!
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Posted in: Obama's Olympic pitch draws Republican complaints See in context
actually he's not ramming it down everyones through. Not like bush did when he passed everything he wanted under the sun
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Posted in: Should JAL be saved? See in context
I wish the gov't would send a contract to each taxpayer, asking each person if the gov't could buy a company with a portion of their money. And if it didn't go well, well then the gov't would have to tax that person more to make up for the losses. And if it went well, then the taxpayer would pay less money. I wonder how many people would sign that contract...
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Posted in: Should JAL be saved? See in context
government doesn’t care about profits because the only money it's in fear of losing is the taxpayer's. Gov't business is an oxymoron
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Posted in: Should public funds be used to bail out big companies like JAL? See in context
umm, the american economy is not 100% capitalism. im sorry to say
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Posted in: DPJ postpones cabinet picks See in context
timorboder, even politicians are human let's try not to make them out to be superheroes like they all parade to be
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Posted in: Some wonder if Japan's new leaders have economic vision See in context
"Aizawa and other free-market advocates worried that the party may step away from deregulating the economy"
hmm? A free mark advocate is worried about deregulation? Usually free market people are all about deregulation
also "If we look at the subject of money, we see that wether it is fiat currency or gold, it all has one common feature: it is scarce."
how is fiat currency scarce? The central banks are constantly printing out money. Its not scarce for the central banks ufortunately
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Posted in: Calls already coming in for fast action after DPJ sweeps LDP out of power See in context
seems like more big government around the corner... :(
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Posted in: Record jobless rate hits Aso gov't ahead of Sunday's election See in context
"Trying to solve economic issues by increasing the birthrate is a shortsighted vision."
Thank you someone said it!
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Posted in: Obama says health care critics use 'scare tactics' See in context
no one is going to read the bill because itll be 1000+ pages long. and just like when the bailout bill was finished. the repubs will have just a few hours to go over the bill before voting begins
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Posted in: Israel says it will do anything to stop Iran from getting nuclear bomb See in context
biglittleman wins!
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Posted in: Professional evictors target working poor See in context
i sympathize with you all. im looking for an apt at the moment and i start to get headaches thinking of the introduction fee, reikin, shikikin, 2-year insurance (that for some reason gets nullified when the person before me moves out...?), lock fees, 2-year renewal contract fee, guaranteer fee, kanrihi、contract cancellation fees(sometimes)
omg! so much crap!
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Posted in: Rape suspect says he scaled walls to reach victims' residences on 10 occasions See in context
or lock your window...
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Posted in: Do you support the planned transfer by 2014 of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam? See in context
so make them move to guam so they can bother the people there? moving them to guam or having them stay here, it doesnt matter
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Posted in: Republicans accuse Obama of socialism See in context
food is a right too, but you dont see people handing free food to all people
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Posted in: Obama unveils biggest financial rules overhaul since 1930s See in context
but it wont get more stable...
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Posted in: Obama unveils biggest financial rules overhaul since 1930s See in context
rofl, "executive compensation" is a reason for the crisis. hilarious
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Posted in: Aki Hoshino mistaken for minor at Macau casino See in context
yeah really! almost all japanese articles include ages of people like theres no tomorrow. but when theres actually a reason to include it, its left out...
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Posted in: For allergy season, Japan turns to surgical masks See in context
"As for why people might use masks... for the life of me, no one here covers their mouth when the cough"
oh you mean like what western people do? put their fist or open palm in front of their face when they cough. yeah thats really effective!
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Posted in: KDDI to release solar-powered cell phone See in context
great idea! sucks for the battery to go dead at night tho :p
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Posted in: Half and haafu See in context
interesting lostinnagoya, where can i find this article??
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Posted in: 'Never kneel': China uses Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump
By this definition Japan is a client state of the USA and has been for decades. Huh? Pakistan is a…
Posted in: India gives army 'operational freedom' to respond to Kashmir attack
Go put the MAGA hats on again boys! Make your Imperial Shogun know how much you love him!
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Posted in: 'Never kneel': China uses Korean War and AI memes to hit back at Trump