MissingCylonModel comments

Nightmare fodder!

That picture reminds me of this one: http://personals.gaijinpot.com/welcome/

Only with smartphones, sign of the times.

Obligatory photo of Steve Jobs showing his respect for IBM: http://www.webnews.it/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/steve_jobs_ibm.jpg

Wow! Marvelous photo!

Let's all comment on how tired we are of people commenting on news!

In the olden days, we would call it a thin client: a machine that serves as a terminal, while the actual computing happens across a network connection.

I'm not paying $999 for a thin client, if I can get an autonomous machine for less.

"Precious", "Supersize me" and "Poltergeist". I saw the last one as a kid.

This is big news. Price of bitcoin will go up again.

We didn't have this problem where I come from, because we never forced it and never called it "Englishization". If it sounds like a disease, of course people will avoid it.

Artists are the original SEO experts. Explaining their work in terms of popular topics to gain attention.

@fxgai AGREED. The fashion to make an app for any simple task is getting out of control. I'll make that my first complaint to McD.

I hope the hentai chikan crowd doesn't get their hands on drones. Give it one case of a camera drone over an outdoor onsen and all drones will be declared illegal in Japan, or required to make beeping sounds.

As a foreigner, watching this movie, I felt the need to retract and contract. It seemed like the message was obstructed by the way the film was constructed. I found the soundtrack distracting, acting unattractive and the abstract story protracting needlessly. I hate to detract from their effort, but I did not feel attracted.

Spying on your kids using technology instead of trust and face-to-face conversation isn't a good lesson to teach, is it?

Sounds like the plot of the "Black Mirror" episode: "The Waldo Moment"

Oh deer...

Drones are cool.

Crocs are very dasai.

I'm confused by this photo.

Sooo... why does Japan Post refuse to let me send an iPad offshore citing safety regulations regarding batteries?

"Pichai downplayed the competitive threat that Google might pose."

This is normal Google's strategy. They're downplaying their role in all markets they enter. Always pretending to be the underdog and just biting a small share of the pie. Just a search engine. It's all for the search. Ads? Yes, but only the on-line ads. Not a player in the advertising market. Phones? Nope, just giving hints to manufacturers. We're not here to start a fight. Just looking around.

Y! Mobile is offering smartphone contracts for ¥2500. Not the shiny new ones you would be proud to show around, but smart enough.

There are undoubtedly cool comments about it, like: "Wow, nice fish!" or "Wow, I love fish!" You wouldn't want someone to miss all that, would you?

JT readers are looking at a picture of a college dude looking at a picture of a fish. There are some comments like "Life in Japan has even less quality to offer than in the rest of the world." and "It's a Japanese society thing" and "Wow, this is so meta." Are they missing out on something?

Wow, this is so meta.

Is it legal to fly to Turkey and take a bus to Syria?

Instantly, "Peeping Life" came to mind:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh_mmKZpAZA

Helium is not toxic and doesn't cause any harm by itself. Oxygen deprivation is the dangerous thing. One helium balloon will change your voice. Breathe some air before you try the next one and you're fine.

It seems the girl was especially sensitive to lack of air, but that's no excuse for the show producers. If the label said "adults only", then it's on them.

I think you're being unfair, @GW.

I liked TMNT when I was 10, loved the movie that came out then (being the intended audience). I'm a bit apprehensive about this one. The faces on the Turtles... a bit on the wrong side of the uncanny valley.

This article is a story of a couple bickering about food, with "smartphone" in the title to grab attention.

Well, it's unlikely that they cross the streams.

@donkusai, there ARE indie movies. You just don't see their posters, or trailers, or interviews with the cast, or huge opening nights etc.

Expectation: moody atmosphere, exquisite coffee and a nice sofa next to a bookshelf full of Agatha Christie novels. Pet owl sleeping perched at the bar, where the mysterious owner is shining silverware.

Reality: crummy shop with a plastic fence. Christmas lights and paper cutouts amateurishly plastered on the walls. High entry fee and long line to take a selfie with some tortured-looking birds.

Let's not jump to conclusions. The article doesn't say if the topless model was female or male.