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Monthly Archives: October 2005
Japanese Smoking Etiquette
One of the things that bugs me about Japan is that smoking isn’t yet universally considered a habit so vile that smokers are treated as social pariahs. Maybe it’s because so many smokers here are middle-aged men, and men get … Continue reading
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Tagged Bugs, Captions, Graphics, Habit, Japan Tobacco, Mcdonalds, Non Smoking, Own Health, Smokers, Smoking Section, Social Pariahs, Total Disregard
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iTunes Australia, where you pay more for less
iTunes Australia is finally out. But tracks are $1.69 each, and albums are at least $16.99. When I lived in Melbourne, I used to buy CDs from Dragonfly Discs. There, I could buy classic CDs like David Bowie’s Low for … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Australian Dollars, Buy Music, Cd Store, Classic Cds, Credit Card, David Bowie, Digital Downloads, Discount Cd, Dragonfly, Dragonfly Discs, Exchange Rate, Itunes Music Store, Melbourne, Music Australia, Music Publishers, People, Physical Cd, Record Labels, Worth Noting That
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An article and an interview
About two weeks I had my first ever paid-for article published. “Are Videogames Conservative?” appeared in the September edition of The IPA Review (57:3). Today, Libby Price, a presenter on Melbourne radio station 3LO, got in contact with me to … Continue reading
Posted in General, News, Self, Videogames
Tagged Academia, Australian Time, Berlitz, Dad, First Radio, Ipa, Melbourne Radio, New Job, Politics, Radio Interview, Radio Station, Time Thanks, Writing
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Six, already?
Today, Apple released iTunes 6. This is the most gratuitous major version bump I’ve ever seen. Sure, new iPods came out today that play video. It’s about time. And the iTunes music store also carries short films and TV shows … Continue reading
Posted in General, Movies and TV, News
Tagged Apple, Bump, Itunes Music Store, Music Videos, New Ipods, Selling Music, Short Films, Technology
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A month in Japan (part the fifth)
After a whole weekend in Tôkyô, I was broke, and feeling like I couldn’t wait to get out of Ôta so I wouldn’t have to spend 4000¥ every time I wanted to do something interesting. Also, I’d finally settled in: … Continue reading
Posted in General, Self
Tagged 20 September, 24 September, Daikanyama, Exact Address, Hurry, Internet Access, Internet Phone, January 1, Japan, Jobs, Ku, Membership Secretary, Mensa Membership, Mobile Phone, Nova, Probation, Shi, Sms, Sunglasses, Woman
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A month in Japan (part the third)
Monday 12 September The LDP won the election! Hooray! Gotta love that Koizumi Junichiro: he’s a gutsy guy, and he’s got great hair. Monday, I got up early to climb Kanayama, the local mountain, as I’d intended to the day … Continue reading
Posted in General, Self
Tagged 12 September, Brother Daniel, Car Parks, Cultures, Fox, Gates, Koizumi, Ldp, Local Mountain, May Peace Prevail On Earth, Moss, Natural Environment, Pillars, Sacred Spaces, Shrines, Stone Structures, Sweat, Taps, Temples, Toilets
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A month in Japan (part the second)
So, I’ve been slack. What started out as a series of posts on two weeks in Japan still hasn’t been finished after a month here. It’s been long enough that I’ve started to forget what days I did things on, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Self
Tagged Appliances, Boring Bits, Direction, Discount Electronics, English Word, Famous Temple, Instincts, Japan, Japanese Person, Japanese Temples, Laptop, Little Bit, Lot, Plug Adaptor, Red Lantern, Saga, Slack, Striking Feature, Textbook, Train Ride
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