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Monthly Archives: December 2005
Christmas in Japan
Today is Christmas… Being an anti-theistic agnostic, I usually try not to celebrate, but being in Japan has made me kind of nostalgic for the western traditions of home. This morning, my family and I opened our presents together by … Continue reading
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Tagged Adsl Network, Agnostic, Christmas Card, Christmas In Japan, Exchange Student, Geisha, Happy Christmas, Ichat Av, Japan Today, Japanese Culture, Kamakura Daibutsu, Little Japan, Religious Imagery, Today Is Christmas, Traditional Spirit, Uplink, Video Conference, Video Conferencing Application, Video Feed, Western Traditions
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How many comic books does it take to change a lightbulb?
The answer, in my case, is ten. In Japan, people are traditionally accustomed to sitting on the floor, so when one of my lightbulbs blew last night, I found my furnished apartment lacking a chair high-enough to stand on while … Continue reading
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Tagged Chairs, Comic Books, Compilations, Furnished Apartment, Garbage Area, Japan, Lateral Thinking, Led, Lightbulb, Lightbulbs, Stack
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benhourigan.com’s funniest comment so far
Just a few minutes ago, Sasha posted this masterful comment, which made me, university trained geek that I am, laugh harder than I had in weeks. Kudos to you, Sasha. Thanks, too, to the mysterious Jess/Jessica, who made such a … Continue reading
Howl’s Moving Castle (review)
Diana Wynne Jones, Howl’s Moving Castle (1986; repr. New York: HarperTrophy 2001); Howl’s Moving Castle screenplay and direction by Miyazaki Hayao (2004), DVD. Book: 7/10. Movie: 5/10. As I did before Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring … Continue reading
Humanities academics’ poor communication skills
Today I was most inspired to write a comment at Binary Bonsai, where Michael Heilemann was complaining about DAC 2005 delegates’ inability to express themselves clearly. It’s a post in its own right. To academics, Michael, the words you think … Continue reading
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Tagged Academics, Bonsai, Dac 2005, Delegates, Dialect, Doctorate, Emergence, Experimental Techniques, Experimental Writers, Ezra Pound, Finnegans Wake, Gertrude Stein, Humanities, James Joyce, Literary Modernism, Literary Modernists, Literary Style, New Language, Poor Communication Skills, Verges
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Xbox 360: It’s big in Japan
Microsoft are busy gearing up for this month’s launch of the Xbox 360 in Japan, hoping to succeed with it where Xbox failed. Since the original Xbox’s sheer size and ugliness undoubtedly contributed to its unpopularity in Japan, putting a … Continue reading
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Tagged Big In Japan, Drawing, Faceplates, Giant, Hdtv, Launch, Microsoft, Osaka, Perfect Dark Zero, Security Guard, Sheer Size, Trailers, Ugliness, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Japan
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