Wednesday February 15, 2012

JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION

Farmboy's past comments

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FarmboyOct. 02, 2011 - 08:25PM JST

I would like it to have some sort of system so that it always points up. It shouldn't be too hard to do, I think... maybe just air pockets strategically placed would do it....or maybe it already does this, but it just isn't mentioned. I'm just imagining that I wouldn't like rolling over and over for days or weeks...

Posted in: Japan's answer to next tsunami: a mini-Noah's Ark
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FarmboyOct. 02, 2011 - 05:27PM JST

Practically speaking, how does one accurately test 1.5 million tons of debris for radioactivity?

Posted in: Miyagi begins testing debris for radioactivity before sending it to other prefectures
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FarmboyOct. 02, 2011 - 12:59PM JST

Japanese chicken and eggs do not harbour selmonella so is much safer to eat than chicken from other countries. The chicken eaten raw is only from one part of the chicken.

Do a quick search for "Japan" and "salmonella" and you'll see that isn't true.

That said, nothing much will change, I think, except in Korean restaurants. Even there, this is likely to be accepted as a suggestion rather than a law, unless the restaurant owner has annoyed someone.

Posted in: New regulations take effect for restaurants serving raw beef dishes
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FarmboyOct. 01, 2011 - 10:36PM JST

Cnn go again... some of the worst articles

They went beyond borders, and couldn't find their way home again.

Posted in: Tokyo tourist draw shoots self in foot with bizarre name change
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FarmboyOct. 01, 2011 - 11:34AM JST

March 29th article seems relevant

http://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134942677/toxic-plutonium-seeping-from-japans-nuclear-plant

Posted in: Plutonium detected in soil outside Fukushima nuclear plant
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FarmboyOct. 01, 2011 - 11:23AM JST

Interesting that they have known about this since June. Nice that they are sharing info, but a little more rapid release of data would promote a greater feeling of trust.

Posted in: Plutonium detected in soil outside Fukushima nuclear plant
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FarmboySep. 30, 2011 - 10:03PM JST

Is there some media plot to associate Clinton and the word, "outraged"?

http://www.google.co.jp/search?q=clinton+outraged&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Posted in: Clinton outraged as Syrians target U.S. ambassador
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FarmboySep. 30, 2011 - 08:45PM JST

I remember when it was really hard to get Western food in Japan, and National Azabu was one of the places you could get it. It was expensive, but it was so nice just to be able to find the stuff. It also made a nice trip, with a Mexican restaurant, as I recall, not so far away, and a nice park nearby. I wish them luck with the relaunch.

Posted in: After a half-century in Hiroo, National Azabu to close Oct 31
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FarmboySep. 30, 2011 - 07:46AM JST

50% of radiation will be lost in transit from Miyako to Tokyo

I'm thinking radiation will be gained when they stop in Fukushima to pick up a few tons at a time. It's right on the way. Iwate probably isn't actually that bad for radiation, especially the northern part, but I'm not confident that that is where all the waste will come from. Should I be more trusting?

Posted in: Tokyo gov't agrees to take 1,000 tons of debris from city in Iwate
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FarmboySep. 30, 2011 - 07:36AM JST

So will Nagoya become the new capital city then? Or maybe Kyoto, out of a sense of history...

Posted in: Tokyo gov't agrees to take 1,000 tons of debris from city in Iwate
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FarmboySep. 30, 2011 - 07:31AM JST

@namabiru4me I'm thinking about the 3G version for the Kindle features and as a way to check e-mail when I travel with no service plan. People tell me previous browsers are minimal, but this one seems better, and I wouldn't need anything great to do that in any case.

Posted in: Amazon targets iPad: Ready, aim, Fire
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FarmboySep. 29, 2011 - 07:47PM JST

I wonder when the Kindle Fire will be available in Japan. It isn't so far.

Posted in: Amazon targets iPad: Ready, aim, Fire
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FarmboySep. 28, 2011 - 08:21PM JST

I suggest bioremediation, using lined concrete pits, away from the ocean, for the remnants after the radiation is absorbed. This will still take practically forever, but I don't think there is a fast fix that won't wind up making another area contaminated.

Posted in: Gov't faced with decontaminating millions of cubic meters of soil in 4 prefectures
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FarmboySep. 27, 2011 - 07:52AM JST

It’s not a mustache, but a tooth,” she said, referring to a black square in the middle of the figure’s face.

Just observing, the black square is a mustache, not a tooth, similar to Hitler's. The two things at the side are vampire teeth. I agree that on the whole, the images don't look like Hitler, and it's a stretch to say the symbols are "reminiscent of the Nazis’ swastika banners." They look nothing like swastikas, though they are red and white.

Posted in: Hitler lookalike on key rings, magnets on sale in Taiwan 7-Eleven
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FarmboySep. 26, 2011 - 07:09PM JST

We fight by going to the ballad box

I would go, but I'm such a poor singer. As for Obama, he's been a disappointment, but the people the Republicans are going to run are looney. There ARE better choices, but where ARE they, and why aren't they running?

Posted in: Obama says Republicans would 'cripple' U.S.
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FarmboySep. 26, 2011 - 05:01PM JST

Probably they realised what they had said without linking fear of explosions to the hydrogen?

Could be. Even from a PR standpoint, they think in mysterious ways.

Posted in: TEPCO can't identify flammable gas in pipe at Fukushima nuclear reactor
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FarmboySep. 26, 2011 - 04:00PM JST

TEPCO then announced, it didn't know what the gas was?

Zichi, Yes, that's what I don't get. If this is the same problem as that shown on the diagram you posted on another thread (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wnYZwAgUwDA/Tnw17v2wz9I/AAAAAAAACFM/i0l_Do-ttRU/s1600/fukushimareactor1hydrogen.JPG), they said clearly the gas was hydrogen, so what is this about?

Posted in: TEPCO can't identify flammable gas in pipe at Fukushima nuclear reactor
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FarmboySep. 25, 2011 - 08:27AM JST

Oh okay, but I want a commission: http://www.ahurascientific.com/chemical-explosives-id/products/trudefenderftg/index.php

This supposedly identifies gases quickly and accurately, and is easy to operate. It looks expensive, though.

Posted in: TEPCO can't identify flammable gas in pipe at Fukushima nuclear reactor
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FarmboySep. 24, 2011 - 10:26PM JST

I'm just amazed that Nasa would say that it's down but we don't know where. It just sounds so lame.

Posted in: Fallen satellite most likely in Pacific: NASA
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FarmboySep. 24, 2011 - 09:40PM JST

there was no danger of an imminent explosion.

So the explosion will happen in due time? After careful consideration? When it's good and ready?

Posted in: Hydrogen buildup detected in No. 1 reactor at Fukushima plant