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  FarmboySep. 23, 2011 - 09:29PM JST

  Will it consider Natto Breath as good or bad?

  It probably makes a polite suggestion that you buy some new socks.

  Posted in: NTT DoCoMo unveils smartphone radiation 'jacket'

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  FarmboySep. 23, 2011 - 08:18AM JST

  I love this! Imagine being on a crowded train... "Fat alert! Fat alert! Proceed with caution!"

  Posted in: NTT DoCoMo unveils smartphone radiation 'jacket'

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  FarmboySep. 22, 2011 - 07:59AM JST

  I do enjoy fixating on disaster as much as anybody, but, "the increased amount of groundwater is manageable" means not much bad and new is happening. It's just the same old bad stuff as before, and wasn't made much worse by the storm. This is good news, comparatively speaking.

  Posted in: TEPCO says up to 500 tons of groundwater flowing into Fukushima nuclear plant

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 09:57PM JST

  I'm assuming the Megafloat, a barge full of containers of somewhat radioactive water is still parked next door? Maybe with a tarp over it? Oh well, we'll find out in the morning, I guess.

  Posted in: Workers race to protect nuclear plant from typhoon

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 09:52PM JST

  A few people in Tokyo and north of there are doing online radiation monitoring on Ustream, but I don't see any difference in levels.

  Posted in: Typhoon strands several thousand commuters in Tokyo

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 07:19PM JST

  I notice they turned off the live cameras there. Is that part of the preparation?

  Posted in: Workers race to protect nuclear plant from typhoon

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 05:29PM JST

  And yet, in the middle of all this, the Yamato delivery guy came to the door with a package.

  Posted in: Typhoon strands several thousand commuters in Tokyo

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 03:29PM JST

  Met,

  I sympathize. Three parts of the roof blew off here. I retrieved two sections and I'm hopiing for a break to get the third...don't want the wind to carry it into the glass. One big tree is down and the place doesn't feel secure. I think the sirens just went off. What fun!

  Posted in: Typhoon strands several thousand commuters in Tokyo

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

  I just chased down two screens a part of a balcony. I'm hoping the roof stays where it is. This is the biggest storm I've felt so far in Japan, and those temporary covers on the Fukushima power plants had better be put on well,

  Posted in: Typhoon strands several thousand commuters in Tokyo

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  FarmboySep. 21, 2011 - 01:49PM JST

  However I disagree that there is "research showing" that pedophiles re-offend at higher rates than other types of criminals. In fact studies have found the exact opposite.

  Frungy,

  The rates of repeated offenses are my no means clear, and arguments about this draw from varied sources, reaching varied conclusions. Saying someone is a "pedophile" doesn't narrow it down enough, and the variables are complex. The following is from

  http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.com/content/82/4/457.full

  The published rates of recidivism are in the range of 10% to 50% for pedophiles depending on their grouping.7,16,17,31,43,94,96-98 Some studies have reported that certain classes of pedophiles (eg, homosexual, nonrelated) have the highest rate for repeated offending compared with other sex offenders.17,99 Generally, homosexual and bisexual pedophiles have higher recidivism rates than heterosexual pedophiles.31,94,98,100 Incest pedophiles generally have the lowest rate of reoffense.98

  Posted in: Should pedophiles with criminal records be required to report their names and addresses to local authorities when they move?

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  FarmboySep. 20, 2011 - 12:07PM JST

  Well, I knew a family that had a dog in the city. It was in a fence, and neighborhood kids would throw rocks at it. It never bit them, but I can't say I would have been so sad if it had, though I suppose that is a character flaw.

  I at least hope that anyone who is thinking about prosecuting dog owners looks at the whole situation before making a decision, rather than trying to enforce a blanket rule.

  Posted in: Should dog owners be prosecuted if their animal attacks someone?

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  FarmboySep. 19, 2011 - 10:42PM JST

  After whirling in the south like a confused dervish, the storm has leapt northeast with a menacing gaze toward Hokkaido. The rain is coming down like a piledriver on already sodden earth. The warning bells are ringing through the night like .... oh, never mind!

  Posted in: Landslide fears as typhoon churns toward Japan

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  FarmboySep. 19, 2011 - 07:31PM JST

  Probably there is a flow chart that assigns compensation only to those who were affected by radiation but who were not affected by the tsunami. Radioactive but wet - no money.

  Posted in: TEPCO compensation hotline overwhelmed by 3,000 complaints per day

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  FarmboySep. 19, 2011 - 02:24PM JST

  There is always hope. Politics is full of new faces, and the new faces are allowed more power based on how they deal with the old faces. Temptation and corruption are there to be dealt with, and some people can deal with them, so there is hope. I think the new prime minister is doing better than I expected so far, by the way.

  Posted in: Do you see any hope for politics in Japan?

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  FarmboySep. 19, 2011 - 08:12AM JST

  And this is debatable because

  This is debatable because when you serve your time, you should have a fresh start. If murderers get a fresh start, then pedophiles should get a fresh start. And this is complicated because of research showing that people who are pedophiles remain pedophiles at heart, and though perhaps they can stop doing what they want to do, they don't stop wanting to do it.

  Posted in: Should pedophiles with criminal records be required to report their names and addresses to local authorities when they move?

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  FarmboySep. 17, 2011 - 08:26PM JST

  Darren,
  Didn't know about all that. Thanks - good info.

  Posted in: Beef shipments resume from Fukushima Pref

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  FarmboySep. 17, 2011 - 05:38PM JST

  Darren,

  Thanks for the link, and I totally understand your caution. The thing is, radiation seems to pop up in unexpected places, not just toward the east. Take this recent data, for example. Why is Yamaguchi prefecture, nowhere near the nuke plant, more than twice as high as surrounding prefectures? Weak batteries? Operator asleep at the geiger? Another nuke plant problem? We just don't know. And then, people are only talking about cesium, not other stuff that was evidently released as well. I just don't get that warm, fuzzy feeling of being protected from harm by the government.

  http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/en/monitoring_by_prefecture_environmental_radioactivity_level_prefecture/2011/09/13835/index.html

  Posted in: Beef shipments resume from Fukushima Pref

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  FarmboySep. 17, 2011 - 05:14PM JST

  They had another one about a half hour ago, didn't they?

  Posted in: M6.6 quake, 5 aftershocks hit Iwate, neighboring areas

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  FarmboySep. 17, 2011 - 02:37PM JST

  No Hokkaido food.

  I just go by the radiation levels (prefer .05 on the map below or less), and I think northern Tohoku and Hokkaido aren't bad:

  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/radiation-levels.html

  I won't buy anything from southern Tohoku, nothing from Fukushima or Miyagi, and I'm staying away from all Japanese beef until they have a system I trust

  Posted in: Beef shipments resume from Fukushima Pref

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  FarmboySep. 17, 2011 - 02:03PM JST

  Well, Japan had a long history of not eating meat, so they will survive this in any case..

  Posted in: Beef shipments resume from Fukushima Pref

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