GJDailleult said...

GJDailleult at 08:01 AM JST - 8th August

More jobs are lost and the unemployment rate goes down. Interesting statistical manipulation going on, just stop counting the people who give up looking for work.

Posted in July jobs figures show worst 'may be behind us': Obama at 08:01 AM JST - 8th August
GJDailleult at 02:30 PM JST - 7th August

skipthesong, just saying there is a risk/reward calculation in politics, and if you vote against a qualified Hispanic candidate you run the risk of ticking off some Hispanic voters to the point where they won't vote for you in the future. Might happen, might not, but the risk is there.…

Posted in Senate confirms Sotomayor for U.S. Supreme Court at 02:30 PM JST - 7th August
GJDailleult at 12:27 PM JST - 7th August

So 31 wise white guys voted against her. I wonder how many Hispanics just became permanent, lifelong Democratic party voters because of those 31 votes.

Posted in Senate confirms Sotomayor for U.S. Supreme Court at 12:27 PM JST - 7th August
GJDailleult at 10:12 AM JST - 7th August

Something makes no sense here. According to his story he took one tablet sometime early Sunday afternoon, but according to an earlier article he was tested on Monday because he showed signs of "drug addiction" when the police spoke to him about the woman's death. One tablet and you look…

Posted in Actor Oshio says he got scared after seeing woman fall ill at 10:12 AM JST - 7th August
GJDailleult at 01:56 PM JST - 5th August

Don't quite follow the sequence, did she flee from the media or the police? Why would the police say they want to question her, they were at her house, unless she took off on them. And agree with tkoind2 above about the real crime, but so far suspected drug use…

Posted in Yada's management says she, Oshio had been living apart at 01:56 PM JST - 5th August
GJDailleult at 08:56 AM JST - 4th August

I think those are symptoms of drug use, not addiction, but either way he is in deep trouble. If the autopsy shows drug use, and he provided the drugs and then took off when things went bad then he is toast. Even if there is some other explanation, apologies aren't…

Posted in Actor Oshio arrested for drug use after woman found dead in apartment at 08:56 AM JST - 4th August
GJDailleult at 06:51 PM JST - 3rd August

I don't know the stats, but I would bet that the number of heroes who get themselves and others killed is a lot higher than the number who overpower the robber, and that explains the policy. This is just another case of survivor bias, just because it worked out this…

Posted in Seattle bank teller loses job for chasing, catching robber at 06:51 PM JST - 3rd August
GJDailleult at 11:16 AM JST - 3rd August

Don't know how easy it is to find now, but the book mentioned by timorborder earlier, "The Cowra Breakout", is a very good read if you can get your hands on a copy. Lots of material not only on the breakout itself, but on life in the camp and in…

Posted in Australian town remembers largest Japanese POW breakout of WWII at 11:16 AM JST - 3rd August
GJDailleult at 01:57 PM JST - 31st July

"Weak sales" at Sony is one way to put it. But the 19.2% drop in revenue that is being reported sounds more like plummeting sales than weak sales.

Posted in Electronics makers report smaller-than-expected losses at 01:57 PM JST - 31st July
GJDailleult at 09:22 AM JST - 30th July

These court cases are a real kabuki dance. Teachers go to court and court rules against them. I wonder how many times over the years. Probably in the hundreds or thousands.

Posted in Teachers appeal ruling over 'Kimigayo,' Hinomaru at 09:22 AM JST - 30th July