JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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JohnBecker
For anyone interested, there's an exhaustive history of Sony (including Ohga-san) here: bit . ly / hK0lBM
Posted in: Sony chairman credited with developing CDs dies
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JohnBecker
@Frungy: Movies made in weeks? Seems to me that it takes weeks just to render all the frames, to say nothing of how long it takes to design and (virtually) construct everything that makes up those frames. None of these animated movies are simple endeavors.
I don't think there's a cabal of Hollywood producers plotting to eliminate the need for actors, as you seem to suggest. The paying public still likes seeing movie stars.
Posted in: Too real means too creepy in new Disney animation
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JohnBecker
I think westerner hit the nail on the head. While it would be nice to do something creative with this situation, the realities of time, money and equipment hold sway. Although the Skylifter idea sounds very reasonable - an aircraft like that could do a lot of good, and pretty quickly at that.
Posted in: Sightseeing boat still perched atop Iwate hostel roof
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JohnBecker
Ignoring all the hyperbole from both sides for the moment, I think this stattement from TEPCO is the best thing they've done since 3.11. This is the first time they've sounded like adults speaking to adults.
Posted in: TEPCO announces it will take 6-9 months to end nuclear crisis
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JohnBecker
Even if both ladies are comfortable with so familiar a greeting, I'm surprised the IHA allowed it to take place in front of the cameras.
Posted in: Hi Hillary
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JohnBecker
@fds: They could do these concerts anywhere, but to stage them in Japan means a lot both symbolically and financially. Getting people who have money to spend in support of people who have lost everything will bolster everyone's spirits.
Once Fukushima is sealed off and radiation is no longer a threat, I hope concerts like this will be staged in Sendai.
Posted in: Lady Gaga to perform at June 25 charity event in Chiba
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JohnBecker
I'll assume the irony is unintentional -- the human who works with a working dog is usually called its handler.
Posted in: Erika Toda and canine friend tackle terrorists in new movie
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JohnBecker
"There's a sucker born every minute." ---P.T. Barnum
Posted in: Wishing well boom attracts legions of ladies—and commercial opportunism
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JohnBecker
Other than people like fans of Taylor Swift and Britney Spears, does anyone even care about the Grammys?
Posted in: Grammys drop more than 30 categories
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JohnBecker
If reactors 5 and 6 are undamaged, it would be nuts to abandon them. Two reasons: these things cost a fortune to build, and Japan needs all the electricity it can get. If you're nervous about it, I imagine they would be happy to build a 20 meter wall around it.
Posted in: TEPCO to scrap 4 reactors at crippled nuclear plant; president hospitalized
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JohnBecker
It's an apt comparison. Hopefully, when the city of Fukushima recovers, they'll build a shrine to these workers.
Posted in: I don't know any other way to say it, but this is like suicide fighters in a war.
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JohnBecker
Thank goodness for Japan's sense of community involvement, and for their general good behavior. I believe they'll handle this crisis better than most countries would.
Posted in: Kan calls quake worst crisis since World War II; OKs power outages
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JohnBecker
Alphawolf, some people are interested in history, even if what they learn can't really be applied to present-day life. Sometimes knowledge is its own reward.
Posted in: True Path of the Ninja: The Definitive Translation of the Shoninki
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JohnBecker
Luckily, I haven't had to use taxis too often in Tokyo. Haven't had any problems, either. Himeji, on the other hand... I gave the driver the address and a map. He was so far off that even I knew we were going the wrong way, and I'd never been in town before. He knocked down the fare and helped with my bags, though.
Posted in: Why are Tokyo cabbies so clueless?
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JohnBecker
@BurakuminDes: you've seen the Bose noise-canceling headphones? This works on the same concept, but with only particular sounds made by the camera itself.
@haruka: this has nothing to do with stopping the camera from making noise. It's about preventing the camera from recording those noises when making a movie.
Posted in: NEC noise suppression technologies adopted by digital cameras
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JohnBecker
Minello, which would you prefer: keeping 60% of any profit, or losing money?
Posted in: Sony booming in India on strong brand image
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JohnBecker
With a wide-angle lens like the one he's using (and it may even be a full-frame fisheye), depth of field isn't so much an issue. Focus to 10 feet at f/8 and everything's in focus.
Posted in: Bright new year
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JohnBecker
@proxy: Are you guessing? There's no price mentioned in the article, nor a model number.
Posted in: Electronic dictionary
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JohnBecker
Someone should teach Ms Jackson how to write a lead. It felt like we were coming in at the middle of the story.
Posted in: Miura coast offers easy, crowd-free hike on Kanagawa shoreline
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JohnBecker
I'm amazed that the article doesn't provide a model name or number.
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