LFRAgain said...

LFRAgain at 10:18 AM JST - 4th October

If Microsoft designed more secure products, there would be less need for antivirus software.

This is a false assumption and widespread misconception.

1) If hackers didn't spend an inordinate amount of time writing code to crack Internet Explorer, we wouldn’t see so many problems.

2) If IE wasn’t on 90%…

Posted in Microsoft to release free antivirus PC software at 10:18 AM JST - 4th October
LFRAgain at 09:51 AM JST - 4th October

tetsukon,

As other posters here and court documents have made clear, at no point was Noriko tricked into coming to the United States for the divorce. The divorce was something that both parties had agreed upon while in Japan, but Chris refused to do in Japan due to the realities…

Posted in American father arrested in Japan had asked Tennessee court for help at 09:51 AM JST - 4th October
LFRAgain at 09:24 AM JST - 4th October

michaelqtodd,

No offense taken. I don’t profess to be an expert at anything, but I’m fairly confident in the professional relationships I’ve developed in my time here, and I do believe in the many teachers I’ve come to know and respect.

I haven't read Wolfenden's work specifically, but in other…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 09:24 AM JST - 4th October
LFRAgain at 01:35 AM JST - 4th October

Cicada,

Perhaps an apology is in order. Your post came across to me as unneccesarily sarcastic in a thread that seems to produce unnaturally strong reactions.

You're correct, I failed to see how your response to my post was in any way connected to possible Yakuza influence on the eikaiwa…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 01:35 AM JST - 4th October
LFRAgain at 06:13 PM JST - 3rd October

Blue_Tiger,

No worries. I don't deny that the classes are painfully boring. God knows, I've had to stand through countless classes where I wanted to slipt my own wrists out of boredom. It's well known that foreign language teaching techniques in Japan are abysmal.

But what I took issue with…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 06:13 PM JST - 3rd October
LFRAgain at 04:54 PM JST - 3rd October

michaelqtodd,

First, this speculation that the father “drugged” his children when he abducted them is just that: unsubstantiated speculation. So, how about we all stick to just the facts, rather than rumor mongering in order to make our position look stronger than it actually is?

As to your response, I…

Posted in American father arrested in Japan had asked Tennessee court for help at 04:54 PM JST - 3rd October
LFRAgain at 02:21 PM JST - 3rd October

michaelqtodd,

You still never answered my question:

What if the mother was apprehended by U.S. authorities before she could get the children out of the United States? Would you also demand a 10-year prision sentence for her illegal actions as well?

If you can't answer this simple question, then all…

Posted in American father arrested in Japan had asked Tennessee court for help at 02:21 PM JST - 3rd October
LFRAgain at 01:11 AM JST - 3rd October

ensnaturae,

Nice post.

Posted in American arrested in Fukuoka for kidnapping own kids from ex-wife at 01:11 AM JST - 3rd October
LFRAgain at 12:35 AM JST - 3rd October

Cicada,

Apparently, in your rush to what? Boo-yah me? you failed to notice that my mentioning my experience in Japan was in direct response to a specific question from another poster, and not related to the topic of the thread. That question, if you had bothered to read it at…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 12:35 AM JST - 3rd October
LFRAgain at 08:14 PM JST - 2nd October

I'm not taking issue with what you believe. I'm taking issue with you presenting "beliefs" as fact. The two are very distinctly different things.

As for your beliefs . . .

"Do you not know why they teach English here? It goes way back. Yadda yadda . . . "…

Posted in What is your impression of the English-teaching industry in Japan? Have things improved since Nova's collapse or are there still bad apples in the barrel? at 08:14 PM JST - 2nd October