RakishGadfly said...

RakishGadfly at 09:28 PM JST - 8th November

Stupid - end farm subsidies in Japan (and every other country), and if people could buy this rice a competitive prices and realize it's not that different from J rice, then sales would happen. Nice dream, I know.

Posted in Resumed auction for imported rice unsuccessful at 09:28 PM JST - 8th November
RakishGadfly at 09:24 PM JST - 8th November

Those of you against this research and all subsequent developments will no doubt ask that you NOT be treated with if you or a loved in ever diagnosed with Alzheimer's et al, I assume.

Posted in Riken researchers make brain tissues from stem cells at 09:24 PM JST - 8th November
RakishGadfly at 09:19 PM JST - 8th November

jeancolmar;

The double-standard expressed in your post by the way you use "xenophobe" is pretty amusing.

Posted in Early learners' brains more efficient when learning English, researchers say at 09:19 PM JST - 8th November
RakishGadfly at 09:18 PM JST - 8th November

jonobugs;

Good points - nobody who comments that this was already-known appears to understand the concept of peer-review wither, i.e. that those who reviewed this paper for publication would have not published it if it was so unoriginal and the information existed elsewhere, to say nothing of the authors being…

Posted in Early learners' brains more efficient when learning English, researchers say at 09:18 PM JST - 8th November
RakishGadfly at 11:33 AM JST - 7th November

A toothsome lass indeed.

Posted in Tomoka Kurotani named 'Woman With the Most Appealing Teeth' at 11:33 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:29 AM JST - 7th November

I'm very, very disappointed in all of you. I can't believe that nobody punned around with the "lay" in "lay jury".

Posted in Jury bra at 11:29 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:25 AM JST - 7th November

I enjoy working at home when I can, but I also like going into the office to chat and meet with others, so a bit of both seems to be the best. Not a big fan of videoconferencing, everyone on the screen looks jumpy.

Posted in Japanese workers discover advantages of teleworking at 11:25 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:20 AM JST - 7th November

The Honda dude looks like a cardboard cutout.

Posted in Honda's new Life at 11:20 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:16 AM JST - 7th November

bought women’s underwear and a pair of stockings

At the least the store got a sale.

Posted in ASDF officer suspended for shopping naked in Miyagi convenience store at 11:16 AM JST - 7th November
RakishGadfly at 11:11 AM JST - 7th November

As someone pointed out, this research shows the Why and the How of early language learning, regardless of whether it was already know to the eminently qualified armchair cognoscenti of JT. Yes, the sky is blue, but knowing why the sky is blue is a totally different matter.

Posted in Early learners' brains more efficient when learning English, researchers say at 11:11 AM JST - 7th November