Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    We received a pay cut last year. I cut my working hours in response.

    Posted in: No pay rises for a third of Japanese professionals in 2011

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    I think TEPCO should be forced to buy the property of anyone who has been evacuated who does not wish to return to the area. The market rate before the accident should be paid. In the meantime TEPCO should pay the full accommodation costs of evacuees, which will probably exceed Y50000 a month. Any compensation comes on top of these payments. Compensation for having to abandon one's home and job, compensation for having to live in a gymnasium for months, compensation for being irradiated by TEPCO: none of this is covered by a measly Y50000 per month. Maybe Y5-10 million per person would compensate for these things; this is the kind of sum TEPCO should be thinking of. Make them pay for their arrogance and wilful disregard of safety.

    Posted in: TEPCO to pay Y88 bil to nuclear plant evacuees

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    I'm sure ANA will come up with the exact same surcharge before long. It's strange that different airlines seem to pay exactly the same for their fuel. You would think they would buy hedges to avoid large fluctuations in fuel prices, but any increases are immediately passed on to passengers.

    And why is there no surcharge on domestic flights?

    Posted in: JAL to hike fuel surcharge from Aug to Sept

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    No lighting at all would use 100% less electricity.

    Posted in: 1,995 LEDs to light up Tokyo Sky Tree

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    The service gives "streaming access at anytime and anywhere": except when Sony gets hacked and closes their network down for months.

    It's strange that a service available "at anytime and anywhere", isn't available in Japan: Sony must have a different definition of "anywhere" to everyone else. The terms of service also state that features may vary depending on your location, as determined by your IP address.

    What you could do instead (as I do) is put all your files on your own server and then you really can access things from anywhere, with no additional monthly fees and none of this "features vary by location" nonsense.

    Posted in: Sony's online music service launched on Android in 9 countries

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    It sounds underwhelming: iTunes won't even play most of my music files as I ripped them in flac format. I don't know why Apple refuse to support more file formats; it makes their software useless to me.

    Posted in: Jobs emerges from leave to unveil iCloud, synching service

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    “You can’t put a price on staying connected. So we don’t.”. They still charge upwards of $15 per day (plus tax, plus service) in the US.

    Posted in: Free Internet for Marriott Rewards members

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    These glasses feel more like plastic than glass and do not break easily; they are not brittle at all.

    Posted in: Asahi Glass develops world's thinnest sheet float glass

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    If I had a boss who summoned people with a bell I think the bell would find its way into the bin before long.

    In the company I worked at there was a regulation that the housing allowance would only be paid if the floor area was less than 60m2 (no matter what the rent). I found a nice house for the same rent as our 60m2 flat, but couldn't move there because I would have lost the housing allowance (about Y30000 per month). Nobody was able to explain the reason for this rule.

    Posted in: Employees reveal absurd company regulations

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    I would hope that if the crook Ozawa and the doofus Hatoyama vote in favour of the no confidence motion they are immediately expelled from the DPJ. Let them set up their own party of useless half-wits and let's see how they fare.

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    I wouldn't trust Facebook with my e-mail: they would soon be selling it to all and sundry. I keep personal mail on my own server so I can decide what happens to it and not some foreign business.

    Posted in: Yahoo ready to deliver on promise to upgrade email

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    I suppose if I were to throw water over Mr Eto the police would arrest me. It sounds like Mr Eto needs to spend a night in the cells to reflect on his conduct.

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    Japan is acting in bad faith by unilaterally specifying exemptions to the treaty and failing to implement a mechanism to enforce judgements. I think it would be better if Japan didn't sign the treaty until they are prepared to abide by its requirements, which they clearly aren't at the moment.

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    This is most regrettable as it means we will be treated to yet another performance of traditional Japanese whining/tantrum. I think the best practitioners should be awarded "national living treasure" status. It's a shame Mr Maehara has resigned as he always gave good value for money in this respect.

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    It's difficult to understand why Kan feels responsible for the Fukushima disaster. He should be pointing out that it was the LDP and TEPCO that conspired to ignore historical data on tsunamis and earthquakes and build nuclear plants in areas known to be at risk. It was the LDP and TEPCO that colluded in covering up accidents, falsified safety records etc.

    The next time the LDP start mouthing off, Kan should bring up these points and have them explain themselves. Where are the apologies from the LDP? They should be grovelling in the mud.

    Posted in: Kan to forgo PM's salary until nuclear crisis brought under control

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    Isn't it a ball pen, rather than a fountain pen?

    Posted in: Multi-function pens

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    First of all, it is the US government that is acting illegally by taking over domains that US film and music companies claim are infringing their copyrights. Domains are seized without any evidence being presented, or legal case filed with the courts. This is IP theft by the US government.

    If there really is infringement it is the film and music companies that should be filing court cases, not the US government. Why is the US government doing the bidding of private companies?

    Secondly, many of the domains seized did not host copyright content and were merely search engines, no different from Google. Again, there was no legal process: the US government simply stole the IP.

    I suppose the next move will be the seizure of the mozilla domain, the site that distributes the firefox browser, on the pretext that they are enabling "theft" of copyright material.

    It's time to make a stand against overbearing governments that seek to limit our freedom. MafiaaFire is one way to do that.

    Posted in: Mozilla resists request to remove Firefox tool

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    Bin Laden was always keen on martyrdom, albeit for people other than himself and his family. Now he has joined the gullible fools who took him at his word. I wouldn't worry too much about Al-Qaida "revenge" attacks: they were always threatening mayhem anyway.

    Posted in: Al-Qaida vows revenge for bin Laden's death

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    I've little sympathy for Sony after their actions in recent years. First they put rootkit software on their CDs, leaving millions of PCs open to hackers. Then they forced PlayStation owners to choose between keeping the functionality of the PlayStation they bought (e.g. linux support) and being able to use the PlayStation network. Then they sued those who tried to restore the features Sony had removed.

    It's about time Sony were punished for their heavy-handed bullying. I doubt they will change, but I won't be buying any of their products until they do.

    Posted in: Sony says 25 million more accounts hacked

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    The758: I use Linux (Slackware) at work. I have many computers and Windows just isn't up to the job. Apple isn't any good either as I would have to buy their hardware and they don't have what I need.

    Posted in: Apple juggernaut sends ripples through tech world

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