Snolygoster said...

Snolygoster at 01:19 AM JST - 14th August

I wish there was this kind of price competition in all industries in Japan. (Home electronics, especially.)

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Snolygoster at 01:14 PM JST - 7th July

I'm going on record as saying this will not happen in the next ten years. If any system gets online in less than that, it will be a greatly scaled back version of the original plan.

Posted in Japan aims to build 'one-stop' online public service system by 2013 at 01:14 PM JST - 7th July
Snolygoster at 03:01 PM JST - 29th June

How can you run a story about a new type of fryer and include a picture of the product's developer instead of the product you're talking about? If someone is interested enough to read the story, do you think they'd be more interested in seeing the company's president, or what…

Posted in Taking the heat off fried foods at 03:01 PM JST - 29th June
Snolygoster at 02:53 PM JST - 29th June

I think the photo is meant to be a "take you into the moment" kind of thing. It's obviously not very artfully done, and I know Reuters photographers can do much better when they want.

I wish JT would include more pictures with their stories, even if they're all like…

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Snolygoster at 09:08 AM JST - 29th June

Where's the picture, JT?

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Snolygoster at 12:37 AM JST - 26th June

Not that it would actually change the content of the story, but I'm a little disappointed at the lack of editing that let the same quote be printed twice and attributed to two different sources. Shame on you, JT.

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Snolygoster at 01:26 PM JST - 23rd June

New headline proposal- "Unfortunate Camera Angle Makes Angel Look Like Devil"

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Snolygoster at 01:23 PM JST - 23rd June

I totally agree with you, fds. I think the salient issue is portrait rights. Google has already built a very good face-recognition algorithm into Picasa. All they need to do is run the street view images through that software and blur the faces it finds.

Posted in Gov't panel finds Google Street View service consistent with law at 01:23 PM JST - 23rd June
Snolygoster at 09:38 PM JST - 17th June

I agree, urufuls- it looks fake. But at least JT included a picture.

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Snolygoster at 10:42 PM JST - 5th June

I only came because I thought there'd be a picture of the airport fanfare. JT, you need to include more pictures with your stories. Each page has 7-8 graphical ads, but often stories that would be much bettered by inclusion of a picture do not have one.

Posted in Nonstop flights from Utah to Tokyo begin at 10:42 PM JST - 5th June