Ultradude said...

Ultradude at 09:33 PM JST - 6th January

Can't put my finger on it but she does nothing for me, no interest. In fact, I find myself hoping she gets divorced in the coming year after her ludicrously extravagant wedding. Furthermore, I found it annoying that she thought she had a chance at being a Bond girl a…

Posted in Norika Fujiwara makes musical stage debut in 'Drowsy Chaperone' at 09:33 PM JST - 6th January
Ultradude at 01:39 PM JST - 5th January

gogogo - with your frame of mind are you able to travel anywhere? I suppose when I travel to your home country they'll allow me to breeze on in without getting my details in their system.

Posted in U.S. to require online authorization for temporary visitors at 01:39 PM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 12:51 PM JST - 5th January

Population is not so relevant. The number of vehicles and type of roads matters. I would imagine country to country comparisons are tricky unless the number of vehicles, average speeds and miles driven, geography, climate, etc are similar.

Posted in Road accidents kill over 73,000 in China in 2008 at 12:51 PM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 09:16 AM JST - 5th January

It is NOT a visa, there is no visa application, nor is a visa granted. It is using technology to update an existing and antiquated procedure. If you went to the US today, you'd fill out a card and at Immigration they run you through the system, if a red…

Posted in U.S. to require online authorization for temporary visitors at 09:16 AM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 09:04 AM JST - 5th January

You are getting 100x the info of a traditional encyclopedia with 90 percent of the accuracy, a decent trade-off as long as everyone remembers it. Basically, it is a great place to begin a search for answers on a topic but certainly not the only or most authoritative.

Posted in Wikipedia meets $6 million fundraising goal at 09:04 AM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 09:01 AM JST - 5th January

Just to be clear, the new tower will NOT be a building - no offices or "mansions", huge difference to building an empty frame compared to the new tall buildings in Malaysia, Taiwan, Shanghai or Dubai.

Posted in Tokyo Tower stood for a dream of the future, but that dream is gone. Tokyo Tower offers no more dreams, just as Japan has no more dreams. at 09:01 AM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 08:56 AM JST - 5th January

Most Japanese are surprised to find out that most gaijin don't even know their own blood type. I only knew because I've donated blood (and it is was on my dog tags). This is pseudoscience based on anecdotal evidence and was used by Nazi and Japanese racists in the late…

Posted in Blood type is a good tool to understand different human behaviors. Most Japanese have some knowledge of each blood type and its trait so blood type often becomes a good conversation piece. at 08:56 AM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 08:29 AM JST - 5th January

how about runch?

Posted in Food co-ordinator SHIORI releases 'Blunch' and 'Dinner' compilation albums at 08:29 AM JST - 5th January
Ultradude at 09:53 AM JST - 4th January

Not sure why there is so much whining about this. You simply supply the same information you have done previously with pen and paper, except now you do it on the net and it will be good for 2 years. The more you know....

Posted in U.S. to require online authorization for temporary visitors at 09:53 AM JST - 4th January
Ultradude at 09:59 AM JST - 31st December

Sure, let's go back to a low protein diet and watch the next generation shrink 2 cm. Ultimately, people want to eat an interesting variety of foods and generally as cheap as possible. This push to change the ratio is malarkey and defies basic economics of global trade. As long…

Posted in Japan struggles to boost homegrown food at 09:59 AM JST - 31st December