Ultradude said...

Ultradude at 12:36 PM JST - 24th December

Amtrak is OK and has decent coverage in some areas like the Northeast. I used to use it frequently b/n NYC and DC. However, on trips back to the US nowadays I need to get my family from LA to Chicago and then to Tampa and don't have an extra…

Posted in Pack light or pay up for holiday flights at 12:36 PM JST - 24th December
Ultradude at 12:27 PM JST - 24th December

Yes, kwatt, let the "UN forces take care of it". Care to ponder where these forces are from? Let me save you the wear and tear on your synapses, they come from the members of the UN. Gee whiz, maybe the planet's 2nd largest economy who depends on imports of…

Posted in Japan eyes providing anti-piracy patrol boats off Somalia at 12:27 PM JST - 24th December
Ultradude at 10:22 AM JST - 24th December

What an over-hyped piece of malarky. It is a monstrosity - orange color for safety? Yes, so many small aircraft buzzing in the skies over Tokyo. The biggest joke is that they have a sign there comparing it to the Eiffel Tower (which is 119 yrs old and yet more…

Posted in Tokyo Tower turns 50 with big party at 10:22 AM JST - 24th December
Ultradude at 09:22 AM JST - 23rd December

I hear the sound of rushing feet as all the English teachers hurry to sign-up with eikaiwas.....

Posted in New guideline calls for high school English classes to be taught in English at 09:22 AM JST - 23rd December
Ultradude at 09:20 AM JST - 23rd December

Betsu ni.........

Posted in Erika Sawajiri to get married in January at 09:20 AM JST - 23rd December
Ultradude at 09:52 AM JST - 20th December

Just like the Segway...if a Japanese company had done this, there would be no problem. As everyone has said, Streetview is even more useful here than in most other countries. Yes, if we can have our actual faces recorded by numerous cameras in public than the argument is gone.

Posted in Group seeks to scrap Google's Street View at 09:52 AM JST - 20th December
Ultradude at 09:14 AM JST - 19th December

Many years ago, my first vacation out of Japan was to the Land of Smiles. Whether wending my way through the crowded and fragrant streets of Bangkok or quaffing a (damn cheap)cold beer on the golden sands in Koh Samui, there was nary a sign of Christmas and Lo, all…

Posted in A very Japanese Christmas at 09:14 AM JST - 19th December
Ultradude at 11:15 AM JST - 18th December

This is BS...when my kids are old enough I will buy them keitais and they will bring them to school. They are too convenient for easy real time communication. Just like make-up, tobacco, pocket knives, candy, porn, drugs, etc parents and teachers have to set common sense rules about their…

Posted in Cell phones banned at Saitama elementary, junior high schools at 11:15 AM JST - 18th December
Ultradude at 08:58 AM JST - 18th December

Ford is not asking for the bailout funds. They may need them in the future as a line of credit. Ford can't allow the other two automakers to fail because they rely on many of the same parts suppliers.

Posted in Subaru pulls out of World Rally Championship at 08:58 AM JST - 18th December
Ultradude at 02:20 PM JST - 15th December

My next door neighbor works for Denstu and is never home. Leaves at 9:30-10AM and regularly comes home at 2-3AM, midnight would be a rare early day. He looks like a zombie and I've seen him smile about twice in 2 yrs. Somehow finds the time to kill 4-5 bottles…

Posted in Are companies using CSR to hide unsavory business activities? at 02:20 PM JST - 15th December