Xeno23 said...

Xeno23 at 09:21 AM JST - 16th November

Time and again Obama has done the wrong thing, where protocol is concerned, in England, in Italy, in France. These are relatively simple observances with rules that are well defined and not hard to remember, which an experienced team would know, or a deeply thinking team would find out. I'm…

Posted in Should President Barack Obama have bowed to the emperor while he was in Japan? at 09:21 AM JST - 16th November
Xeno23 at 03:47 AM JST - 16th November

One thing is becoming clear, Obama's handlers (protocol team and media managers) are not very good - they might actually be classifiable as rather bad. So it would seem in a lot of areas, not just protocol, one of the major pre-election fears about him is proving true: Obama and…

Posted in Should President Barack Obama have bowed to the emperor while he was in Japan? at 03:47 AM JST - 16th November
Xeno23 at 10:25 AM JST - 18th October

I've never been able to make up my mind on the wisdom of an American president visiting these sites. On the one hand, it could put a lot of things to rest for the Japanese public, and is a positive good will gesture. However, it sets a really bad precedent…

Posted in Should U.S. President Barack Obama visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki when he comes to Japan in November? at 10:25 AM JST - 18th October
Xeno23 at 12:33 PM JST - 20th September

No no, you people don't understand. This is the height of fashion on Mars this season! Please, some style sense, anyone?

By the way, did anyone actually see the movie? The ugly truth is that we still make movies like the ugly truth. Oh well.

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Xeno23 at 02:41 PM JST - 16th September

Japan should continue to operate in the world community where it can have a genuine impact, e.g., policing against maritime piracy, or working with reconstruction in war ravaged, depressed areas; maybe even mine clearing.

If the refueling operation was practice for further global assists, fine. But I suspect they've had…

Posted in Should Japan continue the SDF refueling mission in the Indian Ocean, which has been in place since 2001 in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan? at 02:41 PM JST - 16th September
Xeno23 at 02:14 PM JST - 12th August

Banning trade + international fishing restrictions + spawning & habitat protected fishing-free zones + international criminalization for illegal fishing + maritime policing with adequate authority & force is the most effective way to protect marine resources. Barring that, we're going to see depletion of the oceans in 50 years.

We're…

Posted in Is banning international trade in fish such as bluefin tuna the most effective way to protect marine resources? at 02:14 PM JST - 12th August
Xeno23 at 02:48 PM JST - 22nd April

Anybody should be allowed to marry whomever or whatever the heck they want. Same gender, mixed gender, transgender, sheep, llamas, silicon love dolls, ficus plants, lint out of the dryer. Why does it freaking matter? If my neighbor wants to marry a rusted out Chevy on his front lawn, how's…

Posted in Are you in favor of same-sex marriages? at 02:48 PM JST - 22nd April
Xeno23 at 02:43 PM JST - 22nd February

I like beer; I like getting nicely lit up too, but sometimes I want beer with my meal, say lunch during the work week, and don't want to get lit up. The beer flavor goes well with so much, and it's a real thirst quencher. I actually find it annoying…

Posted in Alcohol-free Kirin beer at 02:43 PM JST - 22nd February
Xeno23 at 08:35 AM JST - 17th February

This kind of story made news in Berlin last week too. Bartender encouraged a 16 year old to down 40+ shots of Tequila; kid died. I used to be a bartender, I've seen some ridiculous stuff; this is completely believable - and tragic.

Most folks don't understand about alcohol poisoning,…

Posted in Nightclub host gets 3 1/2 years for forcing rival to drink himself to death at 08:35 AM JST - 17th February
Xeno23 at 07:58 AM JST - 17th February

Her particular book may not be memorable, but it's a certainly seminal in being an early popular example of a new literary form. For that alone she deserves some credit and a footnote in history.

I hope someone told her chocolate is poison for dogs though.

Posted in Yukina Kinoshita releases hard copy version of award-winning cell phone novel at 07:58 AM JST - 17th February