bdiego said...

bdiego at 10:26 AM JST - 7th November

..after which Gordon Brown returned to a Britain in economic shambles with a sub-prime housing crisis that edges out the US.

Posted in Brown tells Afghan leaders to clean up their act at 10:26 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 10:24 AM JST - 7th November

BTW to back up what griff said, most Macs will run Windows way better than the average PC. There's no more driver in-compatability than with PCs, stop pulling things out of your ass.

Posted in Microsoft CEO calls Japanese response to Windows 7 'fantastic' at 10:24 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 10:22 AM JST - 7th November

Of course it's fantastic, they finally ported Macintosh interface to a Windows platform. As an owner of several PCs and Macbooks I applaud them for finally getting something right. After decades of bashing Microsoft, I'll give them credit where it's due.

Posted in Microsoft CEO calls Japanese response to Windows 7 'fantastic' at 10:22 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November

Yes, that meaning originates from the original title of dame.

Posted in Pianist Mitsuko Uchida made a dame by Britain's Queen Elizabeth at 10:18 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 10:15 AM JST - 7th November

The murderer does have a point, there's not much done to prevent future murders just to resolve them after they happen.

Posted in Defendant in Akihabara rampage sends letter of apology at 10:15 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 10:09 AM JST - 7th November

Considering in some countries 30% of women get plastic surgery, this is like saying driving and taking trains should be forbidden. Genius.

Posted in Wanted at 10:09 AM JST - 7th November
bdiego at 04:58 AM JST - 5th November

Well in ancient Japan he'd have gotten the death penalty. If you're old enough to burn, you're old enough to burn.

Posted in 10-year-old boy detained for torching Nagoya temple at 04:58 AM JST - 5th November
bdiego at 04:57 AM JST - 5th November

The parents are obviously sending him money. And yes, unless you're some racist redneck who thinks all Asians look the same, it's pretty easy to recognize him apart from other Japanese to report to police.

Incidentally, a lot of criminals are caught on follow up visits after being reported to…

Posted in Hawker murder suspect Ichihashi had cosmetic surgery in Nagoya at 04:57 AM JST - 5th November
bdiego at 10:39 AM JST - 4th November

Yeah, it's a status symbol..that said with China trying to overtake the US and Russia it definitely has significance in morale. If they actually pull it off it'll be interesting to see how everyone reacts.

It all comes down to costs and how much risk they're willing to take.

Posted in Japanese cargo vehicle reenters atmosphere at 10:39 AM JST - 4th November
bdiego at 10:35 AM JST - 4th November

Misleading headline, 1 million is just some random ho's flippant comment and not an actual figure.

Including the entourage, lots of people easily spend thousands on a birthday bash. Sounds like they had a great time.

Posted in Yokozuna Hakuho spends Y1 million for night in Ginza at 10:35 AM JST - 4th November