cow76 said...

cow76 at 10:18 PM JST - 24th October

Possibly some execs will leave to find better jobs but any company thinking of hiring will first think this: if they left their companies because times were tough, why would they not jump ship a second time? Ford could poach some executives but it's unlikely for this reason and also…

Posted in Will new executive pay rules cause a brain drain? at 10:18 PM JST - 24th October
cow76 at 12:00 PM JST - 23rd October

The sad thing is that it's only going to get worse.

Posted in The age of listless, wary, anxiety-ridden and insecure young men at 12:00 PM JST - 23rd October
cow76 at 11:54 AM JST - 23rd October

LOL, Altria.

I personally hate the word 'outraged'. Almost nobody ever gets genuinely outraged. And instead of making people outraged, it is the outraged person who chooses to become outraged (their personality is the problem). Saying these musicians 'expressed outrage' demeans them, unless that's what they stated themselves.

Was it…

Posted in U.S. bands blast use of their music in Gitmo interrogations at 11:54 AM JST - 23rd October
cow76 at 09:41 PM JST - 22nd October

The portrayal of women on TV is not great but movies are generally worse. Every movie seems to be aimed at men, and women subtly fulfill the roles of male fantasy women. Just off the top of my head, try that movie about that guy who can teleport, starring the…

Posted in Kidman: Hollywood probably contributes to violence at 09:41 PM JST - 22nd October
cow76 at 09:57 PM JST - 21st October

I already love my 4 colour pen, no probs with it and only cost 280 yen. Great for English teachers (or anyone who uses a pen a lot, really). So, no thanks.

Posted in 2-color ballpoint pens at 09:57 PM JST - 21st October
cow76 at 09:48 PM JST - 21st October

Thmegu, Franz75 is correct. Pigs can get diseases from birds which then mutate with diseases pigs have caught from humans. These can then be passed on in either direction. I'm not sure if there are any diseases that can spread directly from bird to human (or vice versa) but I…

Posted in 1st new-flu infection of pigs suspected in Japan at 09:48 PM JST - 21st October
cow76 at 12:59 PM JST - 21st October

Yet again, vital information is missing. Exactly HOW MUCH is the poverty line? Half the median income is meaningless to us if we don't know what the median income is.

Posted in Survey finds 1 in 7 Japanese living in poverty at 12:59 PM JST - 21st October
cow76 at 01:02 PM JST - 20th October

You can if it is just for transit, which I think is the intention.

Posted in Narita vs Haneda as hub at 01:02 PM JST - 20th October
cow76 at 09:06 PM JST - 19th October

hang out and inhale paint thinners. I just can't believe anyone would be dumb enough to do this. Permanently killing parts of your brain... that's pretty sad.

Posted in How a meaningless argument ended in murder at 09:06 PM JST - 19th October
cow76 at 09:02 PM JST - 19th October

They're doing a reasonable job at the moment but I think they're policy of making highways free is going to come back and bite them on the bum. Overcrowded roads, more pollution, lower tax revenue... could be a big vote loser.

Posted in Cabinet approval ratings remain high at over 70%: Mainichi, Nikkei at 09:02 PM JST - 19th October