ebisen said...

ebisen at 08:38 AM JST - 16th September

Frankly, tennis could use a little more on-court excitement like that

This did happened many years ago (just look at Ilie Nastase ;) ) - but that guy when he was not The Genius he was The Clown - everybody expected something from him, and I think he launched the…

Posted in Williams fined $10,000 for outburst at U.S. Open at 08:38 AM JST - 16th September
ebisen at 10:58 AM JST - 15th September

What people fail to see here is that tennis is not boxing or wrestling or football, it is still supposed to be a gentleman/lady's sport. That is, it is not enough to play well, one still has to BEHAVE on the court in order to win.

Pete Sampras was always…

Posted in Williams fined $10,000 for outburst at U.S. Open at 10:58 AM JST - 15th September
ebisen at 09:31 AM JST - 11th September

It's really good - finally some backup for the (absolutely excellent otherwise) Russian systems. Amazing that a country as un-military as Japan (who does not employ nuclear and military big rockets) still has the power to make and use civil rockets.

Posted in Japan successfully launches new rocket with 1st unmanned cargo vehicle at 09:31 AM JST - 11th September
ebisen at 09:09 AM JST - 10th September

Bwahaha - they gave him another try or what - "Now go out there and do the job properly!!" type of decision...

Posted in Lay jury gives suspended term for attempted murder at 09:09 AM JST - 10th September
ebisen at 09:02 AM JST - 10th September

YoYo Ma forgot his 300 Million Yen Cello in a taxi once - luckily the driver immediately returned it. I'm not sure how famous or talented this girl is, so I won't comment on her playing such a valuable instrument, but I think we're all sure now how careless she…

Posted in 18-year-old Japanese woman loses Y8 mil antique violin on Austrian subway at 09:02 AM JST - 10th September
ebisen at 08:57 AM JST - 9th September

ilcub and ossan - while what he did was bad, what those women did was far worse... think about the punishment cheating ladies should get, by applying your logic here.

Posted in 4 women in lover's penis gluing must stand trial at 08:57 AM JST - 9th September
ebisen at 08:51 AM JST - 9th September

Huh?! why change such a perfect design? the Cub is in the same level as the Fender Stratocaster, Rolex Daytona and Casio G-Shock - examples of (almost) perfect designs, who need no changes and still work decades after it was first produced.

Posted in Honda unveils new automatic transmission for Cub scooters at 08:51 AM JST - 9th September
ebisen at 08:46 AM JST - 9th September

TheTim - Japan doesn't do much to become greener - just look at Western Europe countries (and EU in general). Now THEY do A LOT... Did you know that Germany has about 15% of it's energy needs produced by ecological means (mostly wind turbines)? Compare than with the measly 1-5%…

Posted in DPJ's emission goal draws mixed reaction from ministers at 08:46 AM JST - 9th September
ebisen at 02:04 PM JST - 8th September

Noborito - Most Japanese houses actually WOULD support a TV under 30KG. That's about only 7.5 kg/mounting point - really nothing. You need proper "sekko-bo-do" anchors (that is gypsum panel with wood backings) Unless you are Homer Simpson and walk THRU Japanese washi paper doors :) Also you can easily…

Posted in Sony unveils new series of Bravia wall-mounted flat-screen TVs at 02:04 PM JST - 8th September
ebisen at 09:18 AM JST - 8th September

techall - your post made me ROTFL... seriously - you should quit smoking that stuff :)) On the other hand it's cool that Japanese provide an alternative to the Russian and American Space programs. The Russian space technology proved to be extremely reliable (far better than the USA one) but…

Posted in Japan's 1st unmanned cargo vehicle to be launched into space Friday at 09:18 AM JST - 8th September