hokkaidoguy said...

hokkaidoguy at 07:57 PM JST - 4th February

If anyone is interested in the recent "surge" of complaints about the Prius, you can view them in their raw state here: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints/index.cfm

Some comedy gold on that site.

Posted in Skepticism over Toyota's fixes grows as probe widens to Prius at 07:57 PM JST - 4th February
hokkaidoguy at 01:31 PM JST - 4th February

The press coverage of this is starting to remind me of the "sudden acceleration" problem that Audi was facing in the 80s with the 5000 series.

It turned out that the source of the problem was driver error, but they were still crucified by the US media - and they…

Posted in Skepticism over Toyota's fixes grows as probe widens to Prius at 01:31 PM JST - 4th February
hokkaidoguy at 08:35 AM JST - 2nd February

Err on the side of caution. People are rarely offended if you show up to an interview in a suit.

Posted in If a job applicant is not sure how to dress for an upcoming job interview, what should he or she do? at 08:35 AM JST - 2nd February
hokkaidoguy at 11:14 PM JST - 26th January

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Disillusioned: The insurance companies need to review their payouts. At present, if the loon kills themselves due to financial hardship the insurance company still pays. Go figure? So, many of these losers figure it is better to die and let the family live off the life insurance payout. More…

Posted in Suicides in Japan in 2009 above 30,000 for 12th year in a row at 11:14 PM JST - 26th January
hokkaidoguy at 10:02 PM JST - 17th January

I've seen these cars in person, this past summer in AmiMura in Osaka. They are pretty cool. They are quite the attention draw.>

Wait... do you mean they're meant to be used as advertising props to draw attention to the company and the products they actually manufacture for sale, and…

Posted in Vroom vroom at 10:02 PM JST - 17th January
hokkaidoguy at 11:12 PM JST - 9th January

Where are you people getting the information that refueling in Antarctic waters is illegal? No such law, treaty or international agreement exists, or has even been proposed.

Ah well, why let the facts get in the way? Carry on.

Posted in Sea Shepherd sues Japanese whaling ship crew at 11:12 PM JST - 9th January
hokkaidoguy at 03:29 PM JST - 8th January

dbung10 -

They didn't buy it. Peter Bethune, the owner and skipper of Earthrace (Ady Gil's former name) allowed it to be used in this operation by SS, but he was always at the helm.

It's well known that he took on a lot of debt with the Earthrace -…

Posted in Anti-whaling boat sinks off Antarctica at 03:29 PM JST - 8th January
hokkaidoguy at 02:22 PM JST - 8th January

Looks like Bethune finally found a way to settle all those debts he picked up building his boat - providing the insurance company pays, that is.

Posted in Anti-whaling boat sinks off Antarctica at 02:22 PM JST - 8th January
hokkaidoguy at 04:04 PM JST - 22nd December

the whaling papers are published in journals I have never heard about.

Sorry to be blunt, but that's Your Problem.

It's not up to the Japanese to publish their research in places that suit you, the casual reader. Nor is it up to you, the casual observer, to judge the…

Posted in Sea Shepherd vessel harasses Japan's whalers in Antarctic sea at 04:04 PM JST - 22nd December
hokkaidoguy at 02:35 PM JST - 22nd December

A whole bunch of anti-whaling people wrote: Japan is telling lies about X.

I don't understand that stance. It's as though some people aren't able to access google. Am I on a different internet or something? I can find this stuff easily enough.

Here's how it works:

The moratorium means…

Posted in Sea Shepherd vessel harasses Japan's whalers in Antarctic sea at 02:35 PM JST - 22nd December