japan_cynic's past comments

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    Clearly, Tokyo is actually the best candidate on offer. It's a terribly expensive way for a handful of politicians to feel good about themselves though.

    Posted in: Tokyo an inspirational choice for 2020 Games, Abe tells IOC

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    Well it's not "salary" if it is overtime and allowances. Sounds like they are still getting their full salary for doing nothing, just not topping it up with overtime. On ¥20m per year, cry me a river.

    Posted in: In Japan, idled Dreamliner pilots lose pay

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    Running is best in the cold. You'd not see a group like that in August! Japanese winter season is actually pretty awesome for running - bright sunny days but not too hot.

    Though that looks more like a (bad) fashion parade than a run, to be honest. They seem to be barely walking.

    Posted in: All-Women's Run

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    Stay inside, people!

    Posted in: Six dead as blizzards hit northern Japan

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    The fact is, whether the JGovt or WHO is correct, the paranoid scaremongers have always been completely wrong.

    Posted in: Japan riled by WHO's Fukushima cancer warning

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    Um...pretty much nothing.

    Posted in: What differences in regional food culture in Japan have you noticed whenever you visit various parts of the country?

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    Where traffic volume is low they are hardly necessary.

    Posted in: In places where traffic volume is low and securing land is easy, roundabouts can be effective.

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    The interesting point here to me is that he obviously thinks of culture as some ossified edifice that does not change, evolve, and adapt over time.

    Which is (a) clueless in itself, if you consider how Japan (and the rest of the world) has actually changed over the last few decades, let alone longer, and (b) infinitely depressing, that he thinks Japan is incapable of ever changing.

    Posted in: Japan will never stop whaling: minister

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    Crazy stuff. It's not like the west where a new injection of cash might have some effect. Japan has been awash with this sort of stimulus for decades now, it's just lining the pockets of the yazuka. No, scratch that, it's filling the pockets of the yakuza.

    Posted in: Diet passes Y13.1 tril stimulus budget by one vote

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    Frungy, are you saying that it's illegal for someone to download an app or a movie in their home country, then travel abroad and use it/view it when away from home? I think that is obviously not true, but it seems to follow from your claims.

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    Watch out for the numerous fraudulent iTunes gift card sites though.

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    I've got no problem with this, so long as they spend the money sensibly. Close up, it's an ugly smelly mess.

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    Um, the govt has imposed 5-10% pay cut on all its workers...I'm earning less than I was 5 years ago.

    Posted in: Tight-fisted firms deal blow to Abe's revival plan

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    Love the great microbrews in Japan. Hate the xenophobic protectionist taxation that prices proper beer out of the reach of normal drinkers.

    Posted in: Japan’s favorite alcohol: Beer outranks Japanese rice wine and shochu

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    The only person I see whining here is VRWC. The rest seem to just be getting on with it...

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    Sure, I agree that I don't have the "right" to these services. Nevertheless, if I can get the service, I don't see that any significant harm was done. I understand that you don't think I should do it. That's fine, I'm sure you do things that I don't think you should do.

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    No, downloading without paying is not stealing, it is copyright infringement. It's not the same thing at all, for all that some posters try to pretend it is. Stealing takes something away from its rightful owner. Copying may represent a loss of income or value, but in many cases it does not. If someone copies this comment, there's not much I could do about it.

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    VWRC, I was specifically talking about the case where there is no option to pay.

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    It's not taking, it is copying. There is a large difference in law (and for that matter, ethically). There is no loss to the copyright owner.

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    More likely, it is blocked because no-one bothered to get the rights, because the market was too small. I pay when there is a reasonable mechanism to do so, but if there is not, then my viewing via vpn CANNOT be doing anyone out of any money, because they are not prepared to sell the content to me..

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