Wednesday February 15, 2012

jonobugs's past comments

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    jonobugs

    Wow, this is big news!

    Posted in: Apple unveils digital textbooks app for iPad

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    jonobugs

    Although I don't agree with the statute of limitations in murder cases, especially in multiple homicides, but this case may set a new precedent if the law can pick and choose which laws they feel like enforcing. Don't like the law? Change it, but don't ignore it.

    Posted in: Former Aum fugitive Hirata charged after years on run

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    jonobugs

    yet another reason why being a custom's agent is a sh***y job.

    Posted in: 8 men arrested for smuggling gold from S Korea to Japan in rectums

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    jonobugs

    Yup, I believe the police when they say that a previous incident had not influence on this situation.

    Posted in: New York police kill man at his home after burglars flee

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    jonobugs

    Hm, it sounds like the police want to make an arrest as the article states that the statue of limitations ran out. Maybe they are trying to figure out another crime that they can arrest those two on? I don't understand why they would bother turning themselves in if the statue of limitations ran out. Why not just come out of "hiding" or just not bother to hide anymore.

    Posted in: Woman arrested for harboring cultist had 8 million yen in her possession

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    jonobugs

    Yes, it appears that the 3 Australians boarded the Japanese ship which was tailing the Steve Irwin. They hoped that it would cause the Japanese ship to be detained or slowed enough so that the Steve Irwin could lose them. The Japanese ship is not actively whaling. They are trying to let the rest of the Japanese ships know the location of the Steve Irwin. This is what I think is happening, if I'm wrong, please correct me.

    Posted in: Japanese whalers hand over Australian activists

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    jonobugs

    yeah...you could pay 9,800 or 525 yen. Your choice.

    http://item.rakuten.co.jp/ns-store/10033275/

    Posted in: iPod nano 6th generation watch conversion kit

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    jonobugs

    After looking up the story on the internet (I was a bit surprised to find it was one of a few similar stories) the details seem to be as follows:

    The man who was at the door (Martin) had been known to the mom because he came to her house the night her husband died to introduce himself as a neighbour. She did not let him in that day.

    Martin convinced a friend to go with him to her place. She would not answer the door as she felt he was some kind of stalker. It's not clear if he knew she was home, but I suspect he did as the mother said she had to give her baby boy a bottle to stop him from crying.

    The men spent about 25 minutes trying to aggressively gain access to her home. In her words, she first calmed her baby, got a shotgun and a pistol then dialed 911.

    The 911 call lasted 21 minutes. The operator did not tell her outright to shoot the men, but told her that she needed to do what she had to in order to protect her child.

    At some point, the woman even moved her couch in front of the door to slow the attackers down. She then moved herself to her bedroom while talking on the phone with the 911 operator.

    According to all accounts, she shot and killed Martin the moment he came in through her front door. She noticed something shiny in his hand and thought it was a gun, but later realized it was a knife.

    The mother said that she didn't want to kill the man, but felt she had not other recourse. Escaping did not seem to be an option as she had a child and felt that she would not be able to outrun two men. Basically, she felt like she was backed into a corner and had no other option but to protect herself and her child.

    Personally, I am against people owning guns but it is cases that TURN out like this that make me hesitate. I feel that this woman had few options given to her at the time. It is ridiculous to comment about how she should have beefed up her security more or move to a more 'decent' place. That was her home and I'm sure that she is still recovering from her husband's death while taking care of her infant.

    Another option that people are talking about is how she should have given the intruders a 'fair warning'. It's interesting that the 911 operator, who is trained and whom no one in the law has criticized, did not give her any advice that suggested she do that. So, if someone who is trained did not do that, why would anyone expect an 18 year old to think of that on her own?

    Perhaps, for me, the only thing I might criticize is that she shot the intruder the moment he entered the front door (not her bedroom door as others have suggested. She shot FROM her bedroom door) however, I think that even that can be forgiven as there are just way too many things that might have gone wrong had she waited until she was crystal clear about their intentions once they were both in and charging her. I believe waiting, terrified, for 21 minutes is enough to shoot first and ask questions later.

    So, who should be at fault here? The police for taking too long to respond? Remember, she lives out in the country and this was on New Year's Eve. (during the daytime). As others have pointed out, we don't know what kind of response time could be expected in this situation. It's second guessing at best.

    In my opinion, the intruders are at fault. While death is perhaps harsh, it is something which he brought upon himself and has no one else to blame. While not every American has a gun in their home, I'm sure that there are enough. The intruder should have known it would be a possibility that she would might shoot at him.

    The only question people should be asking right now is what THEY would do if they were in the same situation.

    Posted in: Oklahoma woman asks 911 operator for permission to shoot intruder

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    jonobugs

    Hmm...maybe a two hour original movie, followed by 11 sequels. That`ll run us until 2026, at least.

    I'm sure that would be quite entertaining to watch a geriatric Jack running around delaying terrorists blowing up yet another nuclear bomb...

    Posted in: '24' movie to begin shooting this spring

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    jonobugs

    Sounds great!

    Posted in: Soft drink vending machines offer free Wi-Fi Internet access

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    jonobugs

    I consider myself to be a bit neutral in regards to capital punishment. I can see both sides of the argument and I agree with both sides.

    I think the fundamental difference in regards to capital punishment seems to stem more from the fact that there is no absolute certainty of guilt for abolitionists. Most of the cases which are brought up tend to be where guilt of the prisoner tends to be in doubt. In which case, just the fact that the person is in jail is horrific. I believe that these arguments won't win any new people over as they speak more about the system, than the individual.

    Another point is to address or show that people can and do change and that they may still yet contribute positively to society. That's a hard line to swallow as well, since death-row inmates have taken lives. Whose to say that the lives they stole would not have contributed even more?

    Although I'm not convinced taking lives is the answer, abolitionists have yet to use a convincing argument in my opinion.

    Posted in: Japan and the death penalty

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    jonobugs

    There is no mention of money in this article. Exactly how much ARE they spending? Anyway, if this type of research helps understand the basics of why that particular cancer exists, it will most likely help with other types of cancer.

    Posted in: Single gene links rare cancers

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    jonobugs

    I honestly can't imagine wanting to have a chicken dinner at KFC as a replacement Christmas dinner. That said, I can understand someone missing Christmas, feeling homesick and going there.

    @theResident: thank you for your input. Although I'm not Japanese, I do agree with what you wrote, except for finding turkey easily. Perhaps if you know the layout of your city well, you could find one, but they are not generally hanging about at your local supermarket. I know because I have looked for turkeys before without any success until I found one at Costco. I'm not saying that there are none, but they are definitely NOT easy to find.

    Posted in: McDonald's tries to usurp KFC as Japan's Christmas chicken king

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    jonobugs

    @ Mark: I believe they are saying "incredible twist" as most dictionaries I've seen don't do that. You need to enter in the proper noun/verb or whatever. Same with English. If you've created a dictionary with similar abilities, then I would venture to say that you're marketing strategy is NOT working as I haven't seen or heard of it and I do look out for stuff like this. Best of luck!

    Posted in: A dictionary that understands grammar

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    jonobugs

    ah, brings back memories. I haven't been in a blizzard since I was a kid. Course, still no blizzard here in Southern Japan.

    Posted in: Blizzards hit northern Japan

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    jonobugs

    ouch!

    Posted in: Woman loses two fingers in station escalator accident in Kawasaki

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    jonobugs

    1) 5 Coast Guard ships chasing a 160 ton FISHING boat which took 6 hours? I think they need to re-examine their tactics.

    2) $3,900 fine? Yup. They sure showed him. I think the chase itself probably cost at least 5 times that amount. 5 Ships with a full crew for more than 6 hours. I have no idea what the hour rate is to run those boats but I'm guessing it costs a fair amount.

    Posted in: Japan's coast guard arrests Chinese fishing boat captain

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    jonobugs

    or ... it COULD be a crop of weak movies. I heard that the Twilight movie is the worst in the series. Not good considering that the first one was just okay and the second one barely okay.

    Posted in: 'Twilight' stays bright but Hollywood snoozes

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    jonobugs

    Will the apps work on my iPad??

    Posted in: Microsoft to open app store in February

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    jonobugs

    Hmm. I'm confused. If a clerk at a store gave his buddies 'five fingered' discounts and then didn't ring up other purchases by customers to cover his loses, is that not a criminal act? If the company found out about this, would they not just fire him outright (being kind) or just have him arrested?

    How is this NOT a criminal case? Why are the prosecutors NOT going after Olympus? I don't get it. Is it because no one is complaining? It sounds like a LOT of people are upset.

    Posted in: Olympus promises to go after execs involved in covering up losses

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