sappquest said...

sappquest at 08:33 AM JST - 4th September

The idea is good and if it works without glitches when it scans characters, then that's good. However, one disadvantage is that it can't scan kanjis that are on billboards or other signs that one sees when walking/driving...

Posted in No longer lost in translation at 08:33 AM JST - 4th September
sappquest at 10:07 AM JST - 22nd August

Has anyone seen the link for Bolt's 200m victory on japan today website? I still can't find it 2 days after it happened.

Posted in Japan advances to final of men's 4x100-meter relay at 10:07 AM JST - 22nd August
sappquest at 04:24 PM JST - 18th August

My point has always been and continues to be that regardless of the sport, if someone is performing without cheating and gets good times, they should be acknowledged. If they are found at some point in the future to have cheated, shame and disgrace will naturally follow...and rightfully so. But…

Posted in Jamaicans sweep women's 100 at Olympics at 04:24 PM JST - 18th August
sappquest at 04:20 PM JST - 18th August

I do not trust the accomplishments of any and all of the top runners in the world in the 100, 200 and 400 meter sprints and hurdles, regardless of ethnicity and nationality. Cheating to find an advantage has been the name of the game for a very long time

You…

Posted in Jamaicans sweep women's 100 at Olympics at 04:20 PM JST - 18th August
sappquest at 03:50 PM JST - 18th August

Track and Field is one of the few sports that Jamaica competes in at the Olympic level-and this is no criticism of the nation of 3 million people-but they have as much or more pressure to succeed as anyone else in the world at what they do.

By the way,…

Posted in Jamaicans sweep women's 100 at Olympics at 03:50 PM JST - 18th August
sappquest at 03:47 PM JST - 18th August

Pathat, I agree...you did criticize the US and other countries' athletes who have been caught taking steroids but why not acknowledge that now it may be a case of those who have taken "roids" having been rooted out and now those who are "natural" having their time to shine? There…

Posted in Jamaicans sweep women's 100 at Olympics at 03:47 PM JST - 18th August
sappquest at 03:21 PM JST - 18th August

Pathat's comments are truly pathetic. Solid home-grown coaching in natural environments are showing up as being more rewarding than going on track scholarships to the US. I was waiting for similar comments about Phelps but instead Pathat said that "Phelps is the greatest olympic champion". It's lame to be selective…

Posted in Jamaicans sweep women's 100 at Olympics at 03:21 PM JST - 18th August
sappquest at 11:02 PM JST - 17th August

he is not the greatest olympian of all time. there is a good article on bbc that comments on this too.(http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/olympics/2008/08/nationalaquaticscentre_beiji.html). When you consider sports with facilities and coaching that are accessible to a wider proportion of persons worldwide, someone from track and field or football would be more likely…

Posted in It's 8: Phelps passes Spitz with another gold at 11:02 PM JST - 17th August
sappquest at 10:47 AM JST - 17th August

Correction to the story: Donovan Bailey is Canadian, NOT American.

Bailey is actually of jamaican heritage but was running for Canada.

What is also amazing about Bolt's run is that there was a wind of 0.00m/s. Many people are saying he shouldn't have stopped pushing it at the end…

Posted in Lightning Bolt wins 100-meter gold in world record at 10:47 AM JST - 17th August
sappquest at 05:53 PM JST - 15th August

If he's doing it clean, then he's really good. Nobody talks about the possibility of him being on drugs though...

Posted in Phelps makes it 6 Olympic golds, 6 records at 05:53 PM JST - 15th August