saru_au said...

saru_au at 04:56 PM JST - 22nd October

how non-essential flying is destroying the planet

blame the non-essential volcanoes!

get that al-foil hat on!

Posted in ANA begins eco-flights at 04:56 PM JST - 22nd October
saru_au at 04:53 PM JST - 22nd October

free "highways" (soon to be parking lots) big tax breaks etc, etc..

system will be broke real soon with all this giving out money... where are we USA ?

gotta end somewhere.

Posted in Maehara eyeing steep rise in gift tax exemption for home buyers at 04:53 PM JST - 22nd October
saru_au at 04:15 PM JST - 20th October

13 kilometers per liter is considered an energy-saving car, what a joke :)

Posted in Toyota launches lower-priced Mark X sporty, luxury sedan at 04:15 PM JST - 20th October
saru_au at 12:22 PM JST - 19th October

Propfans are the way to go, unless you can't stand their noise

WHAT DID YOU SAY ???

Posted in ANA begins eco-flights at 12:22 PM JST - 19th October
saru_au at 12:19 PM JST - 19th October

19 tons by the year 20,008 that's not so much :)

Posted in Two food company execs arrested over false labeling of bamboo shoots at 12:19 PM JST - 19th October
saru_au at 02:08 PM JST - 14th October

8.44T ?? right!

with all the kick backs during construction, I bet the cost doubles or triples...

I agree, the Maglev in Shanghai rocks, after taking it I rode the thing one more time for fun :)

Posted in Maglev trains to cut Tokyo-Osaka trip to 67 minutes at 02:08 PM JST - 14th October
saru_au at 02:25 PM JST - 30th September

gogogo : no hack required if you use the same provider as the phone was originally contracted to...

just slap in your Softbank SIM to any* Softbank phone and you can use it.

(*except iPhone i think)

there should already be a database of IMEI codes somewhere like "every"…

Posted in DoCoMo to start website for confirming stolen handsets at 02:25 PM JST - 30th September
saru_au at 02:18 PM JST - 30th September

only 10x more expensive than regular nail-gun, yeah, this will sell well in a recession...

Posted in Super nailer at 02:18 PM JST - 30th September
saru_au at 02:55 PM JST - 14th September

driving in Japan...

flip on the blinker, 1 Meter before the corner (but quite often, don't bother with blinker)

at intersection : yellow light = hit the gas! go fast!

on the highway : speed limit sign "80 KM/h" = go 120 - 180 KM/h (because most…

Posted in Man killed while changing tire on expressway in Yamanashi at 02:55 PM JST - 14th September
saru_au at 06:24 PM JST - 5th August

i didn't think it was possible, but the 2nd movie was worse than the 1st

Posted in Kaori Manabe silent on election ruckus at 06:24 PM JST - 5th August