Monday May 28, 2012

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    shawnth

    All of this for some reason reminds me of that one line in fight club..

    A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one.

    Maybe Toyota took too long to figure out whether X was less than the cost of a recall ? =)

    Posted in: Toyota's easy ride in Japan

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    shawnth

    Yes with most recorders out here you can record to blueray in HD, however you are restricted in the number of times you can make a copy (believe 10 times in general).

    Posted in: Sony revamps Blu-ray Disc recorders

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    shawnth

    And why exactly is it an issue that Japanese people consume 80% of the tuna catches ? The failure really is not with Japanese people but with the folks who fish tuna and organizations that manage them. Obviously either correct quotas were not set or rules not enforced. Standard supply/demand type of thing, the world failed to put a cap on supply out in the market place so it happens to be priced too low, the people who like tuna the most keep buying.

    No unless supply is properly regulated and as a result priced properly you eventually end up in a lose/lose situation.

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    shawnth

    This is a nice photo, I hope they sink the rest of SS's boats soon so we can stop hearing about this nonsense.

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    shawnth

    Just saw Public Enemies on a flight I was on. A bit boring if you ask me.

    Posted in: Depp shoots 'em up

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    shawnth

    Coming from the perspective of somebody that drives frequently, taxis are such a pain. They stop where ever the hell they want to when picking up/kicking out a passenger which means they frequently block traffic. All too often a friggen taxi cuts me so short I have to brake hard to avoid hitting their cheap ass crowns. The only thing worse are the pedestrians who like walking in the middle of the street and the dumb ass cyclists who ride against traffic.

    Posted in: Taxi driver

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    shawnth

    USARonin, yeah they have all the foods first-world countries have. They just don't make it good =D.

    Posted in: Most expensive, most livable … with Tokyo, it’s all about who you ask

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    shawnth

    Kind of amusing how this is becoming more of a London vs Tokyo conversation. For me I would pick Tokyo over London simply because food in the UK is horrible. As far as the expensive fruit goes, right there well always be overpriced produce. I don't believe most people buy that for daily consumption (the word omiyage comes to mind). I'm just happy with my 500 yen momo.. mmm pricey still yes. But just so worth it.

    Posted in: Most expensive, most livable … with Tokyo, it’s all about who you ask

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    shawnth

    Spidey agree looks like that guy from SMAP.

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    shawnth

    escape_artist, I take it you probably never took part in any sort of product development? Unfortunately most end users don't know what they want and won't be capable of coming up with what they want. The hard part is actually coming up with these innovative redesigns which normal people who don't have the necessary background won't be able to come up with. With that said I'm sure the product is test piloted with some old folks (err I mean the target user) before its actually put to production... Nissan can't be that dumb.

    Posted in: Nissan designers seek to appeal to aging Japan

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    shawnth

    nic pic.. such an average scene however.

    Posted in: Nightscape

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    shawnth

    Amazing how unattractive these 3 look. Is it just a bad photo?

    Posted in: Twilight zone

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    shawnth

    All the other sumo wrestler (gaijin or not) seem to have respect for the sport. One of Asa's many faults is he is unsportsman-like. This isn't football and this isn't the US (and yes I'm American). If you don't respect the local rules and standards of conduct you will of course become a target of criticism. Too bad he actually kicks butt, I so am looking forward to the day he goes on a loosing streak and is forced into retirement.

    Posted in: Asashoryu in trouble again for pumping his fist after victory

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    shawnth

    After getting a car earlier this year can't imagine life without one. Glad ownership counts are down, traffic here is bad enough as it is anyways.

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