timeon said...

timeon at 06:28 PM JST - 19th November

Goodguy, apparently her dad had 16 racehorses and a French wife :) But you are not right about talent: she was a child kawaii idol, then a gravure idol = big talent (actress, singer, you name it)

Posted in Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife at 06:28 PM JST - 19th November
timeon at 03:13 PM JST - 19th November

sf2k, I was talking about the organic photovoltaics, which in principle should turn out to be cheaper. you probably googled solar cells based on amorphous silicon or composite inorganics. crystalline silicon goes up to 30% or so (with some engineering tricks). solar cells have a big advantage: electricity transport not…

Posted in Sanyo to quadruple photovoltaic cell production capacity at 03:13 PM JST - 19th November
timeon at 11:21 AM JST - 19th November

it's illegal to ride two on a moped. RIP girl, let's hope the cops will do their job properly

Posted in 15-year-old girl killed after moped collides with truck at 11:21 AM JST - 19th November
timeon at 09:21 AM JST - 19th November

so basically Domenico said: "they taste like cr*p, but at least they look different". completely agreed, Domenico

Posted in Romans treated to display of Japanese sweets at 09:21 AM JST - 19th November
timeon at 03:33 PM JST - 18th November

well, since her dad died when she was still young, I thought there was some French influence at home. of course, I may be wrong. and there was some research about aptitudes of mixed children, but as far as I know it was inconclusive. and Jung's work also suggested some…

Posted in Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife at 03:33 PM JST - 18th November
timeon at 03:29 PM JST - 18th November

the best efficiencies are achieved with crystalline silicon, but it is too expensive, so amorphous silicon and other inorganic composites are used at the moment. the costs are still high though, due to their poorer efficiencies. organic photovoltaic cells may be a solution, and Japan and US are researching heavily…

Posted in Sanyo to quadruple photovoltaic cell production capacity at 03:29 PM JST - 18th November
timeon at 12:15 PM JST - 18th November

talking about stereotypes: you have a cute child idol, turned gravure idol, made to believe she can act, holding a teddy-bear and a big camera on an airport by the way, it shouldn't be that hard for her to learn Spanish, since she is half French

Posted in Erika Sawajiri gives up studying for Spanish nightlife at 12:15 PM JST - 18th November
timeon at 11:23 AM JST - 18th November

the last sentence doesn't make sense to me. how can you hit something when your car is stopped? anyhow, the daughter turned her mum in. hmmm

Posted in Saitama woman denies hit-and-run charge at 11:23 AM JST - 18th November
timeon at 06:06 PM JST - 8th November

I passed near Ochanomizu station today, and there was a scary black van gathering and a guy with very loud speakers shouting angrily anti-American and anti-Obama stuff. everybody was trying to ignore them, but it was scary, and the language they used was really aggressive.

Posted in Obama's arrival in Japan delayed by one day at 06:06 PM JST - 8th November
timeon at 06:02 PM JST - 8th November

there are plenty of Indian postdocs in science research as well. not all of them are top (top goes to US :), but they are good, usually above the Chinese. the advantage is that they are very friendly and nice people. the bad point is their English, but you get…

Posted in Indian engineers becoming backbone of Japan's IT industry at 06:02 PM JST - 8th November