timtak said...

timtak at 12:19 PM JST - 19th November

Are the Japanese really worried about North Korea? They could wipe the North Koreans off the face of the earth in a flash.

All Japan needs to do is to make friends with China. That may mean giving up some of the islands that the Japanese claimed, or giving up…

Posted in The Okinawan problem isn't about to disappear in a hurry at 12:19 PM JST - 19th November
timtak at 11:37 AM JST - 19th November

The problem with masks is that the air/aerosol comes in around the side or top of the mask. Air and aerosols flow along the path of least resistance. If you can hold the mask to your face with a Jason-esque hockey mask, or similar made or rubber, then it would…

Posted in Most masks do not block viruses as much as they claim to, test shows at 11:37 AM JST - 19th November
timtak at 10:16 AM JST - 17th November

They are asking video rental shops who has been borrowing horror movies lately.

Posted in Police find bag stained with blood of murdered student at 10:16 AM JST - 17th November
timtak at 11:37 AM JST - 4th November

That Southpark episode is incredible. Really nasty. http://www.southparkstudios.com/episodes/251888/ I don't like the taste of whale meat, but cow eaters that complain about whaling get my goat.

Posted in 'I hate whale meat,' Hatoyama reportedly tells Dutch PM at 11:37 AM JST - 4th November
timtak at 11:06 AM JST - 4th November

Farmbory wrote

Japan has distilled Christmas into three themes: pretty lights, gifts for children, and shopping. But he is forgetting the sex. Christmas in the Japan is also the time for "love", as in hotels and humping.

Posted in Why are Christmas decorations and illumination displays put up so early in Japan? at 11:06 AM JST - 4th November
timtak at 11:02 AM JST - 4th November

And is it a good idea to encourage Japan Today readers to be judge and jury?

Posted in Should Noriko Sakai do jail time for possession and use of stimulants? at 11:02 AM JST - 4th November
timtak at 11:01 AM JST - 4th November

XP and Windows 2000 still work fine for me. Alas there is more and more software that does not work with older versions of windows. What does XP do that Windows 2000 doesnt? Threading? Couldn't threading have been added to Windows 2000 as a Service Pack? It is a shame…

Posted in What do you think of Windows 7? at 11:01 AM JST - 4th November
timtak at 10:54 AM JST - 3rd November

He looks a bit like me.

Posted in Police release security camera footage of man linked to Chiba murder at 10:54 AM JST - 3rd November
timtak at 10:45 AM JST - 3rd November

Since it seems to be recurring in Toyota cars then it would seem that there is something about Toyota cars that can make an improperly installed floor mat, or incorrect floor mat dangerous.

I have a aftermarket floor mat in my Subaru and it does not cause problems, yet.

Is…

Posted in Toyota discloses US findings on floor mats at 10:45 AM JST - 3rd November
timtak at 10:20 AM JST - 28th October

I am not sure if they are as compact or accurate but pedometers are sold in 100 yen shops.

Posted in Compact pocket pedometer at 10:20 AM JST - 28th October