viking68 said...

viking68 at 02:24 PM JST - 26th August

Security is a big decider, so Rio may be out.

Tokyo has a lot of things to offer. I hope it is chosen. Should result in some nice changes near my place.

Chicago may win. It is not the best of the three because every venue would be spread around…

Posted in Olympic overnight camp at 02:24 PM JST - 26th August
viking68 at 02:18 PM JST - 26th August

Ok, now I want to troll around dogenzaka using google maps. Should be good for a couple of laughs.

Posted in Gov't wants Google to say when it will take Street View footage at 02:18 PM JST - 26th August
viking68 at 07:52 PM JST - 25th August

Yea, they need a silly yellow poster on the train stations saying "do it at home" or something like that.

Really, this does remind me of the fool texting kids on the train in California. He missed a light and killed a lot of people. Train drivers should not be…

Posted in JR West driver took photos of 2 women passengers while operating train at 120 kph at 07:52 PM JST - 25th August
viking68 at 07:40 PM JST - 25th August

My apartment is equiped with an earthquake alarm. The large one a couple of weeks ago counted down from 10, in Japanese. And like clockwork, the building started to shake.

This morning, the alarm was saying something about hiding in a safe place. Hard to do on the 30th floor.…

Posted in Meteorological agency issues false alarm about imminent quake in Tokyo at 07:40 PM JST - 25th August
viking68 at 03:25 PM JST - 21st August

I have yet to see any potential use of an ethernet connection. Great idea, but what use is it? I would like a VOD demand service. Anyone know of one? or how to use it?

I tried to purchase a star channel subscription through the on-screen menus (via the internet…

Posted in 2nd edition of AQUOS DX Series at 03:25 PM JST - 21st August
viking68 at 03:15 PM JST - 21st August

Should have come in bald. Suppose that would have been suspicous then the police would have done a spinal tap to test for drugs.

Also, I wonder why all the CSI techniques (urine, hair, DNA testing of whatever paraphanalia) when the two have admitted to guilt.

Maybe an admission to…

Posted in Sakai's husband indicted for possessing, using stimulants at 03:15 PM JST - 21st August
viking68 at 11:22 AM JST - 21st August

Looks like mostly kids in dorm rooms where people gossip and no chance of keeping things a secret. Plus, these kids are probably the life of the party, so it is easy to attract the attention of a do-gooder eager to point a finger to keep everyone aligned to the…

Posted in Record 1,446 detected for cannabis in January-June period at 11:22 AM JST - 21st August
viking68 at 05:48 PM JST - 19th August

Sony has been denying the PS3 slim all along....

Finally. PS3 is a great machine. I love mine. Blue ray, online games, great mp3 player and AVI player. Wish I had two for each of my TV's. Just have to get that by the wife, who protested on initial my…

Posted in Sony PS3 at 05:48 PM JST - 19th August
viking68 at 02:54 PM JST - 18th August

If a government is willing to kill people with legal drugs (i.e., alcohol (8,700 deaths in 2008 in the US), tobacco (440,000 deaths per year in the US), and prescription drugs (320,000 deaths per year in the US)), why not legalize drugs that are not associated with such high death…

Posted in How do you feel about legalizing some drugs? What are the pros and cons? at 02:54 PM JST - 18th August
viking68 at 12:54 PM JST - 18th August

The biggest obstacle to legalization of any drug is the current industries that profit from its illegality, namely the tobacco and alcohol undustries. Both industries would take a huge hit to their profits. Many states in the US are legalizing marijuana becuase it is not associated with health issues and…

Posted in How do you feel about legalizing some drugs? What are the pros and cons? at 12:54 PM JST - 18th August