Wednesday February 15, 2012

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    wibble

    Shame, question 1 and 2 preclude us doing business together.

    I think rather than formulaic structures, sales people would be well reminded first and foremost to 'know your customers, and know how they do buiness'. Not all are the same and what works for one will put off another.

    Question 1 would preclude a number of firms because invariably technical control of a project (fit for purpose) does not sit together with financial control. The two need to be approached as one, else the dis-enfranchised area will block the proposal or make life generally difficult.

    Posted in: Bad sales numbers? Don’t take it personally; your questions sucked

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    wibble

    GW - it doesn't look like they have a problem with it, so why do you?

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    wibble

    tkoind2 "But truthfully the mikoshi thing seems like stepping over the line even more" the omikoshi thing is about local community and businesses bringing about spirit and good luck for their district or town no? If the maid cafes are part of the local community and town why shouldn't they do the same thing?

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    wibble

    Why all the negative comments about hostess clubs? Long and deep cultural roots, a mainstay for many Japanese salarymen who would never think to bring their frustraitions or work issues into their homes.

    You may not like it for yourself, or find it 'useless' but don't judge everyone by your own preferences or cultures.

    Posted in: Suicide of prominent Ginza club hostess reflects economic downturn

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    wibble

    I'd like to know how they notified the American community since there is nothing posted on the Embassy website other than the typical Roppongi warning.

    Posted in: U.S. Embassy warns Americans to avoid Roppongi bars due to drink-spiking increase

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    wibble

    Wow, some interesting view points here. Most are unbelievably wrong, but I think Mark hit on an interesting point.

    So Person A does not deserve a job because they don't need the money as much? Even though they are possibly better at that job than person B, person B must have the job because they need the money more?

    Well, sorry bud - life doesn't work that way. It hasn't in the past 60,000 years and I don't see it changing soon.

    I can almost assure you that the person valued higher to the company will be kept, regardless of their 'need' for the salary.

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    wibble

    GW, tmarie - what prices are cheaper? Please run through a typical grocery basket and lay out for me what prices have reduced in the past 10 years? I just don't see it.

    Posted in: What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession?

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    wibble

    Terminator Alien Top Gun Backdraft The Empire Strikes Back

    Posted in: What are your five favorite action movies?

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    wibble

    BORISCHANGLUIGI - er, that isn't things getting cheaper, that is importing cheaper things. I don't equate purchasing plastic junk as things getting cheaper. that just means cheaper alternatives.

    I'm talking about real economy indicators, like the cost of filling your shopping basket at the grocers or supermarket. Meat isn't cheaper, milk isn't cheaper, bread isn't. Rice, I don't think is although I don't really track it. The point is that domestic produce and prices do not get cheaper no matter the recession.

    Sure maybe property drops a bit, although in most locations it was never rising but the ture costs don't change. Why - for example - does the cost of beer at a bar never go down (outside of happy hours and promotions)?

    Japan's concept of economy is bizzarre - salaries are dropping, staffing rates are dropping, customers are dropping and yet prices are flat to up. Did prices on any regular household goods drop at all in the past 10 years or more? I'm curious.

    Posted in: What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession?

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    wibble

    Maybe that prices in Japan actually drop due to falling demand? Something I haven't seen in 10 years of being here.

    Posted in: What are your worst fears if mass layoffs continue due to the economic recession?

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    wibble

    Maybe more Japanese phones will come with Bluetooth now?

    Posted in: Compact Bluetooth headset

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    wibble

    bamboohat - it is far more sensible for famous people to leverage their specialities to raise money than to contribute at an individual level.

    what net effect would her labouring to carry bricks have on the production of the school, vs paying the salary of 50 workers to do the same?

    Also, in this way the community wins because workers are paid for their building too.

    Posted in: Chinatsu Wakatsuki goes topless for charity

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    wibble

    Jmarc is right, when airlines see prices rise, they will usually buy into advance futures contracts for fuel. The greater the price rise, the longer the contract usuaully. Peeople do teh same with their fixed rate mortgages.

    Airlines are still tied to contracts when crude was running to $140/barrel (so av-gas is much higher) and they will take time to shake out. The length of that contract will vary.

    Lastly of course is business protection. Even as those contracts expire, Airlines will seek to squeeze out extra $ to support their dwindling profits due to reduced demand.

    Posted in: Why aren't fuel surcharges on airfares coming down?

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    wibble

    All fine, kids need to learn dissapointment too. I always council my staff (at one of those bloodsucking organisations Notginger) to keep the CV up to date and most importantly know what they are worth. At the end of the day, I want my team to be as happy and settled as possible and not worrying if they could make an extra buck at firm B helps that.

    At the same time I do council them never to move for less than a 25% raise (unless they have strong personal motivation to do so). People that chop and move for 5 or 10% are kidding themselves.

    Posted in: What do you think about companies that retract job offers to graduates because of the economic downturn?

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    wibble

    Snake Oil? I admit I've never heard too much about these devices, and seeing them around I guess people they feel they work. Anyone got any info on scientific indipendant testing?

    Posted in: Sharp to install 10,000 plasmacluster ion generators in Japan and abroad

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    wibble

    At least we are (apparently) being included. Frankly I'd rather the government put this cash into a decent support program for the workers laid off in hard times to provide them housing and support. ¥2tril ought to go a lot further between a few hundred thousand truly unfortunate souls.

    Posted in: What do you think of the government's plan to give a Y12,000 cash handout to members of the public in an effort to stimulate the economy?

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    wibble

    got paid about 50% of what I made last year.

    Posted in: Are you better off generally than you were this time last year?

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    wibble

    Wow, this article has almost nothing to do with Citigroup's layoffs.

    Posted in: Citigroup to cut 53,000 jobs worldwide

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    wibble

    So providing the dude is already on the ground it is okay to hit him? Cool...

    Posted in: Woman runs over man who was apparently victim of earlier hit-and-run

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    wibble

    I disagree, I test my sevice on Hikari Flets currently and get around 60mbit within Japan and 30mbit to US sites.

    A lot of it is not the infrastructure of how it gets to your home, but the ISP you choose to use and how they are peered with other oragnisations. I use spinnet.jp as my provider and they have been awesome since day 1 (with an English helpdesk service no less). They seem now to be owned by Softbank but were originally AT&T hance I suspect their good US/International peering.

    Posted in: For quality broadband, it's Japan by a mile

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