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Gregg/Male/36-40. Lives in Japan/Tokyo/Nakano, speaks English and Japanese. Eye color is hazel. I am also creative. My interests are Japan, Video Games, Computers, Internet, Blogging.
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The Death of Radio
2009-07-01
This might be obvious and maybe others have posted this but it's clear to me radio will be struggling to stay alive within 10 years just like newspaper is today.

It's already dead for me. Why? Because I bought an iPhone last year. Since that time, on the way to and from work I listen almost exclusively to either podcasts (This American Life, Radiolab, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History) or streaming music (Pandora, Shoutcast). I get a good enough connection that I can stream all the way to and from work.


 
 
Subtle Racism?
2008-09-25
I'm sure this is going to come off to many as something to do about nothing and it certainly didn't offend me personally but....

I was at a food court the other day. Different sections of the food court had labels. There was the "Green" section which was the salad area, there was a "Drinks" section and a "Vegetarian" section for vegetarian friendly prepared foods. There was one area labeled "Home Cooking" and another labeled "International". The "home cooking" area had various chicken and beef dishes and things like string beans, zucchini, mashed potatoes. The international section had Chinese and Indian foods.

 
 
IP rights discussion
2008-03-16
Just hoping to get some other points of view.

The Slashdot crowd and similar people like to call IP Imaginary Property to try to point out that there is no such thing and therefore it shouldn't be treated like property. They like to point out that copying some music or a movie or software isn't like stealing because the person who it was copied from has not lost their original

Well, playing devil's advocate...

Money is effectively a fiction. It's just a number in a computer database. When your employer pays you they don't send physical money to the bank. They just tell the bank to subtract from their account number and add to your account number. It's all virtual.


 
 
The Parable of the Talents
2008-01-22
I started reading a new book, the Mind of the Market, and so far I've only read the first chapter but during that time the parable of the talents came up.

 
 
TED Talks
2007-10-28
It seems maybe I'm the last to know but I just found out about TED Talks. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is apparently a conference bringing together people from all different disciplines to share their ideas and inspire each other.

Those talks are available online at www.ted.com and they extremely inspiring. They are each only allowed to be up to 20 minutes so they are very easy to watch or listen to. So far of the ones I've watched these were the most inspiring for me.


 
 
CatalogChoice.org
2007-10-21
I found out about this site called CatalogChoice.org who is trying to make it easier to opt out of receiving catalogs in the mail. According to them more than 19 BILLION catalogs are mailed out each year. I know that I rarely want the catalogs I get in the mail. Some companiese are particularly agressive and send a new catalog every 2 weeks. I even get catalogs for about 6 previous tenants.

If you are getting catalogs you don't want here's a very simple way to cancel them.


 
 
Shanghai
2007-10-19
How I ate Shanghai

 
 
My Tea Addiction
2007-06-26
Around 1994 I weighed 210lbs (95kg). I used to eat pretty poorly. A typical meal might have been some kind of sandwich like a burger or main course plus say fries or other sides and possibly before then an appetizer shared with whoever I was eating dinner with. I might have a soda as my drink or sometimes if I was at the right place an ice cream sunday or malt.


 
 
Site Moved?
2007-06-22
It looks like it's finally moved. I've turned comments and the forum back on. I'll cross my fingers things are all working again.

 
 
Wakasanchi
2007-06-20
It makes no sense to me how bad Japanese food is in America. Especially in L.A. and S.F. there are large enough populations of native Japanese peoples that you'd think there would be some good restaurants. Although there are some good sushi places, almost without fail anything that is not sushi in pretty craptacular. There are a few places that are okay but none have been true Japanese food.

That is until now. Wakasanchi is 100% authentic. Everything I was given was not in the least bit out of place from my experiences in Tokyo. The "Omakase" or leave it to the chef thing might be a little off putting for some but I think it's for the best because unless you've lived in Japan you would not know what or how to order.


 
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My
Blog
2009-10-12
Today I went back to Baltimore. I hadn't been there in 23 years. I lived there at 19 when I ran away from college with my first girlfriend. I lived there 3 years from 84 to 86 and worked at M.U.S.E. and Microprose.

Blogging Software
2009-07-11
It's come time for me to do something about my blog because lately I've been getting a 15 to 1 comment spam. That means about for every 1 real comment get 15 comments that are spam. The really annoying thing is they are typed by live people who attempt to leave a comment that sounds relevant, but then they leave a link to some website that makes it clear it's not a real comment. That it's just spam.
What I've been working on
2009-04-21
If you want to know what I've been working on, see this blog entry in the other part of my website.
Googling my life away
2008-09-11
As of May 5th I started a job at Google in Mountain View. I can't say what I am working on as it is still top secret but I can say it REALLY REALLY wanted to work on it which is why I took the job.
Adult Story #3
2008-04-14
I’m not sure this is really an “adult” story and the names have been changed even though anyone who this story might affect already knows this story

Once upon a time, I think in February 2003 I was living in Tokyo.

10 Second Photo Gallery
Selected
Features
Shanghai
2007-10-19
How I ate Shanghai
Tokyo Trains
2006-10-04
Some information to help you out with trains in Tokyo
More Japanese Chips
2006-01-05
Now with even more potatoee goodness.
Useful Origami
2003-11-15
If you learn one origami learn this one
Cafe Rodney
2001-07-02
By chance my friend and I stumbled upon Cafe Rodney
Neon (digital camera joy)
2001-01-27
This is what happens when you have a digital camera and lots of free time.
Umaibou : Delicious Stick
2005-07-16
It's a stick and it's delicious. Bon Appetit!
Omoideyokochou
2002-12-05
Take a stroll down memory lane for some delicious food
Cheju Korea
2001-09-04
In May 2001 I went to Cheju Island, Korea.
Nabe
2005-11-10
It's fall. Time for some Nabe!