Recently a few of my friends came to my house and we indulged ourselves in watching several of the two parter episodes in The Next Generation. The sheer quality and rigorous portrayal of deep, complicated issues and events is really without parrallel. Some of the episodes really fire on all cylinders, with simultaneous handling of [...]
Thu, December 24 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments
Thu, December 17 2009 » Economics, Japan » No Comments
Colourful use of language and excessively dramatic accusations in the following are intended to provoke thought, not to be over-literally interpreted. My wireless network has no password. I am amazed that those who champion individual freedom the most are often the most paranoid in “securing” themselves from threats (mostly entirely imaginary and the rest unstoppable [...]
Wed, December 16 2009 » Solidarity » 1 Comment
Recently I’ve spent alot of time scouring for information on foods that might have notable health benefits. Unfortunately the topic is fraught with pseudo science, marketing and broad public misconceptions. However among the admittedly limited amounts of foods I have experimented with recently I can say garlic has had by far the most dramatic physically [...]
Sun, December 13 2009 » Alliums, Food, Plants » 3 Comments
I finished reading this manga today. It’s a series of short stories by various authors in the リトルバスターズ (“Little Busters!”) series. Like the first one I found it pretty tough going. There’s alot of references to baseball terminology in it, which even if I translate into English means nothing to me as I’ve no knowledge [...]
Sat, December 12 2009 » Japan, Manga » No Comments