一週間の東京 24
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Mon 2008/09/08 13:38
That sleeping stormtrooper pic is awesome. Comination Japan quirky pop culture, Star Wars, and Otakuism all in one. Very artistic and thought provoking in my opinion.
(ID #294504) Posted on 2008/09/08 13:56
MI Manager, Blogger and Newswriter
Yes, incredible pic, well done ^^
(ID #295098) Posted on 2008/09/09 04:30
Executor (登録日: 2008/04/24 07:53)
love it! my new wallpaper for some days!!!
(ID #295155) Posted on 2008/09/09 06:16
sounds like you had a prevent eventful week. i tend to accumulate crap. but i keep it in a box. if i don't look in the box for a while, i throw the whole box out ^^
(ID #294507) Posted on 2008/09/08 13:58
rofl that sounds criminally wasteful. ^^;
(ID #295019) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:36
oh yeah.. been a while since i played badminton. you good at it?
(ID #294508) Posted on 2008/09/08 13:59
oh yeah.. been a while since i played badminton. you good at it?
(ID #294509) Posted on 2008/09/08 13:59
Director/代表取締役
Not really but we have fun when playing.
(ID #295224) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:16
i finished MGS4 within the first day of getting it, the videos are very long and take up a lot of up, but totally worth it, we played for a total of...32 hours or something, very fun gaming day, then i died for like 14 hours
(ID #294510) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:01
it seems that you had a fun but busy week. my longest gaming section is about 16 hours straight of me playing final fantasy 12.
(ID #294511) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:01
Honestly, I can't fathom why they made it so difficult to change a hard drive. It shouldn't take 10 minutes to change one. Ironically, Hitachi makes one of the worst drives(travelstar) but they are the most popular.
(ID #294515) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:04
You mean for the Mac Book Pro? Maybe cuz they are Apple products and there will be more seams or lines if it was accessible from the bottom ^^. I know notebooks where the HDDs are accessible from the bottom (ie. not having to take the keyboard apart)
(ID #294919) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:19
Perhaps they're popular for the reason that chevy crapaliers and now chevy cobalts are so popular here, they're cheap? I mean both of those models of car are planned-for-recycling-before-being-built POS' but a lot of people still drive them.
(ID #295022) Posted on 2008/09/09 02:37
Student & Authorized Chicken Slapper
Wow Danny, you sure do eat out a lot. And that picture of the GSC party looks interesting, looks like you guys rented out a karaoke bar private room or something. Anymore photos of the party??
(ID #294521) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:11
Director/代表取締役
More pics soon.
(ID #295223) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:16
I think he eats just as much as we do, only he takes pictures of them some times. If you think about it, (this is however, considering you eat three meals a day) at the end of the week you would of had 21 meals. I think its just that he has good food very often... I'm hungry now...
(ID #295584) Posted on 2008/09/09 14:20
student
I thought Stormtroopers were supposed to be relentless xD. I can definitely imagine all those activities and events can wear your stamina out ^^;. Danny, how many hours of sleep do you get during such busy times?
(ID #294538) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:28
Director/代表取締役
Usually get at least 6 no matter the schedule.
(ID #295222) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:15
Mechanical Engineering student
LOL that sleeping Stormtrooper picture is priceless! I'm really amaze with the Japanese. They just throw their old appliances when they get a new one. Most Filipinos though keep it, sell it or repair it O_o BTW that udon on the 6th picture looks EXTREMELY delicious! Also, badminton is the only sport I'm good at. I have also experienced that oil build-up in my figures and wonder what they are and where they come from. I bet it's the humidity. I do the same with the stuff I have. If I feel that they would be of use someday then I keep it. If I encounter it some months later and haven't used it during those times then I throw it away. My brother on the other hand keeps almost everything he gets his hands on like used ballpens, plastics, empty cans, etc -_-
(ID #294539) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:31
JR. College Student
"7200 RPM Hitachi for my main drives." I think this is your problem Danny. If I recall correctly Hitachi started making drives when they bought IBM's hard drive plant. IBM's sucked, and coincidentally so do Hitachi's. Western digital Maxtor, and Fujitsu are o-k, but the best by far are Seagate drives. Also, IMO for reliability try to get lower storage drives with less platters. 1TB drives might be nice but I don't think they'll be as reliable as 2 well established 500GB drives.
(ID #294543) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:39
Maxtor is horrible when it comes to hard drives, and there is nothing wrong with a 1TB drive. The only thing you run into is a slower seek time. Two drives increases the chance for failures which is more then I would want to deal with.
(ID #294581) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:30
Funny enough I've heard from some computer stores that Seagate can have a high tendency to break down. They've even nicknamed it as "死極" (dying to extremity?). Maxtor (which generates a lot of heat) too was reported to have similar problems, but I suppose it depends on the luck, as some people have no problems with them for many years. For cheap ones some consider Excelstor (but I doubt you'll go for that - no high speed). WD is not a bad choice though.
(ID #294656) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:50
JR. College Student
Oh I've opened up a can of worms here haven't I? I think the confusion comes from the fact that Maxtor and Seagate merged. So I'm guessing you have to pay attention to where what drives come from where -that's always the case with electronics really. Either it's(it being maxtor/seagate) going to come from a maxtor plant(sucky) or seagate plant(good). I don't know the specifics but I'm with time I'm sure it'll reveal itself - just got to take the risk. WD is pretty solid for a midrange product, but Hitachi? Hitachi, from what I hear, is mostly crap. :/
(ID #294710) Posted on 2008/09/08 18:26
website designer (currently assist. graphic designer)
The advantage Seagate has though is their warranty, last time I checked it was at least 1 year more than any other drive on the market. Seagate purchasing Maxtor definitely confused things, though I'd still stay away from Maxtor lol. My brother and I both use Seagate for our computers, we haven't had any problems in the last 2 years, mine still feels almost brand new. For my second choice, I'd go with WD or Samsung.
(ID #294789) Posted on 2008/09/08 21:31
I wouldn't want to swap something like data integrity for warranty. IMO, warranties offered by HDD companies are just gimmicks to attract customers. I mean hey, your HDD breaks down. Yeah, they will replace it for you but is your data or the HDD itself worth more? Just my 2 cents. I prefer to go with Western Digital drives. They have served me well so far.
(ID #294923) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:26
imho warranty not that worthed... the reason is, first you wont get ur data back when your harddisk corrupt as warranty just cover the hardware. second all replacement harddisk is refurbish one, do you want take risk and using refurbish product? well somepeople might dun mind as long they working, but for me is no no... so warranty means nothing for me regarding harddisk size... i prefer 500gb at best for daily usage... passive backup harddisk (backup all data every months) best with big storage... since you don't use hdd often, i think its reliability enough for active backup harddisk, again i prefer 500gb size....or bigsize harddisk in RAID1 but for me since 1backup enough... then i use passive backup and RAID1 setting for workstation actually hdd platter didn't effect hdd reliability whatsoever.. but you should think that u will lost more data with bigger size rather than smaller size as for reliability 1st WD and Seagate just ok... no winner between them... but somehow i like WDRE series. 2nd Fujitsu... i dunno but fujitsu storage technology 1step behind WD and Seagate and fujitsu hdd price abit pricey compared to WD and Seagate... but indeed fujitsu product have good reliability 3rd Samsung HDD that often get bad comment... infamous maxtor (i also experience same things... around 4 hdd get badsector after 1-2year of daily use) hitachi... while i havent try hitachi myself, but hearing bad experience from other people enough for me to choose other hdd that have better review
(ID #294944) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:04
student
I totally agree with Quentin. My Maxtors and Seagates both died, but my WD are still going strong. Wouldn't buy anything else now even though they are slightly pricer? Anyone know how to dispose of harddrives properly? Recently found a full sized 4GB hard drive lying around which of course is absolutely useless at this point in time and I'm thinking of chucking it out.
(ID #295727) Posted on 2008/09/09 16:53
Director/代表取締役
The Hitachi's do break down but after a few years usage which I expect. Not sure why the TB drives are unreliable.
(ID #295221) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:15
radical anime fan in Singapore; starting to freeze up. Mmm, end-of-year weather. (登録日: 2007/01/25 22:08)
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
I've done all-nighter Halo sessions before... and the price was getting knocked out until the day after. XD
(ID #294545) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:54
Another awesome week eh? Longest gaming session? errr 4-5hrs? I love how by the time I finish reading the entire article, nobody had commented it yet ::refresh:: and bam gajillion comments...xD
(ID #294546) Posted on 2008/09/08 14:55
I bought MGS4 and beat it on a friends borrowed PS3 in one week (though I really wanted to play it longer) ^_^; As for parents having to much stuff, my mom keeps to many boxes up stairs that we can't even turn it into an office/bedroom like my dad wants. Seriously some really old boxes ^_^;
(ID #294548) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:00
Man, now it's getting driven home that I *really* need to get an external harddrive. I can't backup squat on CD's anymore. I'll probably get the drives separate from the casing, though, so I can mod the case and make it all art nouveau prettyful. And then I'll probably still have a Figma hang out on it. =P At any rate, a couple times I've played about 3 hours worth of a video game--once was finishing up Kingdom Hearts; that's got to be the longest span of no-save-point I've ever encountered. And then I might have played WoW that long with my mom, but I always feel kind of guilty after playing that long.
(ID #294550) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:00
Daigakusei [Consular and Diplomatic Affairs]
Woah! I guess Stormtroopers need a little rest too^^ I think my my longest gaming session is when playing FFX about 12-16hrs, the whole day i was locked up in a room~
(ID #294560) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:09
I remember playing Shining Force for 8 hours straight. Also three friends and I did a 7 hour FFCC game sometime last year. Good times.
(ID #294565) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:13
Hope you get a good night's rest, Danny. Oh, and if you have issues with humidity, you might want to shy away from furniture not made from real wood. Unfortunately, a good deal of IKEA's furniture seems to be laminate over particleboard or cardboard.
(ID #294568) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:15
The picture of the sleeping stormtrooper is kick-ass. Definitely saving this:)
(ID #294574) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:26
Danny, you need to take more pride in your Pack Rat side of yourself, I'm the same way. Every once in a while I do throw something out -- although very rare -- and when I find the need for it again, I just hate myself for getting rid of it. You should really check out Uncharted: Drake's fortune on PS3 if you haven't, it's the best game this generation I've played yet. It's still at top for best console graphics this generation, even after MGS4 came out they said it was close but just not there yet. It has an awesome "indiana jones" style story, and amazing gameplay.
(ID #294576) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:27
I have a terrible habit of hoarding everything. If something been around for a long time, I can't bring my self to throw it away. x_x Longest gaming session for me is 5 hours of Super Smash Bros. with friends before my eyes and head couldn't take any more. How do you guys keep going for 12+ hours!?
(ID #294578) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:28
You don't use any Seagate HDD's Danny? I've always found western digital and maxtor drives didn't have the best reliability. Wish the food choice here was as good! So many yummy looking dishes. Btw, the Japanese version needs more text (´～`)
(ID #294588) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:41
Director/代表取締役
Seagate not popular here for some reason.
(ID #295216) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:12
Because it is more reliable and they won't have as much business selling more drive to paroniod server operators? I would choose Seagate over any other brands, but i do have failure on just a few days after installing it. That is probably some kind of consipracy theory...but what do i know...
(ID #295410) Posted on 2008/09/09 12:09
Wannabe Jack-of-all-trades
Yep, as I predicted, Miku-kanu is now a permanent part of your collection (see 4th pic).
(ID #294594) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:49
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
Danny that first image can be a postcard! too cute :P my parents hoard *looks around me* I think I do that too ^^; it drives my husband crazy :P I can see why tho ^^;;;
(ID #294595) Posted on 2008/09/08 15:50
suneo (登録日: 2007/12/17 20:30)
that GSC party looks like it was fun! Always love peeking into your place also. Looks so modern and neat lol. The glass tables/shelves and the lighting look great. I should get back into the rhythm of running to keep myself healthy again. Haven't ran for 3 or 4 years now... the last serious bit of exercise I've had was preparing for and climbing Mt Fuji two years ago. I also took bowling and ping pong at uni, but those were nowhere near as tiring lol
(ID #294610) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:00
university film student
Ikea products work without problems in moderate Canadian climate. ^^; I'm also very envious of your massive backup operations. I'd like to have more copies of my files, but I simply can't afford the hardware. : As it is, my most important files sit on my laptop, a desktop hard drive that's about to die, and a portable hard drive that's about to die. Some files are on just one of the three. ><
(ID #294621) Posted on 2008/09/08 16:12
i wonder how much do you pay for ur electricity bills with so many computers, macs, lights, hdd running about.. And not to forget your TV, ps3, and whatnots.
(ID #294669) Posted on 2008/09/08 17:05
Solar energy from solar panels? ^^
(ID #294924) Posted on 2008/09/09 00:28
with his current income, i dun think electricity bills matters him so much ^^ anyway it should around 20000yen to 30000yen i guess...
(ID #294949) Posted on 2008/09/09 01:11
Director/代表取締役
12000 yen but was 8000 yen last month.
(ID #295215) Posted on 2008/09/09 08:11
that's.... somehow... surprising.. lol..
(ID #296181) Posted on 2008/09/10 04:20
Longest game session for me would probably be close in the 17-24 hour range trying to get the Guise of the Deceiver in Everquest before they removed it from the game and replaced it with Guise of Deception, which could only be used by Rogues. Got it 3 hours before they brought the servers down to put in the patch to take it out.
(ID #294679) Posted on 2008/09/08 1