Japan Computer UsageAnd for the HCI people out there. Obviously this is evidence that we need to redesign our interaction methods for ubiquitous computing.
Japan Computer UsageI'm guilty of doing this on a couple of occasions... At school, I was range testing a pair of transceivers. Got some weird looks from non-engineering students. While traveling, if I am in need of Internet, I would do a little war walking. For work, I...
Japanese BeveragesI love Aloe Vera and Aloe Vera-flavored Calpis. Original, Strawberry, and Mango Calpis are a close second. Pocari sweat is third. If I want to get fancy, definitely mix up a White Russians or Godiva White Chocolate liqueur. Yum yum.
Good and Bad Ideas in JapanLooks delicious! Biggest thing I've had was a 10x10 at In-N-Out. That trumps this, but I actually like the taste of BK burgers. I don't think I would mind trying. I think this marketing strategy would be more successful in America. Yum yum.
Train Groping in JapanWomen are pretty scary in New York. I can imagine a guy trying to pull this off and getting beat up. Maybe they should make self defense classes mandatory in the Japanese school system.
Otaku Partner"Everything in moderation" is the mantra I live by. I prefer a girl to be accepting but at the same time unsupportive of my hobbies. Gives me a nice little reality check.
11 Year Old College GraduateHow can you change the world if you don't know the world? This guy needs more time to experience the world from all different aspects.
11 Year Old College GraduateWow. Great job to his parents and himself. Don't want to be negative, but I can think of some potential issues in this:
1) Probably not making many friends along the way.
The best friends are childhood friends. If you're going to be snobbish and lo...
Japan Job BenefitsOutsourcing sucks.
A great employer plan would be to have a plan where you deposit some money from your pre-tax salary and they would buy a random figure and send it to you every month. It's kind of like SAFS since it's random. And you're not really...
Japan Job Benefits+1 on the no dress code part. Though, occasionally it feels kind of awkward to walk into a meeting in flip-flops, shorts, and a t-shirt while everyone else is wearing a polo, khaki's, and shoes especially with people two/three levels above. Only a l...
Japan Job BenefitsFree public transportation. Discounts on tickets for all sorts of stuff. Discounts for a bunch of stores. The biggest benefit is access to the junk pile. After testing sorts out the failed equipment from the working equipment, some of the failed equi...
Canon ElectronicsI think there is some truth to how this guy runs the factory. Nothing puts employees to sleep like a nice comfy chair. Since employees are standing, it forces them to be attentive during meetings. People won't need to reiterate things because someone...
Otaku GraduationLooks like he's just getting rid of figures and posters. Is he still going to zealously follow the anime community? I don't have that many figures and posters plastered around my room. I'm actually thinking of getting rid of some of them. However, I...
Japanese DesksFirst photo is amazing. Very modern lighting and walls. Not digging the equipment on the floor though and I feel like they can use a nice black la-z-boy in the middle of the room. Placement of the two computers is kind of weird. Love the painting the...
Nihon UniversityA lot of the higher-level undergrad courses do seem to be easier than the prereqs. I think it's because the prereqs tend to be broader. ECE315 seemed to be the hodgepodge of things you can do with non-linear devices. ECE474, on the other hand, seemed...
Japan Jury DutyAs a student, you probably want to get it over with now. You get exempt from being called again for a couple of years. Don't want to be called in once you've started that new job after school, no?
Japan Jury DutyThere was an article a little while back concerning a drug case in Australia. The trial was ruled a mistrial because most of the jury was playing Sudoku. I honestly don't believe many individuals are educated enough on the law to make any calls on le...
Japan Jury DutyYou first fill out a questionairre to determine your eligibility. Afterwards, they send you a summons. There are different levels of jury duty, petit and grand. Grand determines probable cause. In the American justice system, this means the jurors de...
A Week in Tokyo 37Haven't seen the internal of those netbooks yet. Seems stacked. The mechE's must've spent lots of time solving the heat diffusion problem. Are these guys interviewing for financial services? Atleast here, engineering interviews are a bit weird. I've...
A Week in Tokyo 33Did not realize people actually worked on software solutions for this. Kids have it so easy nowadays. Still prefer a hardware solution though. Seems more reliable.
