Archive for September, 2005

Feminization of the Japanese male

« 26 September 2005 | 10:30 | Japan, diary, the sexes | 3 Comments »

so says the Washington post.
Some snippets:
“Japan has never really stressed the concept of being macho in a Western sense, but what we find now is that men are actively seeking the soft and smooth look that is considered so attractive now,” said Marco Shimomura, vice president of Dandy House. “They aren’t scared of getting their [...]

Dad quoted!

« 25 September 2005 | 23:48 | diary, tokyo life | 1 Comment »

Me father was a-quoted!
What Horie represents is “an indication of changed values in Japan, one
that allows a wider range of acceptable behavior,” says Stephen
Romaine, a US executive in Tokyo with the Hudson Group, who has watched
Japan for 20 years. “Horie is like a friend or neighbor’s kid who made
good. Everyone knows who he is.”
Here’s the [...]

いよいよ Pick Up! ウィジェットに誕生!

« 20 September 2005 | 23:41 | Internet, diary, macnuttery | No Comments »

いよいよ Apple ジャパンのダッシュボードサイトにうちらの samuraiPod のウィジェットがトップに!ここです!どれくらい持つかな?
(違ってたらこちらへ)

Sony, Get a Hint

« 15 September 2005 | 22:34 | diary, media, scitech, sonystyle | No Comments »

(The following is a reaction I wrote down after disagreeing with a decision made from upper management. Basically, a cost-free license for an ATRAC SDK was being developed, but you could only get it in exchange for your soul. I caught wind of the news too late, so I placed this in my drafts [...]

Speechless

« 6 September 2005 | 13:29 | diary, politics | No Comments »

WWLAM Interview with New Orleans Mayer Nagin
man … oh man …. oh man …
you have to listen all the way through.

Innovate or Perish @ AlwaysOn

« 6 September 2005 | 10:53 | diary, scitech | No Comments »

Fun quick interview with Sun’s Schwartz and Yahoo!’s Rosensweig at AlwaysOn titled Innovate or Perish. Having to think a little about innovation theory and the changing work environment at my employer, I w
was always curious what people thought of Google’s “20% personal time” policy. Here’s one perspective:
John Markoff: What do you think of the [...]