Archive for July, 2008

It’s been about half-a-week since my last post was written and, I must admit, that I’ve been slacking off regarding the amount of time dedicated towards this site.  But there is a good reason for this! I’ve been applying for
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Despite my seemingly endless criticisms of the platform, WordPress is still one of the easiest and most versatile platforms available for companies and individuals who want to host their own website. That said, one criticism that many people have had
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When was the last time you defragmented your computer? Last month? Last year? Never? Defragmenting our systems’ hard disks should be an important part of everyone’s computer maintenance schedule, but it’s amazing how rarely this function is actually performed. Then
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Along with the unrelenting summer heat, news stories are often replete with strange tales and even stranger people. This summer is no different as former NASA astronaut and 6th human on the moon, Dr. Edgar Mitchell, claims that extra-terrestrial beings
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Over a year has passed since 新潟県 (Niigata Prefecture) suffered a massive offshore earthquake.  Measuring 7 on Japan’s scale of 7, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant quickly shut down the four reactors operating at the time.  Aside from an outdoor
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Unless you happen to be some sort of linguistic genius, a talented musician, or some unfair combination of the two, chances are you will have trouble learning a new language and the little nuances required for accent-free pronunciation. I’m lucky
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I’m sittin’ at a coffee table unable to see straight, watchin’ parallel lines unwind and undulate, across the steam-streaked windows the scene seems bleak, another train leavin’ home conceding defeat with a low moan. Hanging in a sky made of
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I didn’t think it was going to happen … but I’ve finally upgraded to the latest version of WordPress. It wasn’t easy, and I’ve been swearing like an Irishman as issue after issue was uncovered when I started to bring
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Hayao Miyazaki’s (宮崎駿) latest film hit the theatres this weekend.  His first in four years, the tale of 崔の上のポニョ (Gake no Ue no Ponyo — Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) end the speculation that the animation great had
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Jeff Foxworthy had audiences around North America laughing several years ago with his “You might be a redneck” jokes and, while the jokes themselves are quite dated, the setup is not. So, as a tribute to the retired comedy act,
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武島 (Takeshima) is a group of disputed islets situated between Japan and South Korea. The South Korean government claims this patch of land is sovereign territory and refers to it as Dokdo. Japan, on the other hand, steadfastly sticks to
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When it comes to portable devices, their usefulness boils down to just a few little things: ease of use, expandability, and battery life. This last one is especially important if you intend to use the little machine more than the
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The Chicago Tribune recently posted an opinion piece (Blah, blah, blog, blog) that tried to rip into microblogging, microbloggers, and pretty much everyone born after 1982. While I might not be big on the whole microblogging segment, I really don’t
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