April 2010
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Anonymous asked: Isn't Japan awesome?
Apr 16th
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April 07, is waiting. →
Two distinguished guests make an appearance on the Nojiriko Hotel El Bosco blog. Great hotel.
Apr 14th
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Japan Thoughts Take 3
We’re on the back 9 on the Japan trip now (coming back the 18th), so I thought I’d follow up post 1 and 2 about Japan with a third one. We’ve stayed in five different cities now (and have been to seven), as far as I can tell there are almost no public trashcans anywhere in Japan. Seriously, it’s a problem. Want to walk and eat? Be prepared to hold on to the...
Apr 14th
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“White House economic adviser Larry Summers tells a story about the economic...”
– The Comeback Country. It’s the things you can’t imagine that change everything.
Apr 14th
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Apr 13th
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It’s now been over a year since Apple unveiled tethering as a part of iPhone 3.0 OS. At the time, while 22 carriers around the world were announced to be supporting it, in the U.S., all Apple could say was that AT&T would be supporting it “later.” Apple has just unveiled iPhone 4.0 OS. There was no talk of U.S. tethering in the announcement. There’s also been no word...
Apr 13th
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The Magic Kyoto Toilet on Vimeo It’s alive!
Apr 13th
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“You know the beautiful thing: June 29, 2009, is the two-year anniversary of the...”
– Roger McNamee, Elevation Partners co-founder (owners of about 30% of Palm) in March 2009 prior to the Palm Pre launch. Beautiful, indeed.
Apr 12th
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Breakdance Fighting In Japan on Vimeo This is just all kinds of awesome. Taken in Osaka, Japan.
Apr 12th
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Why 9:41 Is the Official Time of Apple Product... →
This is what we call attention to detail. And, at the core, it’s what makes Apple, Apple.
Apr 11th
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Apr 11th
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Sarah and the Deer on Vimeo
Apr 11th
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Apr 10th
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On iAds
After reading a few of the overviews of the iPhone OS 4 event, I got a chance to watch it for myself — on my iPhone, on a 3-hour train ride across Japan (I love technology). While multitasking is obviously the eyegrabbing headline, it was another announcement that seems far more significant: iAds. To be clear, iAds is not a sure bet at all. But that’s the thing. It seems like it will either be...
Apr 10th
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Apr 9th
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michaeljung asked: Watashi wa Michael de!

How much Japanese did you (and Sarah) learn prior to the trip? Are you one of those 'ignorant US tourists who don't look up the do&don'ts' or are you one of the 'interested tourists' who are not on vacation, but on discovery?
Apr 9th
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Apple - iPhone OS 4 Preview →
Boom. The importance of this OS preview event is often overlooked in the months leading up to new iPhone hardware. Most competitors don’t seem to get it; while it’s the hardware that gives Apple a lead, it’s the software that keeps them ahead. And while everyone is scrambling to catch up with the current iPhone, most fail to take into account that Apple always has a dozen new...
Apr 9th
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