I'm usually more diplomatic about such things, but homeopathy is quite frankly the stupidest health-related thing I have ever heard of. I am shocked and saddened that people embrace this stuff to the point it sits on the shelf at the drugstore next to real medication ( Read more... )

The yakuza are a pretty fascinating subject. While never as chivalrous or honorable as their mythology, it's that very mythology that causes the Japanese government and people to somewhat condone their presence, within limits. Mostly because the only thing considered worse than organized crime is, well... disorganized crime ( Read more... )

We're here! We're...! ...only here until six though, because we have a sitter.

Gotta admit, the game looks incredibly awesome at full settings with ambient occlusion on for the light/shade effects. Very smooth gradients.

Behold Jaerik in his fabulously metro gladiator outfit, as due to the total lack of item content in beta, he's still completely unable to find anything else to buy.

First year Japanese high school students' 集団行動, done particularly well. =)

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After an incredibly long wait, my laser finally showed up yesterday.

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It's really sad to see what's happening to the country these days ( Read more... )

Fascinating scrape of outliers in self-description by gender and race on dating sites.

( Random feedback on FF14 beta. )

Some thoughts on FF14 beta now that I'm in.

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