Granted, driving in the US is more relaxing but I would still take those clueless drivers over aggressive drivers who would actively try to kill you if you don't let them pass (on an extremely crowded road during the rush hour nonetheless).

I think you should visit India or the Middle East first. Drivers in Japan aren't the best but they're generally okay and nowhere near the worst.

AMD and nVidia do rebaranding all the time. It saves them money and the customers buying those low-end (or even higher-end like in the case of AMD's 280X) aren't that tech-savvy to worry about the little details.

Only the lower end ones are actually Maxwell. The rest are just Kepler stuff. nVidia released some lower end Maxwell-based Desktop GPUs (under the 700 family) as well. These will all benefit from the better design but for Maxwell to really take off and deliver its promised performance while keeping power consumption,…

It's partly TSMC's fault. Their inability to stabilize the 20nm production process means no meaningful 800 series cards until the later half of the year at the earliest.

On the other hand, you have manga like these from Square-Enix promoting cigarettes.

Stay tned, the Extra-Large Sasha’s Potato Girl Set is coming March 20th for 1,600 yen!

Melon Soda... the best fountain drink ever!

How about using Extra Virgin Olive Oil for cooking? This link doesn't recommend it since they say it has an unstable smoking point.

Do we really hang out with friends that have similar interests or do we rather hang out with those who share similar activities? The two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive but the former doesn't always translate into the latter. Moreover, people with different interests can share an activity or two and hang out…

Thanks for the suggestion. I have given it some thought and while the coat can be convenient, I like the idea of a small bag better. I like to stay light when sitting down so having a bag makes more sense for me. Besides, I still need a place to put my X100S in. Hanging it on my neck all the time is a bit awkward.

I want something smaller for quick outings. Something that would be small enough to hold an iPad Mini, Fuji X100S, a battery charger and a few cables. Any suggestions?

After watching the anime series and staying up to date on the main manga series (plus other stuffs), Shingeki no Kyojin just feels like hollow entertainment.

It feels like it's mixing elements from EVA and from FMA with some cool ideas but with no real substance. It is a decent series that has so much potential but the…

Well, I kind of enjoyed watching the Japanese actors dubbing their own voices back in Japanese... it had some novelty factor to it. As for Neo, he spoke not a word of Japanese in the English version and not a word of English in the Japanese version. I don't want to get the home release to see him butcher his lines.

I don't think they spent too much on the special effects because they are not that convincing.

There are lots of Japanese actors in 47 Ronin but Watanabe is not in it. Pity as he would have made a better Kira than Tadanobu Asano and provided a better balance to a movie dominated by Hiroyuki Sanada.

Well, he might not be totally wrong if we generalize a bit ;)

I remember the author said in an interview a couple of years ago that he will end it in 5 years and retire after that. He said he wants the manga to go over 20 years and for him to reach the age of Dr. Agasa. He is 50 now so around 2015-6, I suppose.

The special effects in the movie looked mostly cheap to me and not that believable.

Yeah, I started doing that towards the end of the 10 years of me being a fan but then gave up watching altogether and decided catching up was too much of a hassle. As I said, the exclusion of Kamiya and the newer art style contributed to this. Maybe I will go back to watch the essentials when the show ends in 2 years…