Sometimes it's necessary like when living in areas where bears come knocking at your door. Exceptions had to be made, thus.

If you can make anything comprehendible come out of that, especially this bit:

The X100(S) is not weatherproof, you know. I have been reckless with mine and now the EVF acts up sometimes and doesn't work well.

It seems the new high-end cards won't arrive until 2015. Might as well make them DX12-compatible, I guess. Nothing confirmed yet, though.

Ah, the Kei cars or as some like to call them "sewing machines on wheels". I once rented one to go to the Shiratani Unsuikyo in Yakushima and the thing could barely produce enough power over the mountainous roads to reach over 40km/h. Luckily that was the speed limit on most roads.

You'd be surprised how many ladies on OKCupid in Japan clearly states they're looking for friends only. This makes me wonder "why not join Meetup if you're looking for friends only?"

The rebranding thing is not new. I can remember them redoing it as far back as 2009 when the 8800GT/GTX cards were rebranded as 9800GT/GTX and then when the the 9800GTX+ was rebranded as the GTS250 (but on a smaller die).

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…