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Why Japan Gets the Cool Stuff
haahr writes "Good article about why the coolest electronics products are available first in Japan and may never make it to the U.S., in Slate."
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Since when did David Lynch start making mice for laptops? I know I would pay extra for a dark and disturbing, surreal input device. I guess Japan really does get all the cool new stuff...
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The only stuff that comes first to Japan is the stuff that is made in Japan. Everything else gets here way late, or never gets here at all.
I'm still waiting for the concept of office LAN's, firewalls, and relational databases to really catch on here.
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I agree that those statements are offensive. It is a good thing that they were not included in the article referenced, or I really would have been angry.
My other first post is car post.
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And clean the brushes when you're done!
Japan stiffs manufactured imports and does NOT allow immigration.
They don't? How the hell did I get in?
"Reactionaries must be deprived of the right to voice their opinions; only the people have that right." - Mao
I would think that the obvious answer to why Japan gets things first is that they are closest to the International Date Line. It always gives Japan a huge jump on the rest of the world. ;-)
My Subaru WRX certainly is a killer app. Dear god, the number of times I've nearly killed myself in that thing is absolutely insane. I sure do love that car.
Hah! You wait until Sony and Honda's giant robot armies come sweeping in from the sea, bristling with missiles and flashing laser beams from their eyes...
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