How about the Seagate 1500GB drive hang error? To my understanding Windows has been fixed, but the problem still persists in Linux. Could this potentially make a difference? I've been looking to build myself a nice NAS and those 1500GB drives are _cheap_. I can pick one up for about $160. I remember not too long ago that could only get me 80GB.
You may want to hold off on those Seagate drives. It appears the entire line of 7200.11 are faulty.
Hello Heian. The answer to your question is yes. There are quite a few foreign factory workers here. Mainly Brazilians. However, due to massive issues in the automotive industry quite a few of them have been laid off. Some have decided to return to their home countries due to visa issues, while others are just bumming around doing nothing.
I am quite thankful to not live close to the area where the majority of the foreign factory workers live. On the occasions that I have visited these areas I have seen the police 'harassing' the children of the factory workers. I would say that the harassment is sometimes warranted as they are loitering and generally being a nuisance to people passing by.
Many of my co-workers here complain about the crime rate in those areas.
I personally think that one of the reasons that I have not been spoken to more frequently is that I drive a car. Many of my friends who are English teachers here ride bicycles and take the train and therefore are more likely to run into the police.
I have come to accept that I have next to no civil liberties in this country. It is unfortunately something that I have to accept, if I want to continue living in this country.
As it stands Japan is going to be a hole heap of trouble fairly soon, unless they start to open their borders. With the baby boomer generation phasing out over the next 1-10 years there will not be enough money to cover their pensions. At any rate that is another story for another time.
Hello Petaris. I work at a data center in Gunma and like you my Japanese isn't all that good. I can understand about 15% of what I hear, although I cannot speak very well. As for jobs here it is not a good time... One of our major clients is in the automotive industry and has had to lay off fairly large number of their employees. I am not sure if you are against teaching English but if you wanted I am sure you could find a job teaching . I would also like to raise my kids here at least until they are 8-10 years old.
With any luck the economy will pick up sometime in the near future. However, I think it may take awhile. I wish you the best of luck whichever choice you make.
In my experience living in Japan the Japanese leave everything to 'Specialists' in this case the travel agents. This is the most DIFM country I have ever been in.
Don't get me started on the wedding chapels here... Suffice to say they should include a jar of lube with their contracts.
Hello Petaris. While not directed at myself I am in the same boat as yourself basically. I have lived in Japan for a couple of years now, and the only time I have ever been asked to show my ID was at Narita. I had just arrived from Toronto and had already passed through customs. While waiting for my bus I decided to have a cigarette. As I was smoking 2 extremely polite policemen asked for my Alien card, they proceeded to write down some information and then went on their merry way.
I can also attest to the re entry permit. Although The price for a single entry permit is $30. However, the multi re entry permit is $60 and allows unlimited re entries. For more information I have included the link to the immigration page in Japan. Its basically a $ grab as far as I am concerned.
I informed my friend here of that fact. It also happened that he was in the market for a new LCD TV and was leaning towards a 60" Sony. After hearing my story he decided to go with a IMHO better quality Sharp Aquos.
What Sony really needs to do with the PS3 is stop being so god damn cheap. Either licence NTFS from MS or add support for another format of drives EXT3 comes to mind. Only being able to connect a FAT32 formatted drive is ridiculous.
As for MKV support I am sure Sony will add support for it at some time in the future.
It'll be interesting when people can order customized versions of this... I can imagine the shop will get calls similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Irs1ewDoM one of my favourite prank calls. Enjoy
Prior to SP1 I used ICS to share my connection with my PS3 from my laptops ethernet, due to the fact that wireless speeds from my PS3 are wretched even though my signal is 100%. After 'upgrading' to SP1 I found that the speeds from ICS were worse than the speeds I used to get using the wireless on my PS3.
I doubt SP2 will restore the connection to what it used to be...
Posting this on the off chance that anyone has a solution/work around for either fixing the PS3 wireless or the ICS issue.
I agree with you in principle. However, if you had the ability to draw new students($) to your school I am sure you would get the same scholastic 'benefits' as the students on athletic scholarships or for that matter students whose parents build new wings for the school.
George will pay $13.61, but refuses to tip because he's a jerk;
... Mr. Pink is that you?
This method of paying is quite common in Japan or when Japanese are together in foreign countries, at least in my experience. Basically the bill is divided by the number of people and split evenly, regardless of who had what to eat/drink. Sometime it works in your favour and other times it doesn't.
But she was definitely stupid to ignore *everyone's* advice. I feel sorry for her husband.
While I agree with most of what you have to say on the subject, married to her. Someone doesn't turn ignorant/blind over night. He must have known before hand that she wasn't the brightest crayon in the box.
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You are 100% correct. That is why a lot of grow ops are done in the country side, where people can install generators and bury them.
How about the Seagate 1500GB drive hang error? To my understanding Windows has been fixed, but the problem still persists in Linux. Could this potentially make a difference? I've been looking to build myself a nice NAS and those 1500GB drives are _cheap_. I can pick one up for about $160. I remember not too long ago that could only get me 80GB.
You may want to hold off on those Seagate drives. It appears the entire line of 7200.11 are faulty.
http://techreport.com/discussions.x/16232
Thor disagrees.
Hello Heian. The answer to your question is yes. There are quite a few foreign factory workers here. Mainly Brazilians. However, due to massive issues in the automotive industry quite a few of them have been laid off. Some have decided to return to their home countries due to visa issues, while others are just bumming around doing nothing.
I am quite thankful to not live close to the area where the majority of the foreign factory workers live. On the occasions that I have visited these areas I have seen the police 'harassing' the children of the factory workers. I would say that the harassment is sometimes warranted as they are loitering and generally being a nuisance to people passing by.
Many of my co-workers here complain about the crime rate in those areas.
I personally think that one of the reasons that I have not been spoken to more frequently is that I drive a car. Many of my friends who are English teachers here ride bicycles and take the train and therefore are more likely to run into the police.
I have come to accept that I have next to no civil liberties in this country. It is unfortunately something that I have to accept, if I want to continue living in this country.
As it stands Japan is going to be a hole heap of trouble fairly soon, unless they start to open their borders. With the baby boomer generation phasing out over the next 1-10 years there will not be enough money to cover their pensions. At any rate that is another story for another time.
Cheers
Kevin
Hello Petaris. I work at a data center in Gunma and like you my Japanese isn't all that good. I can understand about 15% of what I hear, although I cannot speak very well. As for jobs here it is not a good time... One of our major clients is in the automotive industry and has had to lay off fairly large number of their employees. I am not sure if you are against teaching English but if you wanted I am sure you could find a job teaching . I would also like to raise my kids here at least until they are 8-10 years old.
With any luck the economy will pick up sometime in the near future. However, I think it may take awhile. I wish you the best of luck whichever choice you make.
Cheers
In my experience living in Japan the Japanese leave everything to 'Specialists' in this case the travel agents. This is the most DIFM country I have ever been in.
Don't get me started on the wedding chapels here... Suffice to say they should include a jar of lube with their contracts.
I am fairly certain that this is for Canadian citizens, not those simply travelling from Canada to the US.
Hello Petaris. While not directed at myself I am in the same boat as yourself basically. I have lived in Japan for a couple of years now, and the only time I have ever been asked to show my ID was at Narita. I had just arrived from Toronto and had already passed through customs. While waiting for my bus I decided to have a cigarette. As I was smoking 2 extremely polite policemen asked for my Alien card, they proceeded to write down some information and then went on their merry way.
I can also attest to the re entry permit. Although The price for a single entry permit is $30. However, the multi re entry permit is $60 and allows unlimited re entries. For more information I have included the link to the immigration page in Japan. Its basically a $ grab as far as I am concerned.
http://www.immi-moj.go.jp/english/tetuduki/kanri/shyorui/06.html
I currently live near Maebashi, Gunma.
I informed my friend here of that fact. It also happened that he was in the market for a new LCD TV and was leaning towards a 60" Sony. After hearing my story he decided to go with a IMHO better quality Sharp Aquos.
What Sony really needs to do with the PS3 is stop being so god damn cheap. Either licence NTFS from MS or add support for another format of drives EXT3 comes to mind. Only being able to connect a FAT32 formatted drive is ridiculous.
As for MKV support I am sure Sony will add support for it at some time in the future.
I personally would rather have sharks teeth that regrow every few months.
Puts an entire new twist on old adage 'Just don't bite it'...
At least Microsoft OS`s did a good job of keeping the London Stock Exchange running... Until they didn't.
How about a chef with a knife? Or anyone with a knife for that matter.
Next up Mc Donalds is being sued for cold ice...
It'll be interesting when people can order customized versions of this... I can imagine the shop will get calls similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Irs1ewDoM one of my favourite prank calls. Enjoy
Is this what you meant to say?
It's really too bad, but I honestly expected this coming from the company that made Anarchy Online...
Prior to SP1 I used ICS to share my connection with my PS3 from my laptops ethernet, due to the fact that wireless speeds from my PS3 are wretched even though my signal is 100%. After 'upgrading' to SP1 I found that the speeds from ICS were worse than the speeds I used to get using the wireless on my PS3.
I doubt SP2 will restore the connection to what it used to be...
Posting this on the off chance that anyone has a solution/work around for either fixing the PS3 wireless or the ICS issue.
Cheers
Kevin
As off-topic as this is I have to say I agree 100% with you.
I agree with you in principle. However, if you had the ability to draw new students($) to your school I am sure you would get the same scholastic 'benefits' as the students on athletic scholarships or for that matter students whose parents build new wings for the school.
But yeah, it is BS how the system is currently.
George will pay $13.61, but refuses to tip because he's a jerk;
This method of paying is quite common in Japan or when Japanese are together in foreign countries, at least in my experience. Basically the bill is divided by the number of people and split evenly, regardless of who had what to eat/drink. Sometime it works in your favour and other times it doesn't.
If I were to hazard a guess, I would say Harvard.
If it makes you feel any better the kanji ç" can be referred to as 'ta', 'da' or infrequently 'den'
I've already posted in this thread or I would mod you up.
I couldn't agree with you more. I think this is one of the most insightful posts I've ever read on this site. Especially the last line.
Cheers to you.
But she was definitely stupid to ignore *everyone's* advice. I feel sorry for her husband.
While I agree with most of what you have to say on the subject, married to her. Someone doesn't turn ignorant/blind over night. He must have known before hand that she wasn't the brightest crayon in the box.