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  1. Engrish and the Japanese are already bedfellows... on Tokyo Narita Airport Gets PDA Voice Translators · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'll be interested to see how this pans out. Its not neccisary to stress the differences between asian languages in general and english, obviously. Best of luck to them. After 4 months in asia, I'm curious to see what the Japanese version of decent english produced from a PDA would sound/look like. it'll be quite the accomplishment if they can make this work well. Engrish is never pretty for anyone. (see http://www.engrish.com for further details);)

    this paired with the sleek technology/wifi lounge set up they have should produce a higher standard for international airports. cheers!

  2. something here just isn't right. on Bloggers' Plagiarism Scientifically Proven · · Score: 1

    Imagine that. Plagiarism isn't spreading, really. "Blog Epidemic Analyzer HP Information Dynamics Lab Searching for Plagiarism No results found" http://www-idl.hpl.hp.com/cgi-bin/blogs/search_new .cgi?s=Plagiarism

  3. Re:Uses on WiFi Free-For-All · · Score: 2, Interesting

    to be honest, i get a lot of work done in airports. It also keeps me connected (i know i know, its cliche, but true) At the narita airport in tokyo japan, after spending hours upon hours of mind numbing hours on a plane form the states, there was nothing more that i wanted to do than to track down somewhere to plug in and get to my email/regular sites/etc. turns out i was there for 14+ hours. i paid for the wireless connect so i could keep myself sane. that might be a valid use: maintiaining sanity. Narita has an amazing lounge which is accessable for all airlines with well lit desks, comfy chairs and a juice bar. the wireless (which was relatively cheap, at that) plus the lounge made me all the more inclined to request my return trip be connected through Narita. I believe that mindset/ market is what PIT is attempting to appeal to as well.