And I'm guessing this is the same logic behind their rather lax enforcement of copyright infringement laws? I don't otherwise see why they would allow something that the whole world has complained to them about. Though, I don't see the potential costs of piracy ever outweighing the potential benefit because otherwise the adoption of technology in China will slow down greatly if people were forced to buy at retail (hardware prices are inflated in China- PS3s are going for US$1000+ in China, and the cheapest computer I can find is a Mac Mini pre-Intel going for $400, although maybe I'm not trying hard enough)
Business class maybe? I suppose that I'm spoiled, though- I'm still in high school and already I've taken first/business class flights mroe than once, although it's because my dad travels a lot and has racked up a lot of miles- easier than paying full price for business class.
Right, I noticed. THe nasty thing about iQue, though, is that their version of the DS will only take Chinese DS cards (according to a review I read), thus encouraging the use of gray-market DSes (or flash cartridges and piracy) for those who want to play Japanese and US games.
If you looked more closely you'll find that most of the non-PC (console/portable) gaming is focused away from Nintendo because it's so hard to pirate. Even more so now with the PS3. Sony refuses to sell officially on the mainland so prices for imported PS3s here in mainland China are $1000-$1200US (last I read from a news source). At those prices are people going to pay $50 a pop for console games officially or are they going to pay $1 per game for pirated games? I'm going to get a Wii anyway- that's way more than I'm willing to pay for a game console.
Yes, I'm replying to myself here. Turns out that the PS3 is selling for $1000-$1200US imported in China because the only supply is from importers, and Sony doesn't want to sell in China officially because "the PS2 sold badly" (which is a lie- I still see people buying the PS2 very often). They said it was hopeless, and I can see why- no one buys legit software with their hardware here in China (no one I know). I give up- I'm getting a Wii.
Exactly- without them, people like me would be stuck on mainland China with no way to buy a PS3. As it is now I can go to an importer nearby instead of running to Japan myself.
Yes, this may be pedantic, but eBay Japan doesn't exist (not anymore). You mean Yahoo Auctions, which has taken eBay's place in Japan (I can't imagine why this didn't happen in the US).
Yes- these buyers, in some cases, have no other choice. At least reading this story I know where some of the importers where I live get game consoles. Sometimes a little money in the right place will get you a bunch of consoles to sell (those made in China- I'm talking about selling in mainland China) but sometimes that won't work (the consoles made in Japan, for example) so they have to line up to get it themselves (or as seen here pay others to line up for them). What I'm saying, if you haven't caught on, is that most of the consoles sold in China (as far as I can tell) are gray market because no one wants to sell officially here, so don't go blaming the end users as much as the console makers.
actually, up until now I've been downloading ROMs for my DS Lite from Chinese sites (when games are 400RMB a pop and I don't know when I'll be back to the States, that's what I do) so I do max out the pipe. I use eMule with a Chinese server too. Strangest thing is that when I try to use eMule at school (big no-no, I know) all I can do is upload- my download bandwidth is reduced to 5k or so while upload bandwidth is usually over 50k. Yes, those are probably illegal behaviors in the US, but if it's illegal in China I haven't noticed- the lawsuits have never happened here yet.
What sort of bandwidth are you getting for 80RMB? Where I live is only capable of 512k for that price, and 2M line for 120RMB (they also stated 150RMB for unlimited hotspot access) but the line is apparently too noisy for anything over 512k. Why me?
If population density was a problem, then wouldn't we be able to see 100Mb fiber and 40Mb ADSL being rolled out to the cities, like New York? Japan can get this because of population density,right? Then places like Manhattan should too. Oh hell- when I checked my provider comparison tool that came with my Japanese laptop, some carriers even offer cellular data to go with the DSL for portability, and only $5 extra too. That shouldn't be hampered by population density, right?
Participation is also over 90%, since every eligible voter must do so by law or face a fine.
This is exactly what needs to be done for the US- make voter turnout higher.
Is your password in hex? if it is I think you have to put something in front of the password so that the Mac knows that it's supposed to be hex (I think that's the case, I couldn't get my old PB set up for wireless at school, and had the tech director set it up for me, so I'm not sure, he may have given me another explanation)
Exactly- I'm using a Sony VAIO laptop (PCG-TR5) and it grinds to a halt when I have more than 1 application running and I try to switch between them. I thought at first that it was because eMule was just a resource hog (it happens a lot with eMule/Firefox), but it happens with pretty much every other program too (with MS Word, sometimes just it alone will slow the machine). On the other hand, I can have Acquisition (Mac-based P2P), firefox, and Word going at the same time on my old Powerbook (not so old- aluminum Powerbook with SuperDrive- Feb. 2005) and there's no visible slowdown (sure, there may be a couple of pauses in MS Word when the text doesn't show up and later appears in a burst when I type, but the mouse still moves, and I can still switch applications).
Except that the V905SH has NOT been released here in the US, and it can't be imported because it's hardcoded to work only on Softbank's network (they totally removed the "network select" function). Well, it can be imported (I think that it only has a 100V adapter, but close enough for America), but then you just have a large PMP/camera/TV/radio.
But, they require a Japanese shipping address (last I tried, I couldn't find an "international" option when filling out the shipping address- it was just prefecture/city, address, zip code, and phone number- nowhere to fill in another country- what am I doing wrong?)
I'll go to the first store that lets me buy J-Pop and other Japanese music with a US-based form of payment (iTunes doesn't count because it needs a JP credit card for its JP store). Otherwise it's still eMule for me (but my god it takes an eternity for some things to download)
I have a TV fully capable of 1080p (or i, not sure) and I wouldn't buy anything more expensive than a Wii- the PS3 doesn't do enough for the money. Now if I could plug in a keyboard and mouse and use it like a computer then it would be worth the money. But otherwise the Wii is all I want (besides, playing the Virtual Console games on the TV seems more appealing than playing in emulation on a computer to me).
broke a legal agreement not to video or audio record the class, then broadcast that recording
Hold it!
Why would they have an agreement not to record the classes? Is there something in these classes that is, perhaps, objectionable or suspicious? Events like E3 and TGS (which both require paid admission as far as I know) have people recording and broadcasting these events. Even furniture expos that I have been to with my dad with paid admission (860 yen when I was in Japan) are OK with video recording and broadcasting. Why not this one?
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Which one? Or is it one of the P-series phones?
And I'm guessing this is the same logic behind their rather lax enforcement of copyright infringement laws? I don't otherwise see why they would allow something that the whole world has complained to them about. Though, I don't see the potential costs of piracy ever outweighing the potential benefit because otherwise the adoption of technology in China will slow down greatly if people were forced to buy at retail (hardware prices are inflated in China- PS3s are going for US$1000+ in China, and the cheapest computer I can find is a Mac Mini pre-Intel going for $400, although maybe I'm not trying hard enough)
Business class maybe? I suppose that I'm spoiled, though- I'm still in high school and already I've taken first/business class flights mroe than once, although it's because my dad travels a lot and has racked up a lot of miles- easier than paying full price for business class.
Fly either of the Japanese airlines (JAL/ANA) if you're into that.
Oh, right- but picked up an adapter off the floor of a plane one day so I didn't have to use the headphones that the airline provided.
Some DVD players bought in China are multiregion, so check for that if you move there.
Right, I noticed. THe nasty thing about iQue, though, is that their version of the DS will only take Chinese DS cards (according to a review I read), thus encouraging the use of gray-market DSes (or flash cartridges and piracy) for those who want to play Japanese and US games.
If you looked more closely you'll find that most of the non-PC (console/portable) gaming is focused away from Nintendo because it's so hard to pirate. Even more so now with the PS3. Sony refuses to sell officially on the mainland so prices for imported PS3s here in mainland China are $1000-$1200US (last I read from a news source). At those prices are people going to pay $50 a pop for console games officially or are they going to pay $1 per game for pirated games? I'm going to get a Wii anyway- that's way more than I'm willing to pay for a game console.
Yes, I'm replying to myself here. Turns out that the PS3 is selling for $1000-$1200US imported in China because the only supply is from importers, and Sony doesn't want to sell in China officially because "the PS2 sold badly" (which is a lie- I still see people buying the PS2 very often). They said it was hopeless, and I can see why- no one buys legit software with their hardware here in China (no one I know). I give up- I'm getting a Wii.
Exactly- without them, people like me would be stuck on mainland China with no way to buy a PS3. As it is now I can go to an importer nearby instead of running to Japan myself.
Yes, this may be pedantic, but eBay Japan doesn't exist (not anymore). You mean Yahoo Auctions, which has taken eBay's place in Japan (I can't imagine why this didn't happen in the US).
Yes- these buyers, in some cases, have no other choice. At least reading this story I know where some of the importers where I live get game consoles. Sometimes a little money in the right place will get you a bunch of consoles to sell (those made in China- I'm talking about selling in mainland China) but sometimes that won't work (the consoles made in Japan, for example) so they have to line up to get it themselves (or as seen here pay others to line up for them). What I'm saying, if you haven't caught on, is that most of the consoles sold in China (as far as I can tell) are gray market because no one wants to sell officially here, so don't go blaming the end users as much as the console makers.
actually, up until now I've been downloading ROMs for my DS Lite from Chinese sites (when games are 400RMB a pop and I don't know when I'll be back to the States, that's what I do) so I do max out the pipe. I use eMule with a Chinese server too. Strangest thing is that when I try to use eMule at school (big no-no, I know) all I can do is upload- my download bandwidth is reduced to 5k or so while upload bandwidth is usually over 50k. Yes, those are probably illegal behaviors in the US, but if it's illegal in China I haven't noticed- the lawsuits have never happened here yet.
to clarify- when I mention the 100Mb fiber, 40Mb ADSL, and cellular data coming with DSL plans I mean Japan- why can't the US do the same?
What sort of bandwidth are you getting for 80RMB? Where I live is only capable of 512k for that price, and 2M line for 120RMB (they also stated 150RMB for unlimited hotspot access) but the line is apparently too noisy for anything over 512k. Why me?
If population density was a problem, then wouldn't we be able to see 100Mb fiber and 40Mb ADSL being rolled out to the cities, like New York? Japan can get this because of population density,right? Then places like Manhattan should too. Oh hell- when I checked my provider comparison tool that came with my Japanese laptop, some carriers even offer cellular data to go with the DSL for portability, and only $5 extra too. That shouldn't be hampered by population density, right?
No amount of money would get me to camp out in front of a store for that long. I'd go for the second theory.
Participation is also over 90%, since every eligible voter must do so by law or face a fine.
This is exactly what needs to be done for the US- make voter turnout higher.
Is your password in hex? if it is I think you have to put something in front of the password so that the Mac knows that it's supposed to be hex (I think that's the case, I couldn't get my old PB set up for wireless at school, and had the tech director set it up for me, so I'm not sure, he may have given me another explanation)
Exactly- I'm using a Sony VAIO laptop (PCG-TR5) and it grinds to a halt when I have more than 1 application running and I try to switch between them. I thought at first that it was because eMule was just a resource hog (it happens a lot with eMule/Firefox), but it happens with pretty much every other program too (with MS Word, sometimes just it alone will slow the machine). On the other hand, I can have Acquisition (Mac-based P2P), firefox, and Word going at the same time on my old Powerbook (not so old- aluminum Powerbook with SuperDrive- Feb. 2005) and there's no visible slowdown (sure, there may be a couple of pauses in MS Word when the text doesn't show up and later appears in a burst when I type, but the mouse still moves, and I can still switch applications).
Except that the V905SH has NOT been released here in the US, and it can't be imported because it's hardcoded to work only on Softbank's network (they totally removed the "network select" function). Well, it can be imported (I think that it only has a 100V adapter, but close enough for America), but then you just have a large PMP/camera/TV/radio.
But, they require a Japanese shipping address (last I tried, I couldn't find an "international" option when filling out the shipping address- it was just prefecture/city, address, zip code, and phone number- nowhere to fill in another country- what am I doing wrong?)
I'll go to the first store that lets me buy J-Pop and other Japanese music with a US-based form of payment (iTunes doesn't count because it needs a JP credit card for its JP store). Otherwise it's still eMule for me (but my god it takes an eternity for some things to download)
I have a TV fully capable of 1080p (or i, not sure) and I wouldn't buy anything more expensive than a Wii- the PS3 doesn't do enough for the money. Now if I could plug in a keyboard and mouse and use it like a computer then it would be worth the money. But otherwise the Wii is all I want (besides, playing the Virtual Console games on the TV seems more appealing than playing in emulation on a computer to me).
broke a legal agreement not to video or audio record the class, then broadcast that recording
Hold it!
Why would they have an agreement not to record the classes? Is there something in these classes that is, perhaps, objectionable or suspicious? Events like E3 and TGS (which both require paid admission as far as I know) have people recording and broadcasting these events. Even furniture expos that I have been to with my dad with paid admission (860 yen when I was in Japan) are OK with video recording and broadcasting. Why not this one?