kikimaru | 8 years ago | on: Why I left Japan after 10 years
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kikimaru | 8 years ago | on: Why I left Japan after 10 years
He is (was?) married to a Japanese woman.
kikimaru | 8 years ago | on: I make $10k per month with the Amazon Affiliate Program
I'm not sure I understand, is this similar to the articles by comparison websites (e.g. The Wirecutter), or is he wholesale copy-pasting content from those sites & making affiliate money?
kikimaru | 8 years ago | on: “They Basically Reset My Brain”
Interesting, I wonder if this could also be applicable to that other article regarding sleep deprivation.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Lego Saturn V
Nintendo actually made rounded Lego-style blocks in 1968-72 called N&B Block http://blog.beforemario.com/2011/10/nintendo-n-block-introdu...
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Lego Saturn V
I'm going to have to call you out here.
Nothing is stopping you from reusing pieces, they're made to the same quality as always. Newer sets don't have as many "speciality" pieces as they did in the dark ages (2000-2005) and the instructions have NEVER had more than 1-2 models in them.
If you want mechanical stuff, buy the Technic range.
And there is no "artificial scarcity" - they just happen to release new products constantly, and they can't keep every single set in production; so sets are retired after 3-4 years.
Finally, scalpers aren't the only ones to buy from; I find below-RRP sets all the time on Craigslist & similar.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Why Chinatown Produce Is Cheap (2016)
To be fair, you probably can't get a good burger in Delhi because of the Hindus.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Hardware Notes
It was coined by Sega of America's marketing team, according to this wikia: https://segaretro.org/Blast_processing
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spending in the US
I wonder how many Americans will see this & get confused when "Defence" isn't a main column (it's in "Other", <1% of GDP)
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Ride-hailing apps may help to curb drunk driving
I was recently in Madagascar - it's not uncommon to be driving while sipping a beer, or driving home at 3am after drinking since 9pm.
I theorize that they must just sweat it all out.
Eating while drinking helps, too.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: IoT garage door opener maker disables customer’s service after bad review
"Toxic" is the new safe-word for millenials.
Don't like a person? Must be "toxic"! Best keep away.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Why F.E.A.R.’s AI is still the best in first-person shooters
I remember play-testing this game, and feeling almost certain that they "dumbed-down" the AI between builds as it was too hard for us to beat.
Also had a few scary moments - such as that time our build crashed every few seconds, on a Friday!
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: The Gig Economy Celebrates Working To Excess
No point in an ID card when a passport is only slightly dearer, but more useful.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: AMD Zen and Ryzen 7 Review: A Deep Dive
AFAIK, a $90 AMD RX460 should be able to output to dual 4K monitors.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Spotify might be killing SSDs by design errors?
Windows Phone had Nokia MixRadio, and it was great.
And then MS killed it.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: The “432 Hz vs. 440 Hz” conspiracy theory
Can't skip frames when there are none.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Spain's iPhone killer actually a rebranded Xiaomi
All these allegations, not a single tear-down?
Smells like lazy reporting.
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Why drug prices in America are so high
Every time I see an article explaining why system so-and-so is corrupt, the answer is always "companies lobby politicians with campaign donations".
Why is it so hard for publications to use the word "bribe" instead?
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Inside the World of International Medieval Combat
Sounds like it's just a load of blokes bashing each other with scant regards to finesse & technique (and even safety).
Plus, it's not like a blunt sword can't maim or kill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58NVoTocUOk
kikimaru | 9 years ago | on: Encryption under fire in Europe as France and Germany call for decrypt law
Does anyone have any proof of this?
Sounds like fear-mongering bullshit to me.
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I can't believe I'm seeing this kind of ignorance on HN...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aht7Sc_J4OU