Autumn twilight
Click image to see full size I recommend the following guides: Brett Kelly’s “Evernote Essentials 3.0″, Dan Gold’s $5 guides to Getting Everything Done with Evernote and Springpad, and DocumentSnap Solutions’ Paperless Document Organization Guides. Be sure to try DocumentSnap’s free email course on going paperless first before buying his products. Sign up for it [...]
Newsflash!! “Productivity tools” don’t necessarily make you more productive!
I’ve been playing around with OneNote, Evernote, SkyDrive and some note-taking apps on the iPad2. And, gennelmen and ladies, I’ve discovered that using these tools does not necessarily result in greater productivity! Why not? First, there is the time it takes to learn to use these tools effectively (although that’s true for almost any endeavour) [...]
2011/09/02 03:49 – Vending Machines To Light Up The Night Once More
And on a brighter note:
34 spots top Chernobyl evacuation standard : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Update: Fukushima prefecture has created a new website with information about the dangers of radiation (mouse-tip to Lenz Blog). The website includes a map, government pamphlets and FAQs about radioactive risks. Below is from the Daily Yomiuri: Soil at 34 spots in six Fukushima Prefecture municipalities has been contaminated with levels of radioactive cesium higher [...]
21st century Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is an enduring character. “Seventy-five actors have portrayed Sherlock Holmes in 211 movies.” Read more at Suite101: Legendary Sherlock Holmes Back On Screen: Guy Ritchie Directs Newest Adaptation | Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/content/legendary-sherlock-holmes-back-on-screen-a183028#ixzz1Vobwcdf Just watched the first episode (on NHK BS) of Sherlock, which places Holmes and Watson in 21st-century London. It’s very good. The [...]
iPad2 vs Kindle
I recently bought an iPad2 and a Kindle. I want to try and go paperless (or as near to it as I can). From my pre-purchase research, I learned that an iPad can’t be used as a substitute laptop because it can’t handle spreadsheets, and typing on it is a pain. So I’ll compare these [...]
Fukushima plant site originally was a hill safe from tsunami | The Japan Times Online
Hindsight is always 20-20. “When I see the situation now…” The issue is that no-one thought at the time that shaving 25 meters off the bluff was a potential problem. Also, is it definite that this would have avoided a nuclear disaster? Admittedly, the nuclear disaster’s immediate cause was the tsunami flooding the compound and [...]
Japan nuke plants to add tin-foil hats, vents and other safety steps – Yahoo! News
The operator of Japan’s tsunami-damaged nuclear plant said Tuesday it is installing rooftop vents and taking additional safety measures at two other plants to help cope with any severe accident in the future. via Japan nuke plants to add vents, other safety steps – Yahoo! News. I recommend the following guides: Brett [...]
“Technology and organization – the central themes of the modern era”
Consider: “I feel that the government needs to attach itself to a project that would be popular with the citizens of Japan. The notion of sacrificing, or the attempt to go above and beyond the call of duty, is a Japanese trait ingrained in the mindset of the older generation of the Japanese populous. The [...]
Japan retired nuclear workers ready for duty – Yahoo! News
“Skilled Veterans Corps”. Good name. It took a politician to call them (publicly) a “suicide corps”. Way to go, Hosono! Diplomatic, eh? This article has more details than the one Mike Rogers linked to yesterday. More than 160 engineers, including many former atomic plant workers, aged 60 or older say they want to set up [...]
