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You Almost Have To Feel Bad For Blockbuster
04 June 08 | Permalink | Comment?

Years before Netflix or anyone else posed a threat, Blockbuster was hard at work killing itself. A brief history of the chain.
Japan, Tech
Toiletech
11 February 08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

One of the more fascinating (and unexpected) things I learned in Japan was how much further we have to go to match their toilet technology. Have a laugh, but until you get up on a cold morning and sit on a warm, toasty toilet seat, you just haven’t lived. That’s right, most of the toilets [...]
Japan, Tech
I’ve seen the future, and everyone speaks Japanese
09 January 08 | Permalink | Comment?

After spending the last two weeks of 2007 in Asia, I thought for sure that I’d blog the whole trip as soon as I got back. Even while I was there, I found myself crafting quick posts in my head while waiting to fall asleep, and at least two times it took some effort to [...]