Author: Dave
Kyoto Mid-Summer Pics
Refreshments?
My kitchen sink currently has two tap water temperatures: warm water and hot water.
Lost in Irony
It is just mind-boggling how many Japanese have come away convinced that I must be a US citizen, on account of my shirt having a tiny US flag shoulder patch (right above where it proclaims in large gold stitch letters that I am a “Boy Scout of America”).
On the other hand, this lack in the whole irony concept, puts some of the clothing commonly spotted through the streets of Japan in a radically new, slightly scary, perspective…
Softbank iPhone connection issue with iOS 4
After spending 30 minutes figuring out what needed fixing on a friend’s freshly updated (and no longer working) Softbank iPhone, I figured I would commit the instructions to this blog, for all the hapless gaijin out there, trying to figure out why their iPhone suddenly stopped working.
This post is purely intended for a Google audience, so please skip if you are a regular reader with none of the aforementioned iPhone issues.
Gion Matsuri etc.
Startup Sound
The cicadas outside my window have started singing.
Summer is officially here.
Gardening
A couple more weeks and I’ll have fresh cilantro for my Thai curries!
Self-Defeating Purpose
Douglas Adams’ Talk at UCSB
I don’t usually embed YouTube videos, but a friend pointed me to this talk that features some of my absolute favourite things in life: travels stories, evolutionary biology, Douglas Adams and lemurs!!!
Ninety minutes of the funniest, wittiest and most insightful rant you will ever hear on Parrots the Universe and Everything: