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This image from a scene of a Japanese show is simply amazing. A woman is kneeling down at a water basin which flows from a small aqueduct which runs through the neighborhood, into this room which looks like a kitchen. Whether this would be the main house, or perhaps a separate building I do not…

I’m so excited. Today I got my first tansu.  This particular type is called a “ko dansu” or “kodansu”.  It makes the perfect little organizational compartment to go next to my futon. On top of it you can see a smaller, mini-tansu I got last week. (Ok, I guess that smaller one was actually the…

Sorry to be a downer here, but it concerns me highly that governments around the world consist of many people with low scientific aptitudes. More than ever, society needs leaders who are scientifically literate, able to process and comprehend complex data of various types and perform analysis based on information inputs. More and more it…

This is the type of desk I would like to get. More and more there are reasons why I am drawn to Asian furniture. For one, it is usually far more environmental than modern furniture. A basic desk, made from a wood which is probably not too heavy, vs. for example a modern, synthetic desk…

also: and I really like this one: and: Think of all the other benefits too.  People who are vegetarian have much better blood circulation and hence enjoy many health benefits including better sex. Also, people who do not eat animal flesh are much less prone to kill other beings meaning our planet would be a…

So much of the Mars missions is about astrogeological research.  I just read a very interesting article about scientists with the US Geological Survey who are part of teams that work with the rovers on Mars. The descent phase of the Curiosity rover offered an important opportunity to survey the landing area in greater detail…

Today I logged into my sonic.net account and realized that they are offering a free domain plus free web hosting.  They will actually allow you to pick a domain name and waive the registration fee for the first year.  The hosting will continue to be free.  The hosting plan has a 10GB transfer limit and…

      NASA’s Curiosity rover has, after a tricky process, successully landed on the surface of Mars.  It gives me hope to think that our species, with its intelligence and capacity to achieve great accomplishments, will also be able to achieve solutions to the serious crises our Earth is facing right now due to…

So cute!

I almost completely forgot about this. I created a site a looonnngg time ago on Tripod. I can’t remember how long ago but I’m pretty sure it was either before or just during the advent of Web 2.0. Tripod actually got bought later by Lycos, and Lycos still runs it. I created my site with…