Unazuki Photo Gallery
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Implementing Geolibertarianism
I have been thinking about an economic system called geolibertarianism for some time now. It seems to be the most moral and practical economic system, but very few people have heard of it or thought about it. Therefore, I have outlined below a possible implementation of geolibertarianism as a foundation to begin a discussion of […]
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Tateyama Photo Gallery
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Unintended Consequences of Obama’s Healthcare Reform
The Obama Administration’s ambitious healthcare reform is poised for its initial test run this upcoming year. The Affordable Care Act introduces a wide range of regulations that aim to reduce the costs of healthcare for Americans. One controversial component of this legislation will set a limit on how much revenue insurance companies can use for […]
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My $13/month phone plan
AT&T GoPhone I use this $20 phone for text messaging and emails and an iPod touch for voice. One of the interesting things I learned in Japan was that text messaging is often more convenient than voice calling despite its much lower information content. In Japan, people almost never talk on the phone in the […]
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Hand-held Productivity with the iPod Touch
I originally bought an iPod touch to use as an electronic dictionary for Japanese. I’ve been quite satisfied with Kotoba, a free Japanese-English dictionary application. Ever since I moved to Japan, I’ve been keeping my iPod touch in my pocket at all times to help with all the Japanese around me. Due to the fact […]
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Life in Japan – Part 4
Well, my 3 month stay in Japan is almost over. It’s a bit sad to be leaving so soon. I’ve become really accustomed to living here and I want to spend more time with the great friends I’ve met. And I still have a long ways to go with learning Japanese. After my last post, […]
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Advanced Digital Photo Editing on a Budget
When I first saw Adobe Photoshop Elements, my initial assumption was that it was a really watered-down version of Photoshop designed for cropping, red-eye removal, and basic adjustments like brightness and contrast. But my assumption was totally wrong. In fact, Photoshop Elements is more like a version of Photoshop stripped down to the subset useful […]
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Osaka Photo Gallery
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How to Study Japanese
I’ve been studying Japanese for about 16 months now, the last 3 of which have been in Japan. During this period, I have researched language learning strategies to optimize my rate of progress. I can confidently say that there is nothing that will magically make you fluent overnight. No matter what you do, it is […]
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