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[ Nov 27 2004 ]

“It’s me” fraud in Japan

You see in the news an awful lot how crooks call old people and somehow confuse them into believing the caller is a relative in desperate need of cash, defrauding them out of thousands and often tens of thousands of dollars. It’s called “It’s me” fraud in Japan and it’s quite an epidemic, if the […]





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[ Nov 18 2004 ]

New Camera

I’m desperately keen on the new JVC video camera, the Everio MZ-GC200. It’s a palm-sized video camera with features that make me drool, hardcore: 10x optical zoom, 2-megapixel camera, dual memory card slots (SD + CF) and far more. It’s about a grand street price though, so it’s going through a more rigorous vetting process […]





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[ Nov 17 2004 ]

In the supermarket today…

this little girl was giving me grief today. she’s apparently camera-shy but didn’t hesitate to pull one eye open and stick her tongue out at me. If you’ve ever read or watched Japanese cartoons you’ll know what I mean. It’s the kid’s version of the finger, a cheerfully rendered “you suck!” it was the highlight […]





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[ Nov 8 2004 ]

PvP, Scott Kurtz, Syndication, and money.

Scott Kurtz draws a daily comic that’s quite successful. He announced his intention to give away his strip to newspapers for free, which would bypass the syndicates’ lock on the funny pages (which ain’t so funny these days thanks to the geriatrics that keep Blondie and other tripe in print) and many hopeful or already […]





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[ Nov 3 2004 ]

Vintage SNK ads

I’ve recently capped and put online four vintage SNK ads. These are capped directly from LaserDisc and should be very agreeable quality. First up a Samurai Shodown 30-sec ad, two 30-sec Fatal Fury 2 spots, and a five minute Fatal Fury 3 promo video: Samurai ShodownFatal Fury 2 1Fatal Fury 2 2Fatal Fury 3 Promo […]





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