http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi Epimetheus was the son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Atlas; husband of Pandora. "Epimetheus" is Greek for "hindsight". Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:47:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Additional Cards: Minority Jungle Fever Card: Get Your Interracial Love On. Excludes bearer(s) from physical, emotional, verbal, and financial attacks/abuse. Bearers include offspring of a Jungle-Fever relationship. The Jeffersons/Buppie/Uncle Tom Card: Movin' on Up.Excludes bearer(s) from interference when moving out of a depressed minority neighborhood and into a "White" neighborhood.This card can be ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2008/01/20/the-race-game-expansion-pack/ Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) What is the American dream? Dictionary.app says it is:The American dream is the traditional social ideals of the U.S., such as equality, democracy, and material prosperity. Yeah? So, the next question is, what is the Japanese dream? The Public Has Spoken. Sort of. ME: What is the Japanese ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2008/01/01/a-sad-conversation/ FEAR™ 1.01 =================================================== WHAT IS FEAR™? FEAR™ is a system-wide background service designed to watch for and avoid life-threatening situations. When a FEAR™ daemon is called it automatically takes control of BODY and executes a scripted avoidance response. FEAR™ has two run modes AUTO and manual. USAGE: FEAR™ can be edited by the user in ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/12/17/the-feartm-readme/ Married With Children/The Wild Gamblers: Why Your Parents are Completely Nuts. They had you. Not only did they have you, they opted to keep you. For better or for worse, they promised society that they would take responsibility for you. Armed with an arsenal of hopes and dreams, they rolled the ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/12/02/bright-idea-465923/ Plusplusbot Twitter gets a karma bot! Ladies and gentlemen, meet plusplusbot! For those of you thinking, "Jeez, what the hell is Derek on about this time," read on: Did someone go out of their way to help you? Is a web site being particularly slow and flaky? Make your feelings known with ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/11/28/it-is-here/ Mirror Wars > Abu Ghraib. Torture In addition to state-sponsored torture, individuals or groups may inflict torture on others for similar reasons; however, the motive for torture can also be for the sadistic gratification of the torturer, as was the case with Mirror Wars. There is bad and then there is Mirror Wars: ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/11/27/im-calling-the-un/ Sisters. A sign of good parenting? EK = Middle daughter. NS = Oldest daughter. NS: You need to get a life. EK: You need to die. I love my kids. I really, really do. http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/11/18/communication/ How-to Photograph Insects, or Creepy-Crawlies.Even if you have never wondered how photographers manage those fantastic insect shots, the following will be of interest to you. Maybe.To photograph any insect, carefully capture it with a net or seize it carefully from the backside or topside, depending upon the insect,Check.Then chill it ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/11/15/glad-they-dont-photograph-people-like-this/ ME Alpha 0.1: The Early Years 0 - 6. What follows is secondhand information from a fairly reliable source: My parents. Ready? "Derek, you were a wonderful child." ME Pre-beta 0.4: STA (Surveillance and Target Acquisition) Questions, questions, and more questions! School? What's that? Times table? Why? Homework? Why? What's your name? You wanna be friends? Why are ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/11/13/iterations/ Learn How to Ride, Idiot!BC = Body Control. VC = Visual Control. APC = Appendage Control. AU-IN: Audio In. INTERNAL COMMUNICATION 00:00:00 BC: Visual update. 00:00:01 VC: No approaching traffic from the rear. 00:00:01 BC: Okay. VC give us a forward sweep. 00:00:02 VC: Bicycle traffic at our 12 o'clock. ... http://www.somethingfromjapan.com/epi/2007/10/29/unclassified-communications-log-haijima-photowalk-10252007/