NicoNicoDouga AKI!!!
Written by Jeshii on 2008.10.02 – 12:00 -So, NicoNicoDouga has had some interesting version names. There was β (beta),γ (gamma), RC, RC2, SP1, then they went with 夏 (natsu).
But then the season changed and now it is fall. So!
The new version of NicoNicoDouga is 秋 (aki)! Makes sense. After Summer comes Autumn. It’s simple. And the video introducing it was funny, saying 「文句あるか」 (monku aru ka, “Any complaints?!”) And, the 秋葉原 (Akihabara) tie-in potential can’t be ignored.
They were calling the next version… “Double Beta,” but no one really knew what that was supposed to mean. So they went with the natural next choice.
New features have been announced… many not yet implemented. Short explanation after the jump.
Tags: aki, autumn, ニコニコ動画, 秋, double beta, fall, japan, lol, NicoNicoDouga, nicovideo, silly, update, version update, video, web
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Sushi Sabre you seek, yes…
Written by Jeshii on 2008.09.25 – 04:30 -
OMG, everything has come full circle. George Lucas was inspired by the 侍 (samurai) and 刀 (katana) for jedi and light sabres, and now there is a light saber looking thing that shoots not but a glowing blade of Justice or Rancor, but a glowing column of 巻き寿司 (makizushi)!
I wonder what the light and dark sides of sushi are… 巻き vs. にぎり?
(via Random Good Stuff)
Tags: food, gadgets, lol, sci-fi, sushi
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NicoVideo for Busy People: Part 1
Written by Jeshii on 2008.09.22 – 16:00 -There is an interesting kind of ニコニコ動画 (NicoNicoDouga) called 忙しい人のための… (“… for Busy People”). I find that hilarious since my old Japanese textbook was called Japanese for Busy People. These videos are often songs where they remove lyrics such that the resulting sentences are humorous, or at very least nonsensical, like the text book.
My favorites after the jump:
Tags: ポケモン, レミオロメン, BoyGirl, busy, 男女, 粉雪, fairy tales, Konayuki, lol, lyrics, music, NicoNicoDouga, nicovideo, pokemon, Remioromen, video, 忙しい人のため, 昔話
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Ninja Drug Warriors!
Written by Jeshii on 2008.09.09 – 15:10 -
lol… Japanese culture has pervaded the world enough that unenlightened anti-drug warriors were going around dressed and equipped as ninjas. The story goes that two guys, Tadeusz Pertkiewicz and Jesse Trojaniak went around in black suits with swords and ninja stars to clean up the neighborhood. When they left a warning letter, violating the first rule of the ninja to never been seen, they got arrested.
What it really looks like is that one of the guys couldn’t get over his ex, and when she started smoking weed with her new boyfriend, they got all righteous. Seriously guys. Get over it.
Now a drug dealer fighting robot… much cooler and probably not as illegal.
Tags: america, drugs, lol, ninja
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