It got repurposed as a soccer-themed lounge. XBOX is a sponsor, so there are still some kiosks there. read more | digg story
Entries from April 2006
The Tokyo Xbox Lounge Today
April 25th, 2006 · 1 Comment
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Touched by fame! I'll never wash my inbox again!
April 24th, 2006 · 13 Comments
I'm like, seriously smiling right now because Adam Curry replied to a message I posted in his blog about There.com. I included a link to the video I made and he replied, "Wow, very cool! Does it work on Mac as well?" So I just spent 15 minutes writing my two-sentence reply, because I wanted [...]
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My Thinking Chamber
April 21st, 2006 · 14 Comments
Lately I've been spending every other night sleeping in the office, trying to learn enough Ruby, JavaScript, CSS, etc. to put together a new website. Yesterday I spent hours trying to figure out why Ruby on Rails mangles Japanese text only when it comes out of the database encoded properly as UTF-8 but not when [...]
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Whether it's true or not, it's a facinating read.
April 18th, 2006 · 3 Comments
Someone claiming to be an anonymous White House insider has posted a treasure trove of dirt on the people highest up in the Bush Administration. The details are so bizarre that I can't fathom anyone having the imagination to make them up. The guy has a killer sense of humor. This is the most enjoyable [...]
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RIAA to students: 'drop out of college to pay settlement'
April 6th, 2006 · 12 Comments
An MIT student accused of copyright infringement has been documenting her struggles with the RIAA. Upon trying to negotiate her settlement, a representative told her "the RIAA has been known to suggest that students drop out of college or go to community college in order to be able to afford settlements." Is this justice or [...]
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