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    Good and relatively cheap japanese translation?

    http://mygengo.com/translation/simple
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    Adidas in Hot Water over Transparent Loli Swimwear

    Perhaps he meant, "I don't see what the problem with transparent loli swimwear is". :bingo:
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    Made in Japan?

    Interestingly enough, when it comes to electronics, Taiwan is responsible for some of the world's best semiconductors (motherboards, chipsets, daughtercards, etc; almost everything except CPUs and hard drives). Then again, there's no shortage of crap gadgets, too (though the same goes for China...
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    Sakura Aida あいださくら

    Of course it doesn't answer his question. If you can't figure out how to use any of the search functions, or at least be more specific about exactly which video you're looking for, you can't reasonably expect anyone to give you precisely the answer you want. Having dug for just 2 minutes, I've...
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    Made in Japan?

    From time to time this issue comes up. Much of it has to do with quality control problems in China, such as when there are reports of Chinese food (that is exported to Japan, eg: rice) is contaminated with unwanted chemicals. Then you will see some people push for domestically grown/made goods...
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    I Love Japan

    But wouldn't you kill them anyway?
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    Miyazaki: iPad Users "Nothing But Chronic Masturbators"

    I'm just arguing for the opposite side, because in reality I think the truth of what he meant lies somewhere in between. Some people may not be particularly eloquent when it comes to speaking, but that doesn't mean what they might be trying to say isn't worth considering. As for reading manga...
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    Miyazaki: iPad Users "Nothing But Chronic Masturbators"

    Miyazaki has every right to be critical if he wants; the man has created some great art and knows his stuff. (But of course you don't have to listen to him if you don't want to.) To offer a counterpoint, try not to think of his statement as merely a criticism of technology and gadgets. In...
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    Firefox or Internet explorer?

    Running 3.6.6 here, no problems with Google's homepage. I do know that some plugins will mess up Google services, such as Ad-Block (if not updated or if configured incorrectly, will mistakenly block scripts used on Google, such as Maps and Gmail). On the other hand, I have found this thread...
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    Hnnnng~

    Example usage of "HNNG" (acceptable variations include "HNNNGH", "HNNNNNNNNNNNGHHHHH", etc): http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showpost.php?p=751840&postcount=2
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    Purchasing from a japanese website

    Or you know, we could just not reply and keep bringing it back to the top.
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    Hnnnng~

    It means "cuteness overload," nothing sexual.
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    I need some help piecing together a video.

    There is only one video file, which is split into 11 segments and put into each part##.rar. When you use 7zip or WinRAR, it will automatically extract all 11 segments and combine them into the one, original file. You do not need to manually rename each file or rejoin them. However, it is...
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    I support freedom . . .

    Good initiatives, but sadly it's a bunch of work that doesn't accomplish quite as much as you'd hope. Not sure what types of multiple prefixes you might need for a thread. But my guess is if you really need to prefix every thread, you might be better off creating more subforums (at least that...
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    How to join video files. (.001, part01.rar, .r00, .__a, etc)

    Even though this thread is stickied, people continue to post new threads asking for help on joining files. Might I suggest a mod alter the thread title to be something like, Joining video files. (.001, part01.rar, .r00, .__a, etc)? At least that way maybe some people who don't know that they...
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    Purchasing from a japanese website

    Fixed.
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    Usenet - back to the future?

    The bittorrent protocol will not come under pressure in the near future. Certain trackers (and also specific seeders/leachers) may be taken down, but it won't affect the protocol as a whole. (Really, some people even share copyrighted material on HTTP servers, but you don't see anyone trying to...
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    super cute idols gone JAV

    She only has the one video. But if you want, you can also download the photo set that corresponds to the video: http://hotfile.com/dl/50905795/d4b53a1/T-H_e238yuka_yasuhara.1.zip.html http://hotfile.com/dl/50905890/be23e2f/T-H_e238yuka_yasuhara.2.zip.html...
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    [IDed] KOIKE Rina (小池里奈)

    KOIKE Rina (小池里奈), junior idol. Technically does gravure, but is actually on TV a lot doing many dramas and other TV shows.
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    AKB48 中西里菜 Rina Nakanishi (やまぐちりこ Riko Yamaguchi) does goes XXX!

    It's fairly standard for AV agencies to make up (fake) profiles for their actresses, in the interest of protecting their (real) private information. AV agencies may sometimes let the models decide what stage name they want, but most of the time everything is decided for them. Mainstream talent...
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    Purchasing from a japanese website

    Last, if you absolutely must have the phone without a SoftBank plan, you can search on Yahoo JP Auctions: http://search.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/search/auc?p=944sh&auccat=0&alocale=0jp&acc=jp You will find the average selling price (it appears to be about 50,000yen, or US$570). Use an auction...
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    Purchasing from a japanese website

    Global roaming is the same as roaming. You use a SoftBank SIM card in your phone and use the phone outside of Japan. You pay all your bills to SoftBank. The SIM lock has not been "lifted". The only thing the Ministry of Communication has done is urge carriers to remove SIM lock -- it is not...
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    Purchasing from a japanese website

    To buy a phone from SoftBank requires you to purchase a SoftBank plan at the same time. You can cancel your contract by paying an early termination fee (ETF), usually $200+. If you have an existing plan, it is possible to buy a SoftBank phone without an additional plan. But you typically must...
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    404 on emoticons

    He accidentally the whole emoticons!
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    meguIV: The Official Akiba-Online DVD Encoder (v1.0.1.1)

    They're in the full list of emoticons. They're pretty easy to use, like such: :mp4: :h264: :aac: Which would come out as: :mp4: :h264: :aac:
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    404 on emoticons

    :gayprance: :joker: :sadomaso: :harp: :pandalaugh: :scared: :puzzled:
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    meguIV: The Official Akiba-Online DVD Encoder (v1.0.1.1)

    QuickTGMC seems to be running well. I get about a 56% speed increase, which should cut the processing time (to HFYU) to about 12 hours on my computer. I'm just going to go straight for 1280x720p and not bother with 1080p. As it is, the HFYU will come out to 80GB anyway. (Besides, if you really...
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    Does anyone kown what is ○○生?

    Don't forget that for high school student, the middle character changes: 小学生 (elementary school student) 中学生 (junior high school student) 高校生 (high school student) 大学生 (college student) So had they written 〇学生, one would have to assume the model is either elementary or junior high (both rather...
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    Bad Sportsmanship

    310990
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    meguIV: The Official Akiba-Online DVD Encoder (v1.0.1.1)

    Thanks, will give it a go later. You can PM me if you add me as a friend :evillaugh: Also check the Blu-ray thread in the main JI section for an M2TS to play with.
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    Does anyone kown what is ○○生?

    +1 for the 〇学生 explanation. The same is done in some JAV series for describing a model's age, such as 1〇才, noting that the girl is in her teens but being deliberately vague since some guys just like to pretend in that sense.
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    The Hard Facts About Porn

    This is part of the "radio/TV talk show" phenomenon. The idea is that a talk show host already has some sort of predetermined judgment in mind. But to keep his or her show popular, he needs to continuously inject new information (news, polls, twitter, etc). Obviously some of that new information...
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    how to completely "Clean" my hard drive?.

    Effective, but not nearly as satisfying as my sledgehammer-and-bonfire solution.
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    how to completely "Clean" my hard drive?.

    Eraser is nice, but ever since the newest version, its not quite as configurable as it used to be. Also, +1 for DBaN if you need to wipe the entire HDD. Alternatively, just take a sledgehammer to it, toss it in a bonfire, and buy yourself a new drive.
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    Access to dmm.co.jp

    You cannot have the S or N in your name. Type SU or ZU to get す/ス or ず/ズ, and NN to get ん/ン. I think it will also have trouble recognizing "VA" (ヴぁ) as a proper input, so I would recommend switching it to "BA". Your final input should look like: エバンズ アゥン えばんず あぅん Also, for your first name, I...
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    Access to dmm.co.jp

    Well if the credit card isn't giving you any problems, this is what you should do for the name: The first line must be in kanji or full-width kana. The second line must be in hiragana. For instance, "John Smith" would be スミス ジョン or SMITH JOHN in the first line and すみす じょん in the second line...
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    Access to dmm.co.jp

    Well, the sign up page does ask for credit card information. And you'd still need a credit card in order to buy the streaming content.
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    meguIV: The Official Akiba-Online DVD Encoder (v1.0.1.1)

    Aren't we also assuming that the cameras used for the videos have the same standard focal length lenses (field of view)? Because any video shot using a particularly short focal length (where a wider field of view is compressed into the same recording sensor) or a fisheye adapter will look...
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    Media reaction to Japanese subcultures

    建前と本音 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honne_and_tatemae
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    Common J V terms

    Seifuku (制服) is actually just the general term for "uniform", typically applied to students (eg: school uniforms); of which seeraa-fuku (セーラー服) is a subset. In other words, most schools have uniforms that are not sailor uniforms in style, but are still called seifuku. Some schools have uniforms...
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    Access to dmm.co.jp

    I thought DMM.co.jp also requires you to sign up using a Japanese credit card. But I may be confusing it with a different site. :dunno:
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    meguIV: The Official Akiba-Online DVD Encoder (v1.0.1.1)

    Possibly, but then you'll probably also have to deal with a bunch of other things that suddenly break because they're not pre-configured correctly. Remember, what's unique about meguIV is that it's already all set up to use TGMC. You can always just install meGUI separately and install the...
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    Technical question: Remote computer usage

    There are many variations of that kind of system, each with different features and limitations. What you describe sounds most like VNC (or Virtual Network Computing), but I am not aware of any company that specifically "leases" VNC servers. Keep in mind that depending on what implementation of...
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    Junior idols turnes JAV actress?

    Related links: http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67256 http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9186 In short, surprisingly few junior idols have ever gone into JAV.
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    Anri Suzuki

    The news report is fake. As JapanProbe reports, Anri herself has written on her blog that she doesn't know where the story comes from, and that she never completed more than high school education. http://www.japanprobe.com/2010/06/13/korea-times-prints-false-and-ridiculous-news-story/
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    Sakura Aida あいださくら

    304415
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    share & PD

    Yes, and the same also for Share. Make sure you give both programs a different network port, or else don't run them at the same time.
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    What are you listening to right now?

    Some chiptune: D0gy_IEGIxU
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    share & PD

    Aside from the basic settings (upload/download folder, network port, etc), "personal" settings will vary for every person depending on what exactly they want to download. As has been posted numerous times in most (if not all) Share threads, you can download the program at the following site...