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If the whaling is indeed illegal and the Japanese government is responsible for ignoring those laws, then I think that's perfectly fine. I just don't think terrorizing whaling ships is an appropriate, effective, or even legal way of stopping the whaling operation. The SSCS would be better off...

Depending on what you're trying to download, some networks are better than others. My basic four that I use on a (near) daily basis are Share, PD, torrents, and slsk.

Actually there has been some studies showing that the minke whale population (on which most of the Japanese whaling is concentrated) has grown far too large and is consuming most of the krill that the endangered blue whale population requires in order to survive and repopulate. In other words...

Using PerfectDark and Misc The search interface on PD: Understanding the file list In the file list, the columns from left to right are: Type: [file, bbs, gather] A file is just that, a file that is available on the network. BBS refers to a file that has been posted on PD's internal...

PerfectDark Quick-start Tutorial What you need: The PerfectDark application, available on P2P-db.net: http://p2p-db.net/download.php current version: 1.06 PerfectDark's latest nodes (text file), also on P2P-db.net: http://p2p-db.net/dark/ Setting it up: Extract the PD ZIP file to a...

No, at least not for live searches. The Winny P2P network wasn't cracked (at first) because someone was able to hack the network, it was because people were posting links to the files they were sharing on the unencrypted BBS which logged their IP addresses (and which was web-accessible). Law...

I don't know about the exact "timeout" for attachments, or if it varies based on server conditions, etc. But I've had the same problem of attachments disappearing when I submit, and have noticed that it only happens when I spend a long time completing the post (after uploading the files) before...

It's hard to tell who rammed whom. The first video makes it look like the Shonan Maru 2 veered towards the Ady Gil. But in a second video shot from a different angle, you can clearly see a small wake behind the Ady Gil, meaning its captain was at least partially responsible for (either...

When you're creating a post, the server will put the files (attachments) into a "temporary" folder on the server when you upload the files. Typically, once you submit the post, those files are moved out of the temporary folder into the server's storage. However, that temporary folder is...

I think he's aware that it's a false positive, the question he's asking is how to get Norton to stop detecting it -- which it won't stop doing even though he's already added it as an exception.

Yeah, all 3 networks will still be in use for a while. Although Winny and Share networks are no longer secure like PD currently is, Winny is still extremely popular, and Share is much faster than PD most of the time. If you use all three, you will notice that each network now has its type of...

A bit late here. Actually that's not true. The term P2P comes from whether you download from peers or from a server. P2P programs like eMule, Slsk, and Limewire etc allow you to download without uploading, but they are still considered P2P because you are downloading directly from other...

Of course, but at the same rate, just because a network and/or its protocol is opensource doesn't automatically make it more secure than others. It might help its users more quickly identify security holes and fix them, but it could also make it easier for someone to exploit those holes. :dunno...

Yes, but if you are only using PD to download files, you are still effectively in the clear because of PD's incredibly high anonymity. Moreover, NetAgent reports only being able to capture "file name, size, keywords, cache availability, and upload date" (eg: the exact same info already...

I wouldn't exactly call that "cracked"; it's just a forensic company trying to sell information they collected using a simple crawler, namely to companies that are worried about their copyrighted material being pirated. Moreover the report discloses that their crawler is only able to capture...

Correct translation: (1) Similar to 久しぶり ("It's been a while"), but apologetic, as in it's the speaker's fault that you've been out of touch. (2) There is no direct translation that would be intelligible in English. She has mentioned that it has started to snow in Japan, although not where...

The memory capacity is the biggest difference. 64bit systems can support more memory on the order of 4 million times more than 32bit systems. Windows still imposes artificial limits on 64bit systems for practicality's sake; Vista x64 supports up to 128GB, and now 7 x64 supports up to 192GB...

Looks like someone needs to get out of the 都会 and go find a スシロー somewhere in the 'burbs. Sure it's not the best sushi you can get, but at ￥105 per 皿 for decent quality, you can get your fill no problem. But yeah, Japanese don't eat sushi nearly as much as foreigners would like to believe. But...

Slower, but much, much higher quality. I switched over to Win7x64 too, will be looking for 4gb sticks soon. :evillaugh:

Actually T-mobile (both US and UK/Europe) does work out here, but you will be roaming (on either DoCoMo or SoftBank networks), so if you make any calls or send any texts it will cost a boatload. Even receiving a voicemail will cost a fortune. And keep in mind, it only works if you have a 3G...

No way, I always thought you had to make a bad first impression. Who knew the answer was so obvious as this? Oh wait, that's because it is obvious. I think I saw that Discovery Channel special. The same thing happens with rats and stray animals. Yes. Big Italian gestures like "Fuck off" are...

As long as you're still faster than the police chasing you, it doesn't matter.

Problem #4: Even if you can successfully translate the meaning of a phrase from one language to another, there is no guarantee that the usage is the same. For example, although "Sí se puede" might be an appropriate phrase to use at a job-loss rally in Mexico, the phrase "Yes we can" in English...

I haven't heard of any significant changes to copyright law, just that authorities are going to start enforcing them more actively. Just last week 11 people were arrested across Japan for piracy. The copyrighted materials include: Ranma (tv series), Dragon Quest (DS game), a Korean tv drama...

You're looking at it at the wrong end. The authorities aren't going to investigate your credit card purchases, making sure you aren't buying uncensored JAV. They investigate distributors' sales, to make sure they aren't selling uncensored JAV. From the ever-knowing Wiki (emphasis mine): For...

There's your answer. Seriously though, almost no way of giving you a helpful answer with such a vague question.

Use ijapan proxy: http://www.ijapan.org/red/

The field of dentistry is really quite active in Japan. The field of orthodontics is not. You will have to research what sorts of certifications you will need to acquire to get a job. Even if you possess the certifications, I'm doubtful of how easy it would be to actually find work as a...

Uh oh, somebody go call the... Hehe just kidding. Seriously though, with the JIC in particular, there have been a lot of newcomers who have joined AO with the wrong impression of what the JI scene (in Japan) is about -- no doubt because of the increase of extremely risque videos...

That's what you get for being pie-eyed. ha ha ha

A reasonable cost of living estimate is USD$2000/mo to cover rent, food, basic living necessities. That figure can (and probably will) go up wildly depending on where you want to live and how much extra you will spend on entertainment, etc. You can find car parts nearly everywhere in Japan...

ScannerBoy, please try not to post consecutive messages when you can put them all into one post. Since you're new, you might not have seen this, but please take a look: http://www.akiba-online.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5 Under "Content", #10.

If you mean Chinese by nationality then sure, I wouldn't be surprised. Chinese that are born and raised in China have little qualification (or desire, even) to work in education, and it stands that caucasians (who are almost all born and educated in western countries where English is a primary...

And since 100% of all lengthy, expensive lawsuits are due to those 99% of accidents, the fences are an excellent measure. Just a couple weeks ago a woman had brought her wheelchair-ridden mother to the platform via elevator, and stopped just momentarily to close the door (so as to return it...

What? I know plenty of asians working as English teachers in Japan (and elsewhere in Asia). I even know American-born Japanese who don't speak a lick of Japanese and are doing just fine as English teachers. And plenty of other asians who do speak fluent Japanese (as well as English) who have no...

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Animated content is both simpler and more complicated. Drawn content (eg: anime) is much easier to deinterlace, so you can use less complicated algorithms (like yadif) and still get very good results. On the other hand, anime tends to have an effective frame rate of around 15fps, despite TV...

Sometimes ISPs will block ports if there's a lot of downloading going on, just part of their automatic traffic shaping systems. Good thing there are tens of thousands of ports to use.

Ah, you're getting the "Disconnected due to port error" message. Double check your system time, make sure it has adjusted to any local daylight savings time rules there are. Japan does not follow DST, and every few years governments revise the exact dates they start/stop daylight savings...

If you're using copy/paste triggers, it's possible that in copying the text, some of the letters are unintentionally changed. This happens sometimes with numbers (eg: full-width １ to half-width 1). Try changing your triggers to have only the hash, with the rest of the fields left blank. The...

Don't worry about Winny/Share/PD, or anything else in Japan. If anything like this is going to blow up, it will blow up in Australia first. There are now activist groups down under who are blaming Microsoft because personal data encryption features in Windows 7 "gives pedophiles protection...

The encoded URLs are usually to invoke access checking, to make sure your computer (as you have logged in through your browser) has permission to download the file. These typically include stored session cookies, as well as submitting user-agent info (so the server can verify its a "human"...

There's one big difference between Japanese work situation and American: in the case of women working standard office jobs, a lot of them continue to live at home with their parents (and sometimes grandparents), meaning they do not have to pay rent or worry about food. So while they could be...

Most people assume that money is the only thing relevant to how comfortable your life in Japan is, under a position as an English teacher. One way or another, your pay will not be stellar, but pretty much all respectable companies will disclose your payments in full before you sign the contract...

You can't easily compare their size since the exact infrastructure is pretty different, so it is impossible to use a single definition to make a comparison. - NYC Subway is still the largest single-system network in the world at 468 stations. - Tokyo Metro (which runs the same urban-type subway...

Unless you already have connections, don't bother looking for anything under the table. In order to work in Japan you need an appropriate work visa, which accordingly requires a sponsor (usually the company that hires you, or someone you know professionally). Without the visa, you can only...

Shiina Ringo (椎名林檎) is great. Speaking of which, she has a new collab track with Soil & "Pimp" Sessions, "My foolish heart (Crazy on Earth)", on their latest album "6" released just a few weeks ago. Hn6JHXyjOEU

Share is picky in that even if the error doesn't pertain to the specific file you want to download, it will sometimes just stop working altogether until you fix the error. If your current copy of Share is new (ie: the database folder is new), you may need to delete all of the temp files in your...

Yes but that was a rather minor documentary. The bigger documentary was "Guys and Dolls", a BBC documentary a couple years back. It should still be posted on Google Video.

Yes, but your credit card would probably disagree after you already bought one (that doesn't).