Yearly Archives: 2007

Odex vs PacNet ruling

Image taken from flash movie by NCH85 Mr. Siew Kum Hong, a Nominated Member of Parliament, posted the important parts of the written judgement by District Judge Earnest Lau, along with some of his own opinions on the matter. He … Continue reading

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Haruhi Jigsaw Puzzle

See how big the box is—It’s as tall as Haruhi! Woohoo! My 1000-piece Haruhi jigsaw puzzle has finally arrived! Or rather it arrived ages ago but I missed the delivery and only now found time to move my lazy ass … Continue reading

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BayTSP to the rescue!

Good news for Odex. BayTSP’s chief executive officer Mark Ishikawa is flying all the way to Singapore to help them with their case. And he’s of Japanese descent too! (Well, actually that’s probably unrelated.) Apparently Odex did pay them after … Continue reading

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Japanese WikiScanner

If you’ve been keeping up with tech blogs or digg, you would have no doubt heard about WikiScanner, a project by computer hacker Virgil. Basically it’s a script that, using the freely-available copy of Wikipedia’s database that is regularly updated, … Continue reading

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Odex Survey II

UPDATE 2: I have reached the desired sample size. Thank you everyone for your help! I will publish the results here soon. Maybe tomorrow.

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NUS Anime Bazaar 2007

For some reason, I was coerced into helping to publicize for this event that is happening at the National University of Singapore (NUS) next week. All the really cool stuff takes place at NUS. Anyway, NUS Comics and Animation Society … Continue reading

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Odex Survey II — The Results!

Total number of responses: 1004 Click to view the results now!

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No more backlogged letters from Odex

According to a forum post by Stephen Sing, as of today (3rd September) no more backlogged letters will be sent out. Odex will not take legal action against you with old evidence. If you stop downloading from today, you are … Continue reading

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The future of anime

“Welcome to the woooorld of tomorrow!” I’ve made it no secret that I think distributing media through physical means is an archaic and rapidly shrinking trade. I sincerely believe that everything that can be digitalized will eventually be digitalized, whether … Continue reading

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Big Dreams Little Tokyo: A Half Japanese Comedy

For Screening Purposes Only Big Dreams Little Tokyo (IMDb entry) is one of those movies that seek to explore the meaning of culture in today’s globalizing world that serves as a melting pot of ethnic identities. It has been making … Continue reading

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Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World

Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World Beautiful World by Utada Hikaru is the theme song of the new Rebuild of Evangelion movie. I personally think that it’s her best and most awesome song ever, but maybe the relationship to Evangelion is … Continue reading

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Abe resigns, Rozen Aso to take over?

After months of taking shit from left and right and three agricultural ministers later, Shinzo Abe finally announced today that he is resigning as prime minister of Japan (YouTube video). The Liberal Democratic Party, which is the ruling party and … Continue reading

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