Air-conditioned in summer, heated in winter. Central heating and cooling is very very rare. Usually, only the rooms you are using climate controlled. A Scottish chap commented that his family's home's heating bill for heating their entire house 24 hours a day is equal or less than his wife's family's home's bill for heating only a few rooms part of the day.

From what I have seen, American insulation is leaps and bounds ahead of southern Japan's methods. Single pane windows with poor sealing, the walls are empty, covered with ~1/8th inch particle board, and the area between floors is ventilated to the outside.

But we are left with a problem: the kanji test that people take to get a certificate showing what they have learned (taken by students and others in Japan) will now become more difficult. This technology has allowed people to become more exposed and use a wider variety of kanji, but it has also become a crutch. Many people can read a lot of kanji, but are hard pressed to remember it and write it by hand (which is required for the test).

I think you have found a bodega.

Dwarf Fortress is, indeed, that epic.

Early modern: SI/metric system

Modern: Planck units

Post Modern: ???

Think of individual molecules or atoms. They bump around and what not. Fans work by lessening the bounce back of air molecules on one side, and by increasing the bounce back on the other. Particles at the edge of the atmosphere have very little to collide with in order to change direction. As such, some particles do fly off into space.

The road in question.

50kmh zones are the highest for non-highway and non-by-pass roads (there may be a few exceptions where the limit is 60). I caught a glimpse of the video when it was on TV, it appeared to be country roads with no pedestrians (no walking friendly destinations). Also, the no passing zones are labeled for where cars cannot safely pass. Though motorcycles are still held to the same passing laws, it almost certainly was not a high-congestion pedestrian-filled street but generally a wide (for Japan) country road. Not trying to defend him, just trying to paint a more accurate picture.

Weren't many "atrocities" committed in World War II by avid listeners of classical music, and social movements formed that threw out classical arts? In 30 years, will they be blasting turn-of-the-millennium music?

You're not alone.

What you posted a few comments deeper:

There was even talk of modified (non-commercial) software which you completely ignored. You could have at least set the record straight with a more detailed post than "No they don't."

Since you have been making personal responses, maybe you will reply to this: Are not some of the proprietary software the basis for commercial software (or vice versa)? And if so, which commercial software are related (Op. Flashpoint, ArmA, ArmA2, AA, Arctic Fox, etc.)?

Many other people brought this up, but if you read the OP you should notice that they did get replacement cartridges in addition to a printer. Assuming old-printer-replacement cartridge and new-printer-replacement cartridge can print the same amount, then they were clearly taking the less expensive route.

Why failures at reading comprehension are awarded Informative and Insightful is beyond me...

IIRC: In the EU, certain things must be proven safe before it can be sold; in the US, it can be sold before it is determined safe (but technically the company is liable).

I did not investigate this specific technology (others claim it is a 3-inch compression), I had heard talk of using peizoelectric plates and thought this is what was being used.