http://dotclue.org/ "Need a clue, take a clue; got a clue, leave a clue." en-us jgreely@dotclue.org 2013-05-20T14:45:43-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004244.html Not just the same seiyuu, pretty much the same personality as well.... 4244@http://dotclue.org/ Anime 2013-05-20T14:45:43-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004243.html Speaking of hanko, I just reached a scene in AsoIku book 12 where the stress and long hours involved in getting the exchange program started have caused Kio to pass out from exhaustion, with Eris not far behind him. After... 4243@http://dotclue.org/ AsoIku 2013-05-18T19:48:33-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004242.html Interesting that the Golden Ghost Ship makes an appearance in this size comparison (part of announcing the 1/40000-scale model of the ship), right up there with the Enterprise, the Yamato, Laputa, a Star Destroyer, etc. The way this season's going,... 4242@http://dotclue.org/ Anime 2013-05-18T09:52:20-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004240.html Short version: information gathered from a variety of hanko shops (particularly Inkan Honpo, Hankoman, Hobundo, Hanko2510, and Shoyu-net calligraphy shop). I'm quite happy with the quality of the seals I ordered from Inkan Honpo's site, and their online preview not... 4240@http://dotclue.org/ Japan 2013-05-17T00:42:48-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004239.html Burning question: does anyone else wonder if this device will bring back the obsolete tech-slang term "glass ttys"? Judging from the users I've seen accidentally taking pictures and accidentally forwarding things to the wrong contacts, I figure it's just a... 4239@http://dotclue.org/ Toys 2013-05-16T16:02:50-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004238.html Dear 180.76.0.0/16 (aka Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co., Ltd.), this blog is not Amazon, nor is it an open HTTP proxy, kthxbye. [Tue May 14 04:05:16 2013] [error] [client 180.76.5.180] File does not exist: /htdocs/GU10-SMD-4-5w-Cool-White/dp/B004BEC9QY [Tue May 14... 4238@http://dotclue.org/ Web 2013-05-14T11:56:55-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004235.html The Google translation of this is amusing, but easily understood: 墨すり小僧 (sumi-suri kozou) means "ink-rubbing apprentice". However, there are several godan verbs that conjugate as "suri", with meanings that include printing, shaving, frosting, rubbing, and... picking pockets. Kozou isn't... 4235@http://dotclue.org/ Tools 2013-05-09T10:22:24-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004234.html Why am I designing an artist's chop for myself? Because, after assisting my Shinkendo instructor with getting proper seals made for the dojo, I found myself with fonts, templates, whimsy, and a web site that can turn an Illustrator file... 4234@http://dotclue.org/ Toys 2013-05-08T17:10:02-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004233.html Words to live by, possibly even outside the context of producing a distressed look in Illustrator. (and the infectious "snap to pixel grid" setting needs to die in a fire) [Update: Wow, they really broke the actions support in CS5.x;... 4233@http://dotclue.org/ Tools 2013-05-07T17:46:34-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004231.html Evernote is an extremely useful cross-platform application, allowing you to keep lightly-formatted documents in sync across Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android devices. Heck, they even support Blackberry, Windows Phone, and Windows RT tablets, and if you're masochistic enough to run... 4231@http://dotclue.org/ Tools 2013-05-05T09:31:42-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004230.html This is the cover of Miko-Ama-Sister!, a serious exploration of religion in modern Japan, in which a scholarly young man probes the depths of Shinto, Buddhism, and Christianity with the help of a shrine maiden and two nuns. Nah,... 4230@http://dotclue.org/ Fun 2013-05-03T14:50:01-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004229.html More k-pop cuteness, from HelloVenus; must be something in the air:... 4229@http://dotclue.org/ Music 2013-05-02T13:56:00-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004228.html You're welcome. Or I'm sorry, depending on what effect cute Korean girls and earbugs have on you.... 4228@http://dotclue.org/ Music 2013-05-02T00:22:48-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004226.html (or, "fun with obscure fonts that are hard to buy outside of Japan")... 4226@http://dotclue.org/ Fun 2013-04-30T18:02:25-08:00 http://dotclue.org/archives/004225.html Some days, Google auto-translation just charms me. Eris' race is キャーティア, "Kyaatia". Google reliably translates it as "aiiieee tear" or "aiiieee tier". ...and now I need to read Cat Tail Output!, because it turns out to be a spinoff series... 4225@http://dotclue.org/ AsoIku 2013-04-29T09:14:28-08:00