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Toru Jul 16, 2015Jan 08, 2024 3D CAD software, 3D printer, Amazon, catalog price, Da Vinci Jr., discount sale, MacBook Pro, objects

Bought a 3D Printer

Yesterday, a super discount sale was held on Amazon. My target was a MacBook Pro, and it was sold at Read More
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Toru Jul 15, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Amazon, Chromecast, discounted, dryer, gift points, MacBook Pro, mouse, prime day, reduced price

Amazon Prime Day

Today is Amazon’s prime day, and various goods are being discounted. I checked them, and I decided to buy some Read More
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Toru Jul 14, 2015Jan 08, 2024 acidic liquid, aluminium, beverages, heat stroke, hydration, isotonic drink, juice, metal, poisoning, stainless, water flask

A Risk of Water Flasks

As summer approaches, we will need to receive hydration frequently. At such a time, a water flask is useful because Read More
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Toru Jul 13, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cars, drunk driving, execution, fine, firing squad, imprisonment, lifetime, one million yen, penalties, Russian law, suburb, walking, world

Penalties for Drunk Driving in the World

Today, I learned various penalties for drunk driving in the world. In some countries, there are horrible punishment. For example, Read More
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Toru Jul 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cell phone, CELP, codebook, similar voice, speaker's voice, speaking, synthesized voice, technology, voice, voice data

Our Voices on Cell Phone

Have you misunderstood someone’s voice on your cell phone? Actually, it’s a natural thing. The voice which you have heard Read More
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Toru Jul 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cool, crescent moon, dark moon, dawn moon, first quarter moon, full moon, Japanese people, last quarter moon, late at night, lying position, moon names, moon-waiting, new moon, next night, phases, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous

The Moon Names

In Japan, there are many moon names depending on their phases. Actually, many Japanese people don’t know all of the Read More
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Toru Jul 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 breakfast, co-op store, coins, drink box, light, morning, price, rice ball, university, wallet, yen bill

A Very Small Miracle

This morning, I went to co-op store of my university and bought my breakfast. I choose a rice ball and Read More
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Toru Jul 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 10 yen coins, 15 yen to 50 yen, engrailed rim, giza-ju, Japan, rare coins, years rolled on, ギザ十

Rare 10 Yen Coins in Japan

In Japan, there are a plenty of 10 yen coins, and some of them are known as rare coins. They Read More
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Toru Jul 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apartment, car, clean, conversation, dinner, hot spring, laptop, mother, repair, room

My mother came to visit me.

This morning, my mother departed for my apartment in order to get repair her laptop. It was so suddenly event. Read More
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