The planet is mad. Japan and beyond in fifty word chunks.MadplanetTumblr (3.0; @madplanet)http://madpla.net/The world is full of bad books by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable? [This] is a...<p>The world is full of bad books by amateurs. But why settle for the merely regrettable? [This] is a bad book by experts. <a href="http://bit.ly/ayVFi5" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ayVFi5</a></p>http://madpla.net/post/1052793004http://madpla.net/post/1052793004Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:04:35 +0900Lunch! Seems like I’ve been eating at my desk for months.<p>Lunch! Seems like I’ve been eating at my desk for months.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1052793010http://madpla.net/post/1052793010Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:04:35 +0900For reasons obscure and numerous, I am attending the premiere of Biohazard 4 tonight. Now, what to...<p>For reasons obscure and numerous, I am attending the premiere of Biohazard 4 tonight. Now, what to wear?</p>http://madpla.net/post/1048808441http://madpla.net/post/1048808441Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:58:37 +0900Wife’s theory about DPJ is that they knew they’d only last a year in power, so...<p>Wife’s theory about DPJ is that they knew they’d only last a year in power, so Hato/Kan/Ozawa made a pact in which each got a crack at PM.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1025344909http://madpla.net/post/1025344909Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:16:45 +0900Tanigaki has a lot to thank the DPJ for, though; they’ve changed his public image from grey...<p>Tanigaki has a lot to thank the DPJ for, though; they’ve changed his public image from grey nobody to voice of reason. (god help us.)</p>http://madpla.net/post/1025344906http://madpla.net/post/1025344906Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:16:45 +0900It annoys me that politicians get to call election timing. The populace should have the ability to...<p>It annoys me that politicians get to call election timing. The populace should have the ability to place an online GTFO vote.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1025344911http://madpla.net/post/1025344911Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:16:45 +0900Glad to hear Ozawa dislikes the English; it makes me less inhibited about saying I think he’s...<p>Glad to hear Ozawa dislikes the English; it makes me less inhibited about saying I think he’s a twat who will run Japan into the ground.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1025344915http://madpla.net/post/1025344915Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:16:45 +0900Sleepy Hollow’s another title that shouldn’t have gone straight-to-katakana. 3P掘ろう、3P歩廊...<p>Sleepy Hollow’s another title that shouldn’t have gone straight-to-katakana. 3P掘ろう、3P歩廊 、etc. (Neither a bad title in its own right, tho.)</p>http://madpla.net/post/1017238042http://madpla.net/post/1017238042Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:37:40 +0900最高齢の行方不明者、西郷隆盛の3つ年上だって。<p>最高齢の行方不明者、西郷隆盛の3つ年上だって。</p>http://madpla.net/post/1017238444http://madpla.net/post/1017238444Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:37:40 +0900Shit. I think my MacBook Pro is dying. Weird stripey flashing effect on display. Giving it a rest...<p>Shit. I think my MacBook Pro is dying. Weird stripey flashing effect on display. Giving it a rest and hoping it’s just the heat.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1017238392http://madpla.net/post/1017238392Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:37:40 +0900Just goes to show you should’t take the sun for granted: http://io9.com/5619954/ /via...<p>Just goes to show you should’t take the sun for granted: <a href="http://io9.com/5619954/" target="_blank">http://io9.com/5619954/</a> /via @markmatsusaka</p>http://madpla.net/post/1002797712http://madpla.net/post/1002797712Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:58:23 +0900Apologies for the high 死語 density of that last tweet.<p>Apologies for the high 死語 density of that last tweet.</p>http://madpla.net/post/1002797710http://madpla.net/post/1002797710Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:58:23 +0900Finally, a synthesizer purchase that even my spouse agrees is cool…: http://yfrog.com/n9ib7tj<p>Finally, a synthesizer purchase that even my spouse agrees is cool…: <a href="http://yfrog.com/n9ib7tj" target="_blank">http://yfrog.com/n9ib7tj</a></p>http://madpla.net/post/999060380http://madpla.net/post/999060380Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:22:58 +0900Oh lord. Kitty-chan is being interviewed on Waratte Ii Tomo. Tamori, to his credit, has just asked...<p>Oh lord. Kitty-chan is being interviewed on Waratte Ii Tomo. Tamori, to his credit, has just asked how she’s speaking without a mouth.</p>http://madpla.net/post/992181149http://madpla.net/post/992181149Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:20:30 +0900The Worst Article Ever About Anything awards race just hotted up: http://bit.ly/a5Nubr /via...<p>The Worst Article Ever About Anything awards race just hotted up: <a href="http://bit.ly/a5Nubr" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/a5Nubr</a> /via @justinmccurry</p>http://madpla.net/post/992181151http://madpla.net/post/992181151Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:20:30 +0900“Locavore” is my most hated neologism in a long time.<p>“Locavore” is my most hated neologism in a long time.</p>http://madpla.net/post/988741844http://madpla.net/post/988741844Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:26:18 +0900FB friend: “If yr man texts you that he “wants to kick your puppy,” he isn’t...<p>FB friend: “If yr man texts you that he “wants to kick your puppy,” he isn’t being mean, just iPhone autocorrect. He has sth else in mind.”</p>http://madpla.net/post/988741854http://madpla.net/post/988741854Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:26:18 +0900“Mouthfeel” is another. Has a clammy, groping, sexual quality.<p>“Mouthfeel” is another. Has a clammy, groping, sexual quality.</p>http://madpla.net/post/988741838http://madpla.net/post/988741838Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:26:18 +0900Parcel-tracking sites have some odd word choices. “Acceptance” is what follows anger and...<p>Parcel-tracking sites have some odd word choices. “Acceptance” is what follows anger and denial when one is terminally ill, surely.</p>http://madpla.net/post/988741850http://madpla.net/post/988741850Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:26:18 +0900And “into foreign customs” sounds like a comment one might make about a chap wearing an...<p>And “into foreign customs” sounds like a comment one might make about a chap wearing an out-of-context kaftan. “Oh, Jerry? He’s ~.”</p>http://madpla.net/post/988741847http://madpla.net/post/988741847Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:26:18 +0900