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Data Sustains Lives—MyDataConference 2026 Opening Address

The following is the opening address for the MyData Japan Conference 2026, delivered by Nat Sakimura in his capacity as Chair of the General Incorpora…

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The Vulnerability of DoCoMo FOMA

This morning, when I tried to make a call on DoCoMo FOMA, it would not connect at all. I tried quite a few times. Perhaps it was because of the snow. In the end, I had no choice bu…

Why Am I on the Blacklist?

There was so much comment and trackback spam that I installed Blacklist. But then people who regularly send trackbacks and comments—including me—ended up on the blacklist and could…

Thin Clients for Information-Leak Prevention?

Since Hitachi’s announcement at the beginning of the year, thin clients have been attracting attention as a countermeasure against information leaks. Today, I also received,…

The Secret to Looking Young?

Over the past 2 weeks or so, there have been several incidents in which I looked so much younger than I am that the other person was astonished. The first involved the president of…

A Caricature? Fukuwarai?

Shiraishi, also known as Kaze Maria, had abi-station’s caricature-making kit on her site. It looked interesting, so I tried it right away; this is the result. When I immediat…

XRI 2 IRI Conversion

Gabe Wachob has written a Python tool for converting XRIs to IRIs/URIs and has posted it on his website: http://www.wachob.com/xriescape/ Reading the source may be easier to unders…

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