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Joining Windows Media Files (WMV)
By chance, I had to join 2 WMV files and had a difficult time. Ordinary video-editing software re-encodes them, which takes an enormous amount of time. In the end, I used a command…
Postal Privatization: Buy FedEx!
At this point, why not just buy FedEx! Well, it is an outrageous idea:hammer:. However, when Deutsche Post bought DHL, DHL’s air-shipping scale was larger than FedEx + UPS. D…
While Recovering from Illness
Monday was tough while recovering from illness. There was a budget meeting from the morning. I slipped out for a lecture in Tameike-Sannō, then rushed back to the budget meeting wh…
Kite Making
Once again today, I am not feeling well. I have had a persistent low-grade fever. I spent almost the whole day sleeping, but in the little time I was awake, my daughter and I drew…
Unmanned Station (Reply Tanka)
The railway vanishes toward the horizon; the train stands at the station; wind-blown snowflakes dance. Among station poems, there is one by my father, Isao Akimura: At a station wh…
Footage of the Indian Ocean Tsunami
Here are some links to footage of the Indian Ocean tsunami. Patong Beach Phuket (Hotel) Phuket (Beach) Sri Lanka In the Indian Ocean tsunami, the families of 2 people close to me e…
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