Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Some students in Japan play this Pocky game where each puts an end in the mouth and they nibble until they’re super close and either one stops or they end up making out. Of course for the super lonely, there’s a the version of the game where it’s you and a mate that’s a robot. Why is it that there’s always a Japanese high tech version of anything sexual for just a solo being? In this person, it’s a picture with gummy lips. It’s not that you always win, since you’ll end up kissing a piece of paper, but the “robot” will say “thank you.” If you watch the video, you’ll be kissing the paper girl this with other people watching. [youtube]2U0j7UH26_Y[/youtube]
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Bluefin tuna… overfished. Yes, it’s not new and along with the numerous fish that’s overfished without any signs of slowing down, this one is still just in it’s infancy stage. The reports have been around for years, but until the fish is truly endangered like certain whales will things really get done. Why is that? Does thousands of tons seem like a lot? The consuming of toro is important, expensive, but can and should be limited until there’s a larger recovery. A 24% chance of recovery in a decades time? That’s extremely low odds. As much as an outcry of shark fins being cut, this will one day be of equal importance. (Guardian UK – Bluefin)
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Burger King Japan brings back to all you can eat Whoppers. Calling all sumo wrestlers, food downing Kobayashi, and burger fans. From November 1-15, you can saddle up and eat as many Whoppers as you can for 30 minutes. Just purchase a Whopper Set Meal, and you’re off to the races. You’re supposed to finish the fries and rings before you get to burger two and beyond. How many can you eat? Disgusting. (Gainjinpot – Whoppers)
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A few photos that illustrate the day of a visitor like myself in Hawaii. That’s Goh Nakamura below. He played an awkward set at a bar that was louder than he was, but then he figured out the amplification and made it work. Anytime walls are red, you get interesting shots. This took place at a bar called Ichiriki.
Yes an SLR can catch moments like this. I like the light from the phone. It was quite dark, but it still showed up.
Kudzu Bug will infect your stinky tofu, soysauce, and edamame. This bug must be stopped. Giving it the stink eye will do nothing. Currently it’s attacking crop in the midwest. Like the Asian carp that’s ruining the ecosystem up the Mississippi, this invader is also from Asia, go figure, but you can’t eat this one. This is a member of the stink bug family. Megacopta cribrari is the name and it’s strong, evil, stinky, and eats away at the stems of the plant so the nutrients from growth get hampered. Chemicals, yes, healthy for you? No. (Columbus Dispatch – Stink Bug)
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