The Mayor

yahoo news, “U.S. investment fund Steel Partners has emerged as the biggest shareholder of leading Japanese confectioner Ezaki Glico Co. with a 12.45 percent stake, according to a report submitted Friday by the fund to the Finance Ministry.” This is very unusual for a Japan company, particularly a company this old, to have the majority of shares held by a foriegn investor. Generally old and large Japanese companies main investors are one large bank or a group of companies.

With the following reply by “Douglas MacArthur”

“Proper engrish signs are the least of Nippon’s problems. What are tourists supposed to do once they reach the concreted shores of Nippon?
Yokoso Nippon! Come see miles and miles of unspoiled beaches, beautiful rivers flowing unfettered and naturally through quaint little villages then scenically meandering their way to well planned and attractive cities. Entire valleys have been flooded for your viewing pleasure and who needs to take scenic back country roads when you can take an empty, trillion dollar, 8 lane expressway carved through pristine mountains? And what about the beautifully preserved neighborhoods and only trees, trees, trees to blot out that the sky!
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Last night I watch the movie Hackers in its entirety. Its depressing how much of this movie I have memorized and how much I still enjoy watching it. However, depressingly, It reminded me of when technology was enjoyable and challenging. In the recent years I been far more complacent about learning and really utilizing technology. Perhaps I’ve gotten to a point where my skill level has simply peaked, or maybe learning about and using technology, particularly programming, is just common. Or maybe it’s just a matter that everyone thinks they are an expert now. I Brought this last fact up to my friend Dave, he responded by saying, “Yeah, knowing computers is about as common as knowing how to use a door knob.”

Anyway, hack the planet.