Maybe Roppongi Needs Disney?

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Many take the bait of cheap drinks and casual sex — and wind up with a headache the next morning. Patrons have had their drinks spiked, then woozily regained consciousness hours later with no memory of the previous evening or knowledge of the thousands of dollars charged to their credit cards.

via Trying to tame Tokyo’s adult playground – latimes.com.

Kohjinsha’s dual-screen DZ Series laptop now for sale — Engadget

Do want.

Remember IBM’s ThinkPad 701 with the butterfly keyboard? This isn’t it, it’s better… conceptually anyway. Instead of two halves of a keyboard magically jigsawing themselves together, Kohjinsha achieves a similar result with its DZ-series using a pair of 10.1-inch TFT displays with 1,024 x 600 pixel resolution (each) packed into an otherwise svelte 1.02 x 8.26 x 0.74~1.65 inches / 4.09 pounds (1.84 kg) portable. Best of all it’s on sale now for ¥95,800 (about $1,110) with a Linux pre-load — add another ¥5,000 (about $58) for 32-bit Windows 7 Home Premium.

via Kohjinsha’s dual-screen DZ Series laptop now for sale — Engadget.

Vice Guide to Liberia

I feel bad for the people of Haiti, but Liberia has it pretty bad. If anything, the tinge of American ancestry makes it hit home a little harder. I think it is safe to say the even the most well-educated and concerned Americans are unaware of the conditions in Liberia; nor do I feel they’re aware of the country’s history. And if you’ve ever taken a cruise, chances are the ship was registered there.

Check out the vice.tv series on Liberia.