Entries this day: big-quakes-recently late-walkin linux-mint-byebye 日本語を勉強しました

big quakes recently

21:31 Saturday 30 May 2015 JST

Not that no one else has noticed, but we've had a few big earthquakes in Japan recently, most recently at 8:34pm. It felt like a 3 or 4 in The Pink Cow, but it was a 5 out in the water. Fortunately, it had a depth of hundreds of miles, so no tsunami.

09:30 Sunday 31 May 2015 JST

Crud I forgot to upload the image snagged from jma earthquake map

I've written another entry so the likelihood of my forgetting to upload the image increases with every passing journal entry.

This makes me a bit more likely to get a phone with wifi and unlimited data..

Oh dang I've heard they've done away with those plans at Softbank, so certainly they're rare with other carriers as well.

late walkin

19:11 Saturday 30 May 2015 JST

Great lovely walk from Shimotakaido to Shibuya but now I"m late for drinks with Muchan and Sarupapa at The Pink Cow!

Along the way, I met Mat from England but from OZ for past 7 years or so. He's on a week long jaunt through Japan on his way back home.

linux mint byebye

08:30 Saturday 30 May 2015 JST

Cinnamon, used by default in Linux Mint, seemed too restrictive in its options. But I guess the worst part: I couldn't figure out how to open an application without using my mouse. I could press the alt button once, then type the name of the app and see its icon, but not actually activate it.

I like how Gnome (Classic), installed by default with my current Debian install disk, will activate the app if I press the enter key.

So, Debian (with Gnome Classic) is reinstalled on the new old Dell; I'm going to try again to buy a usb nano wifi dongle so I can use the computer at my desk.

Edited Friday 5 June 2015: to more accurately reflect my complaints against the window manager, not the OS. Original is here (amongst other places)

日本語を勉強しました

08:36 Saturday 30 May 2015 JST

There are probably errors in the Japanese notes below!

1. 落とす　おとす
2. humidity しっけ
3. The seasons change 4 times a year. 一年季節は四回変わります。
4. 潰す　つぶす　smoosh
5. 季節には春、夏、秋、冬があります。 The four seasons are Spring,　Summer, Fall, and Winter.
6. 抽象的　~~しょうちゅうてき~~ ちゅうしょうてき　abstract
7. 数える　かぞえる to count
8. 津市　つし
9. 奈良市　ならし
10. 広島県　ひろしまけん
11. 鳥取市　とっとりし
12. 秋田県　秋田県（あきたけん）は青森県の南にあります。
13. 福岡県　福岡県（ふくおかけん）は九州にあります。
14. 島根県　しまねけん　島根県はちょっと邪魔（じゃま）ね。
15. 佐賀県　さがけん　佐賀県は長崎県のとなりにあります。
16. 札幌市　さっぽろし
17. 大分市　おおいたし
18. 香川県　かがわけん
19. 福井県　ふくいけん
20. 群馬県　ぐんまけん
21. 徳島県　とくしまけん
22. 埼玉県　さいたまけん
23. 栃木県　とちぎけん
24. 長野県　ながのけん
25. 宮崎県　みやざきけん　宮崎be exactly
26. 滋賀県　しがけん