From: Dossy Date: 2002-08-12T07:21:49+09:00 Subject: Re: Ah, I'm finally back from Japan ... On 2002.08.12, Hal E. Fulton wrote: > > I'd *love* to go to Akihabara. I've only seen it on TV. After having been there, I don't think I'd bother going to Akihabara again. It's not nearly the geek mecca I thought it was supposed to be. About the only thing of note was a shop that sold old vacuum tubes for vintage radio equipment. Other than that, Akihabara is a stark contrast of smelly, musty basements full of old computer junk (literally) and tall buildings containing not very extraordinary stuff. Imagine putting together a larger CompUSA with a WalMart ... I didn't see anything spectacular. Maybe I missed the good stuff. > > It's amazing how green and _FREAKING HOT_ Japan is. It was > > 33C almost every day for two weeks. > > Pardon me while I LAUGH OUT LOUD. Where are you from, Iceland? Close. New Jersey. :-) > 33C is only 89 Fahrenheit. In Austin it has been known to > reach 112 F (~45C?). Last year we had several days in a row > at that max. This summer has been mild; but usually when it gets > as low as 89 (in the early evening), we go for a walk and marvel > at how pleasant it is. :) It was 33C in the shade. In the sun, it was probably up to about 37C (98F), probably closer to 40C (104F) if you stood still. The difference between Japan and Austin is that Japan must have had about 70% humidity, whereas Austin is probably down around 20%. -- Dossy -- Dossy Shiobara mail: dossy@panoptic.com Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/ "He realized the fastest way to change is to laugh at your own folly -- then you can let go and quickly move on." (p. 70)