tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post5364356963140672097..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Speaking of falling into teh intarw3bz...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8570552960680803622009-08-08T20:03:22.550-04:002009-08-08T20:03:22.550-04:00That place makes Alcatraz look like a Chuck-E-Chee...That place makes Alcatraz look like a Chuck-E-Cheese mini-golf course and vacation spa...<br />The adding machine is a special touch.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-32758993202651891592009-08-08T16:47:33.472-04:002009-08-08T16:47:33.472-04:00Yeah, yeah, and there is no spoon.Yeah, yeah, and there is no spoon.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-68328461946374108432009-08-08T14:17:46.656-04:002009-08-08T14:17:46.656-04:00(...and before you ask, the number is 5.)(...and before you ask, the number is 5.)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-81683287008827852172009-08-08T14:16:57.844-04:002009-08-08T14:16:57.844-04:00VFTP: 'Cause we're all psychic like 'd...VFTP: 'Cause we're all psychic like 'dat. :DTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-35937031689725886112009-08-08T13:49:36.759-04:002009-08-08T13:49:36.759-04:00Too damn weird. I am in Sasebo right now, and jus...Too damn weird. I am in Sasebo right now, and just today I wandered through a bookstore I frequent (don't read Japanese, but sometimes I find well illustrated books on the Imperial Navy). There were three picture books on Gunkan Jima, all of which I leafed through, with the intent of finding out more about the place. And now, here you are, with a link...Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46061267139027586182009-08-07T22:35:26.363-04:002009-08-07T22:35:26.363-04:00KWC reminds me a bit of the street level world in ...KWC reminds me a bit of the street level world in "Blade Runner".Josephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37743728516072855912009-08-07T22:08:39.127-04:002009-08-07T22:08:39.127-04:00If this sort of stuff trips your trigger, you migh...If this sort of stuff trips your trigger, you might find <a href="http://darkroastedblend.com/" rel="nofollow">Dark Roasted Blend</a> to be an enjoyable time sink. The author links to a number of other sites where you could spend hours looking around at ... well, all sorts of modern, recent, and ancient stuff.<br /><br />You probably already know about it, but I figured I'd mention it, just in case.<br /><br />Only speculating, but I suspect it was something like a prison for the employees. When you live and work on an island such as that, I suspect you owe your soul to the company store in a big way.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36276833329917804402009-08-07T19:48:07.739-04:002009-08-07T19:48:07.739-04:00Wow. Hashima island looks part ghost town and part...Wow. Hashima island looks part ghost town and part abandoned prison. <br /><br />And I'd only heard of Kowloon in passing. <br /><br />'Bout makes me thirsty for a Sapporo - that would be apropos to toast the ghosts.Jeffrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06873138122305060834noreply@blogger.com