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Japan: temples, palaces and gardens

August 8, 2010

I would like to devote this post to Japanese temple, imperial palaces and just gardens. I believe, you can enjoy their beauty and sophistication regardless of your attitude towards monarchs, religion or concept of God in general.

Japan, Tokyo, Shinto shrine

A couple of words about religion. Buddhism and Shinto prevail in Japan, so these are the ones that I’m going to cover here. However, in general Japanese tend to associate themselves with few religions at the same time. Moreover, only 20% of population actually believes in any God.

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Cool stuff digest: July 2010

July 31, 2010

Things that I considered worthy to pay attention to in July:

  1. How various teas (green, oolong, etc.) are processed;
  2. Curious project which aims to create a movie about our planet all shot in one day all over the world;
  3. TED talk that answers the question “What Leonardo da Vinci Really Looked Like”;
  4. Worth watching talk by venture-capitalist Fred Wilson on “10 ways to be your own boss”;
  5. Just a funny picture that illustrates how Gantt diagrams feel in reality;
  6. Video that shows how augmented reality can potentially look like;
  7. Impressive strength: Konstantinov doing 325kg squat & 420kg deadlift!;
  8. Common Errors in English Usage book;
  9. Very action-oriented comprehensive & yet free webinar about web-based infobusiness, affiliate programs, passive income;
  10. Another motivational video (Nike commercial);

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Japan: devil is in the detail

July 19, 2010

Distinctive features of Japan are well-thought design and attention to details. Compared to Russia the difference is easily visible: economy instead of wide scope, neatness instead of coarseness.

This post is going to be a mixture of various interesting and maybe funny things that didn’t match any particular topic of other posts. So, what caught my inquisitive sight?

Take elevator, for instance. Notice additional buttons for children and disabled.

Japan Tokyo elevator design

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Cool stuff digest: June 2010

NYTimes on multi-tasking vs. mono-tasking & addiction to gadgets; Shanghai 1990 vs 2010; An absolutely awesome creative blog – visualization of worthy speeches; Quite an interesting research: comparison of the “pace of life” betw. different cities; Interactive map by Kayak that shows the lowest tickets prices based on your current location; Atypically interesting article about [...]

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Japan: cuisine and food

A glance upon the Japanese cuisine with the traveler’s eyes.

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Trip to Japan, impressions and beautiful pictures

Trip to Japan, first impressions and pictures.

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What are the best places to live and travel to: rational side of the issue

best places to live in and travel to – statistical information, ratings and rankings. sustainability, safety and financial issues.

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Designers travelling the world: idea nomads onizou

Adventurous graphic designers who decided to travel the world.

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