Katy Takes Penang: 2016 Edition
Every year since 2008, I’ve spent Chinese New Year in Penang with my mother-in-law’s family. The only year we didn’t go was the year Katy was born (on the first day of the Year of the Horse, no less). This…
Japan 2013: Not So Lost in Translation
Seventeen days sounds like a nice long vacation for many. I think it gave me hardly enough time to scratch the surface of the Japanese cities I visited with James. (Our route was Tokyo – Hakone – Osaka – Kyoto…
Those innovative Japanese…
Japan’s Philanderers Stay Faithful to Their ‘Infidelity Phones’ [wsj.com]
Fujitsu’s “privacy mode” is a layer of nearly invisible security that hides missed calls, emails and text messages from contacts designated as private. If one of those acquaintances gets in touch, the only signal of that communication is a subtle change in the color or shape of how the battery sign or antenna bars are displayed. If ignored, the call doesn’t appear in the phone log.
The changes are so subtle that it would be impossible to spot for an untrained eye. When the privacy mode is turned off through a secret combination of keys, the concealed calls and messages appear, and voice mail becomes accessible.
I don’t know whether to be impressed or depressed by this.