Chris Bracken

やっほ〜!

Apple Reinvents the Phone?

Posted to Rants on Friday, 26th January, 2007.

After watching the Steve Jobs iPhone keynote, I have to say I’m a little disappointed. While this phone has a slicker GUI than any other phone I’ve seen, it’s not so much the $499 US price-tag, but the stone-age functionality of the phone that makes my jaw drop.
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A Mystery Solved

Posted to Japan, Rants on Saturday, 2nd September, 2006.

One of my biggest complaints about Japan has always been the complete and utter lack of garbage bins in this city. There are none to be found. If you buy a (most likely seriously overpackaged) snack, you either have to carry all the wrapping and leftovers around with you until you get home, or toss it on the street. But the streets are impeccably clean here, which had led me to believe that like me, the other 12 million people out for a walk this afternoon, will be carrying their litter around in their backpacks and shopping bags.

But it turns out this is not the case: an article in Metropolis unveils the answer to The Big Tokyo Trash Mystery.