Japan’s Calendar Could Pose Computer Problems

Japan could be facing its own version of the Y2K bug, with Unicode also affected. Itโ€™s all to do with the upcoming abdication of Emperor Akihito. As The Guardian notes, Japanโ€™s date system resets every time a new emperor take over, marking whatโ€™s considered a new historical order. Emperor Akihito announced last December that heโ€™ll […]



Sailor Moon’s Theme Performed on Traditional Japanese Instruments [Video]

When tradition meets geek pop culture, magic follows! Using original Japanese instruments dating as far back as the 1500s, Name Kineie, Eikiko Kumazawa, Makoto Takes, Luo Jun, and Masko Watanabe bring a certain zenitude to this anime classic and tends to focus more on the loving by daylight than the fighting by moonlight. What do […]

ORIGINAL BLOWHARDS: The Cantina Band Documentary

Following in the footsteps of Spinal Tap, here’s a perfect mockumentary about the Modal Nodes! I’m almost certain most of you didn’t know it was the band’s original name (and I’m including myself in this discovery)… Hope you have as much fun watching this one as we did! And who knew Linda Rondstadt was a […]