Author Archives: DarkMirage

Christmas Physics

Posted on December 25, 2005 by DarkMirage

Best /. comment ever. Santa Claus: An Engineer’s Perspective I. There are approximately 2 billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witnesses, or Buddist religions, this reduces … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2005 by DarkMirage

Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! Etc. For the record, I’ve never celebrated Christmas before. Also, Christmas means that the new school year will start soon and I have to stop wasting my time away posting useless blog entries like this. Bah, … Continue reading →

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Much more money-spending

Posted on December 22, 2005 by DarkMirage

Two packages arrived for me today. The same postman came twice. The first one was my CDJapan order (that I had all but forgotten about), which paradoxically included no CDs at all. The second one was my preorder for Maaya … Continue reading →

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Tokimeki Memorial Nostalgia

Posted on December 21, 2005 by DarkMirage

Here’s a story. Some days ago, I was reading through the MegaTokyo forum and came across a thread on the original Tokimeki Memorial (TokiMemo) being ported to the PSP. (clicky if you don’t know what is it) “That reminds me… … Continue reading →

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Fate/Stay Night Airtime

Posted on December 20, 2005 by DarkMirage

Airtimes for Fate/Stay Night anime: 局名 放送開始日 曜日 放送時間 ちばテレビ 1月8æ—¥ 毎週日曜日 24：30～25：00 テレビ神奈川 1月8æ—¥ 毎週日曜日 25：30～26：00 テレビ埼玉 1月6æ—¥ 毎週金曜日 25：30～26：00 サンテレビ 1月11æ—¥ 毎週水曜日 26：05～26：35 テレビ愛知 1月13æ—¥ 毎週金曜日 26：43～27：13 ï¼ˆ1月のみ） KBS京都 1月8æ—¥ 毎週日曜日 25：15～25：45  MXテレビ 1月10æ—¥ 毎週火曜日 25：30～26：00 TV Saitama has … Continue reading →

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To Heart 2 vs Xbox 360

Posted on December 19, 2005 by DarkMirage

It’s the question that has haunt men since the dawn of time: Would more people queue for a PC port of a PS2 game or a next-gen console made by Microsoft? (At least in Japan) Clash of the titans. *roar*

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Da Capo II Updates

Posted on December 17, 2005 by DarkMirage

The official site for Da Capo II (not to be confused with Da Capo Second Season) has been updated once again. The update reveals yet more characters and the only unknown character left is the player. The newly revealled characters … Continue reading →

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Gmail Mobile

Posted on December 16, 2005 by DarkMirage

Google has finally come up with an official mobile version of Gmail! Hurray! The normal version works okay in a phone browser, but it wastes too much bandwidth and some phones (like mine) can’t handle the weird javascript multiple redirects … Continue reading →

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To Heart 2 XRATED

Posted on December 14, 2005 by DarkMirage

To Heart 2 is a visual novel originally released for the PS2 under the Aquaplus brand name. The transition to PC adds 18+ content and falls under Leaf, essentially the same company by a different name (for their adult titles). … Continue reading →

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D.C.S.S. Episode 24

Posted on December 11, 2005 by DarkMirage

Worst episode ever. Will be in Japan next June to burn down the studios of all parties involved. Please leave a message if you want to join in. God kills a cat every time you commit incest. Please think of … Continue reading →

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Xbox 360 launches in Japan

Posted on December 11, 2005 by DarkMirage

The Xbox 360 launched in Japan today with great success. Success in the sense that they did manage to start selling them, just that no one is buying. Kotaku has a very entertaining live coverage of the Japan launch, which … Continue reading →

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Gundam SEED Heroine 6

Posted on December 10, 2005 by DarkMirage

I completed Tamaki and Yuma’s paths for To Heart 2 yesterday. Don’t really feel like trying for the rest of the girls. As great as Tama-nee is, I’m glad I didn’t fork out any money for the game. Just collected … Continue reading →

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