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Operation Trojan horse

James Japan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:33 +0000

This set of 20 videos is one of the most educational and comprehensive reports I’ve ever seen about the conspiracy to establish a one world government. It talks about the history of Masonic influence in Washington DC, the influence of the British Crown in America, the mysteries of the new Denver Airport, the truth of the 911 attacks, etc. It contains testimonials from eyewitnesses and is not just mere theory or speculation.

The first one I saw which a friend set me:

To see the entire play-list automatically:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4C6E12F42C2D3F92&search_query=OPERATION+TROJAN+HORSE

A look at Ubuntu 10.4

James Japan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:55:52 +0000

Fedora Firewall GUI. The services checked in this picture do not represent my personal configuration.

I downloaded the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, version 10.4, and installed it as a virtual machine with VMWare on my Fedora 12 pc. I also ran it as a live CD from boot. I’m still not convinced that Ubuntu is better than Fedora for me. Ubuntu is missing two GUIs (software with a graphic user interface) I use all the time in Fedora. There is

no firewall GUI
no services GUI

The basic configuration screen of the Fedora firewall GUI is clear to understand and easy to use to open the IP ports the user needs to use, and to block the ones not needed. This makes for better security, and it makes it easier to set up other features such as networking with the other PCs on the property.

The services GUI makes it easy to turn off services I don’t really need which conserves resources. I remember that previous versions of Ubuntu had a services GUI, but it wasn’t as comprehensive as Fedora’s.

There are firewall GUIs for Ubuntu you can download and install, like Firestarter, but none are as easy to use as the Fedora firewall GUI. Firestarter requires a basic knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and ports, but the Fedora firewall GUI does not.

I really think that Fedora is not only a more mature Linux distro than Ubuntu, but it’s also easier to tweak to do what one needs to do.

Another problem with Ubuntu 10.4 is I couldn’t install Flashplayer on my 64 bit system. I had no problem with this in Fedora.

Michael Rood’s explanation of the true meaning of Matthew 23:1-3

James Japan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:54:49 +0000

If you are a believer of the Jesus Christ of the New Testament, you just gotta see this video clip of Michael Rood and what he has to say about the true translation of Matthew chapter 23:1-3. I was absolutely thrilled to hear it!

I really like this guy. He looks like a person right out of the Bible. I don’t know yet all his doctrines, but he did confess in disk 2 of his “Jonah code” series of having been previously wrong about his view of pre-tribulation rapture, and that earned my respect of him and caught my interest.

Dramatically restoring the performance of an exceedingly slow Windows XP machine

James Japan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:43:35 +0000

IDE channel set to PIO mode.

Last night a young lady asked me to look at her Windows XP laptop. It was running much slower than it did when she first got it. Usually I first consider that the system is probably infected with malware or spyware, and I installed and ran SuperAntiSpyware to scan the C drive of her PC. But later I realized that she being the type of girl she is, would not be going to dangerous web sites from where she would be infected. SuperAntiSpyware reported no malware present. I then remembered that the primary IDE channel of a Windows XP system sometimes reverts from DMA to PIO. The graphic on the right shows what the current transfer mode should not be!

IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics. It refers to the electronics of either your hard disk or DVD drive. In this case the hard disk is in question.

DMA stands for Direct Memory Access, a technique for transferring data from main memory to a device (like your hard disk) without passing it through the CPU (central processing unit, the computer’s brain).

PIO stands for Programmed Input/Output, a method of transferring data between two devices that uses the computer’s CPU.

PIO is the older and slower method of data transfer. DMA is at least 10 times faster than PIO from my personal observation. This means that if the IDE primary channel is set for PIO, this will slow down the read and write speed of your hard disk by at least 10 times which dramatically slows down the entire system! Windows XP will automatically revert from DMA to PIO if there are too many DMA errors. In such a case, it may be a sign your hard disk is beginning to fail.

You can check the if the transfer mode of your hard disk is DMA or not with the procedure below.

Click Start
Click Control Panel
Click Switch to Classic View (if you are not there already)
Double click the System applet to open it.
Click on the Hardware tab to open it
Click on Device Manager to open it
Click on the plus sign of IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers to expand it
Right click on Primary IDE Channel
Left click on Properties
Click on the Advanced Settings tab
Look at the current transfer mode of Device 0. It should say Ultra DMA Mode with a number after it as shown in the picture. If it says PIO Mode, this is the reason for your slow PC.

Ultra DMA mode

If you see that the current transfer mode of the primary IDE channel on your PC is PIO, you may be able to reset it back to ultra DMA mode by downloading and running this script. Just right click the and left click “save link as” to save the file. Windows may save it as a text file by adding a .txt after the real extension of .vbs If so, you would need to rename the file before you can run it by deleting the .txt, and to do that you may have to change the Windows default setting to show registered file extensions.

After you run the script, reboot and check the primary IDE channel settings again. If it is restored back to ultra DMA mode, congratulations! If not, the only fix would be to change the hard disk altogether to a new one, or buy a new PC.

Aspartame, Brain Cancer & the FDA

James Japan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:20:24 +0000

Beware of consuming any so called sweet sugarless products containing aspartame!

The smallest and lightest electrical bicycle in the world!

James Japan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:21:59 +0000

I love to ride bicycles and think the bicycle is perhaps the greatest invention of the 19th century. And I think the “Yike Bike” may be one of the greatest inventions of the 21st century! Check out the vid!!

Using Gnome Shell

James Japan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:35:08 +0000

Screenshot of Gnome 2.8 desktop

I installed a beta version of the new Gnome Shell desktop environment on my Fedora Linux PC, and it seems to be very cool indeed! And it’s free, not only free in in the meaning of “freedom” but even free as in “free lunch.”

Gnome is the standard desktop graphical environment for many Linux distributions, including Fedora, the Linux distribution I’ve been using on my PC since February 2005. Another popular Linux desktop environment is KDE. Some people like it better than Gnome, because it looks a bit more like Windows®, but I found KDE buggy and unstable, at least it was 5 years ago, and stuck with Gnome. There are even more desktop environments besides these two.

The first screenshot shows my normal Gnome desktop using a top bar to show open applications, and a bottom toolbar showing the standard Gnome toolbar. The wallpaper contains a not so subliminal message.

By default the Gnome toolbars are on the opposite sides, but like to change them because it’s more what I was used to when I worked in Windows®. Click any of the pictures to see an enlargement.

This screenshot is of the Gnome Shell after first running it. Notice the Gnome applets are now missing with the bottom toolbar gone. Maybe later I’ll figure out how to add them again. Or possibly that feature is still not available in this beta version of Gnome Shell.

Gnome Shell after startup

Here’s how it looks like after clicking on “Activities” in the top left corner!!

Gnome Shell after clicking on Activities

All open applications are in the right side of the screen. Just clicking on one of the icons show the application to a full screen! The area on the left shows all the folders I have for easily finding files.

When I click on the time display on the top bar, a calendar drops down and stays down until I click on the time display a second time. Cool! Click on the graphic below to see it more clearly.

Gnome Shell with dropdown calendar

Eat your hearts out, Windows® lovers!

Top Climate Official Resigns

James Japan — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:29:04 +0000

On Feb. 18, 2010, Yvo de Boer, the UN’s top climate change official, said he will resign after nearly four years in the post.

A very interesting video clip with comments about de Boer’s resignation! Only 6 minutes long.

Nattou – fermented soy beans

James Japan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:17:48 +0000

Nattou in the styrofoam package it comes in

Recently I’ve been eating a traditional Japanese food called nattou nearly every day for lunch. Nattou is also known as “sticky beans. ” Click the photo to see why! Normally people eat it on top of rice, but I often eat it right out of the package with chopsticks after sprinkling on the soy sauce that comes with it. Nattou is very nutritious and good for health.

When I first ate nattou shortly after coming to Japan, I didn’t like it very much then, but I’ve grown fond of it over the years. It’s an acquired taste. I often ate nattou on the road in the early days because it’s the cheapest protein available.

Not all Japanese eat nattou. The people in the Kansai area (Kobe / Osaka / Kyoto) don’t eat nattou as much as the Kanto (Tokyo and surrounding area) people do because they don’t like the smell.

Did you know there is a major difference is health benefits between fermented and unfermented soy? Fermented soy like nattou and Miso are good for you, unfermented soy like tofu and soy protein power are not.

Second hitchhike adventure 2010

James Japan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:03:16 +0000

Hitomi (27) who took me back home

Princess the little Shih Tsu dog I am temporally taking care of was taken to be shampooed, and this set me free from caring for her to do other things. It’s a beautiful sunny day in normally cloudy Niigata and so I just had to grab the opportunity to get out again, hitchhike and meet people.

The first driver was a man who appeared to be in his upper 60s, maybe lower 70s. He drove at least 10 kilometers out of his way to take me to a convenient location from where to continue my trip. I left him with an Activated Magazine.

Usually older Japanese people who pick me up have traveled abroad, or have had something to do with foreigners, but the man said he has never been out of Japan. Later he said that his daughter lived in England for 6 months as an exchange student and was hosted by a British family. Ah ha! Japanese have a deep sense of obligation when helped by others, or even if any member of their family was helped, and this man’s motivation was probably to return the favor. It doesn’t matter to the Japanese if the foreigner in question had nothing to do with helping his daughter, any Caucasian looking foreigner will do.

A single lady by the name of Hitomi took me back to the area where I left my bicycle not far from home. I gave her an Activated Magazine, one that had an article exposing Darwin’s delusion. The Japanese, as you may know, are not religious people. In spite of that, their culture reflects very much in many ways the teachings of Jesus such as being kind to strangers, helping those in need, etc. They hate falsehood. When I explain that Evolution is one of the falsehoods they have been fed since childhood, most of them receive it.