Doing something outside of the system is always hard… but if u persist… when the time comes & pieces finally fall together… it feels great!
Notes
What if Taiwan remains a colony of Japan? RT @globalvoices: Taiwan: an alternative Japanese history http://bit.ly/liwgBJ
@nicnocquee @Oren_The_Red Me too! Been eyeing the 13" for a while!
Reading: Nuclear insurance too costly - AP via UC Berkeley http://bit.ly/mUjw6J (Wasn’t Japan on the brink of bankruptcy before the disaster?
@oren_the_red wrong, not this Wed, see the updates.
@fvbock: @masaruikeda We need a way to know each others’ schedule & plans while traveling. What’s good? Tripit? Plancast?
A nice writeup of yesterday’s Etsy Craft Party Tokyo… http://j.mp/igw1po by @jojoebi
made these badges at yesterday’s Etsy Tokyo meetup - http://flic.kr/p/9SFz4E http://flic.kr/p/9SCFUa
Trick #torne #s_7d51 #e_30c3 #tvasahi
I would say the #1 problem is “image”. Solving this problem requires more human relations + time than technology.
Spoke with a few Etsy sellers at yesterday’s meetup, got some interesting perspectives on why they don’t sell on Japanese e-commerce sites.
@joonian Which part of the story? May not be convenient to say on Twitter. ;)
Words cannot describe how excited I am to be part of @PeerPatent! I’m imagining how hard I would be kicking myself if I hadn’t quit my job!
@depepi Thanks! Will let @PeerPatent & @jonbuford know.
When you have ideas that are “patentable” but you don’t really need or want a patent, use @PeerPatent - http://peerpatent.org/what-is-peer-patent
@DrZuco @stevenagata Yes it was! Fatty pork good!
@mikamika59 @lhuga Aww… r u guys on my FB? I reshared this from Elena a couple of times! Made a few cute Etsy badges today! :)
Gotten some interesting insights from Japanese makers at Etsy party
@elmfruit I am. You?