tokabochi
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Interesting how some places introducing them and others taking them away (like Nozzle).
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Heavy rain shower just moving over now
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Sure will be interesting to see what they come up with on that score.
None for spring ski next year?
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I had some of that Sapporo, like tubby said ok nothing special
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Go on show us!
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Lovely day out today
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User reports and fears that the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus phones are bending in trouser pockets are overblown, according to independent testing by the US non-profit Consumer Reports.
In fact, its tests found that HTC’s One M8 phone bent under the same force as the iPhone 6 - and that the “phablet-size” iPhone 6 Plus was stronger than both. The tests showed, though, that the new phones are substantially less strong than 2012’s iPhone 5, whose body is also used in 2013’s iPhone 5S.
Consumer Reports tested the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPhone 5 against the LG G3, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and HTC One M8 using a compression testing machine to apply a “three-point flexural test”, where a metered force is applied to the centre of the phone while it is supported at each end.
It concluded that “while nothing is (evidently) indestructible, we expect that any of these phones should stand up to typical use.”
It found that the 4.7in iPhone 6, which is 7.1mm thick, would show permanent bending with the equivalent of a 70lb (31.8kg) weight placed on the centre of its back. The 5.5in iPhone 6 Plus deformed at 90lbs, and the 4in iPhone 5 - which is 7.6mm thick - at 130lbs.
The 5in HTC One M8 also bends under a 70lbs weight, and its case separated at 90lb, while the iPhone 6 resisted to 100lb.
The 5.5in LG G3 resisted bending up to 130lbs, the same as the iPhone 5, and the 5.7in Samsung Galaxy Note 3 150lbs.
“While not the strongest smartphones on the market, fears of a serious structural design flaw in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus seem overblown,” explained Glenn Derene, electronics editor for Consumer Reports in a video of the tests.
Most of the phones continued to work after deforming, and required an extra 20 to 30lbs to bend enough to separate the screen from the phone’s case.
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Wobbling a bit here too
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That's just ridiculous, they haven't got a clue!
Unless it's perhaps some dudes from Niseko or Hakuba trying to damage the upcoming Mt Granview in someway...
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Lovely day today and a very nice cool morning and evening.
Ahhh autumn. Long may it last for us to enjoy.
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Mt Granview and Mold should perhaps tie-up somehow. Do some exchanges maybe. There's got to be some 'synergies' there.
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Turned into heavy rain
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Weather helped the laziness over the weekend as it was wet on and off.
More difficult when the sun is out.
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The big question is.....when will they go away?!
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Yeah loads.
Very hot and lots of rain.
Lovely!
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Hope it went well!
looking at highs up around 34 degrees here today.
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heavy rain
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mad rain again here now.
Can't want for this rainy season to end..... Another few days?
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Wednesday next week is my flying day.
One week to go.
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Looks like it might rain here.
I'm off for summer soon, hurray!
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Absolutely mad storm last night.
It was literally constant lightening and thunder for quite a long time.
Nuts
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Turned into a fine day over here.
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That's so kawaii.
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Interesting. I just looked my bill the last few months has been around 300kWH.
So that's 10 a day, right? For two of us.
Beer 2014
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Can with the larger shops at least, don't know about all. A few yen per bottle I think.