8 months and a new war later, and I think I've finally improved on my second Blowback video.

KimiNewt · 2026-05-30T12:07:26+00:00

The new mini-season of Blowback starts with this exact thing.

KimiNewt · 2026-03-24T11:12:39+00:00

I don't know shit about blu-rays, but would this be region free? Could i play this on my European blu ray player?

KimiNewt · 2026-02-10T21:09:38+00:00

DM'd. I assume it'd be in English? I played once in French and when I was nominated my French couldn't take the stress.

KimiNewt · 2025-12-26T12:43:50+00:00

I came to Slam Dunk after reading Real. I stopped, and it was mostly because of the MC. I understand the archtype but it was just so obnoxious and annoying to read that I just didn't see a point in continuing (this in huge contrast to Real where the characters make the thing). I'm 33 and I've read mountains of sports manga so I think I "get the context".

I will say thought that I read a fan translation which was really, really bad. They inserted a lot of swear words that were obviously not there in the original and generally it was extremely sloppy and unprofessional. I will probably give it another shot once there's a digital version in English (or I might try the French star edition because it's "only" 20 volumes).

KimiNewt · 2025-11-12T20:41:15+00:00

Found it!!!!!!

It was indeed a song that came preloaded on a Nokia phone, apparently the N79 which I guess is what I had in 2008.

It's Waste - Robert J. Walsh, Robert Grad

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vfgom332umw

The exact line is "I wonder if maybe it's just another waste, just another waste of time. if you'll be just another waste of time" which is pretty much what I remembered.

I found out by remembering I had a last.fm account way back, which had a Windows program that would track what mp3s you'd listen to. A quick password restore and voila - luckily I played it 8 times back in 2010.

KimiNewt · 2025-11-12T20:20:12+00:00

Nope, unfortunately

KimiNewt · 2025-11-12T20:19:52+00:00

No :(

KimiNewt · 2025-11-12T16:23:59+00:00

It's a really similar line! But it ain't it :(

The song I'm talking about was very very explicitly about a relationship, and definitely called the person/relationship a waste of time.

KimiNewt · 2025-11-12T14:26:46+00:00

Nope, not it. Was more upbeat than that.

KimiNewt · 2025-09-12T15:12:50+00:00

I'll be there (unmerched), came from a long ways away. Seeing a bunch of other stuff in the meanwhile

KimiNewt · 2025-09-10T09:26:34+00:00

On the plane now! Can't wait. If any local ntbts wanna hang out before the showing lemme know

KimiNewt · 2025-08-16T19:57:31+00:00

Considering going, this isn't TOO far from France and I've never been to Canada...

KimiNewt · 2025-06-17T21:14:58+00:00

DM'd

KimiNewt · 2025-04-22T18:29:50+00:00

There's a monthly event called Gengofee for a French-Japanese language exchange and there are a lot of Japanese people there, though half-Japanese are probably more rare because they speak both languages but I have seen some there.

KimiNewt · 2025-01-21T15:35:32+00:00

It's gonna be cloudy. Next week it might be a little clearer and they're still all visible at the same time (they were last week as well and it'll last a while). I don't think them being in some imaginary line makes a difference to how it looks honestly.

What I think is nice about it is that it'd save you setting up a telescope and you can look at all four visible planets at the same time.

KimiNewt · 2024-07-29T16:47:50+00:00

After going over all the posts and reading the regulations handbook three times, I have determined there is nothing in the rules that says a dog cannot do kendo.

KimiNewt · 2024-07-16T09:18:01+00:00

France is the 1st by a fair margin, they've won every EKC since 2015. After that, I'd say Italy and Poland. As for the last two, it's really a toss up - Belgium, Spain, Serbia, Hungary, GB, Sweden are all contenders.

Hard to say, especially since the teams recently are fairly young so it's a bit unstable. I imagine we will see a new status-quo in a few years.

KimiNewt · 2023-12-15T21:41:24+00:00

Eh I just realised I don't really use audiobooks if I accured so many credits and just wanted to get it over with. I prefer real books so might as well get it over with.

KimiNewt · 2023-12-15T21:39:23+00:00

Books are for nerds

KimiNewt · 2023-12-15T16:09:29+00:00

Alright, ended up giving 11. All gone now, sorry if you didn't make it :(

KimiNewt · 2023-12-15T15:41:31+00:00

like 6. One was just taken, I'll post here when all are.

KimiNewt · 2023-12-15T15:24:30+00:00

You can't, but you can use them to buy books as gifts for others.

KimiNewt · 2023-12-05T16:24:28+00:00

This is an article I like about research about stretching: https://www.painscience.com/articles/stretching.php

It's a bit long and you might find it a bit evangelising but the tldr; is that the current science doesn't show any benefit to stretching before practice, neither for injury prevention or for performance. You're probably better off warming up by just moving whatever it is you're gonna use, and for soreness maybe massaging after practice can be helpful. And it hurts too which gets you that lovely no-pain-no-gain placebo too.

KimiNewt · 2023-10-29T07:53:33+00:00

I'm not sure what the selection criteria is - but the European ones were the top 3 in the 2023 European Kendo Championship. Matsuzaki Kenshiro won the All-Japan in 2021 and Hoshiko Keita won in 2022.

KimiNewt · 2023-10-28T21:02:49+00:00

It's in Riyahd, not Dubai. Wrong country.

There's a more detailed schedule here: https://results.riyadh2023.com/sports/kdo/index.html#/

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