Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Japan had mobile technology way ahead of US for decades. It makes me sad Japan used to be the leader in mobile and now it is Korea.
1segTV launched in 2007 and people could watch hdtv on their flip phones and game consoles
I could never give up my smartphone because to me it is the manga, the book, the walkman, the gameboy, the Bible, that people used to carry all rolled up into one. then add this Q board and all the resesrch we can do...it's a lethal weapon in anon hands.
still it is mindblowing to me..Japanese flip phones back in the day did things American phones just barely started doing.
If I were you I would make a visit to Itoya 11 stories of pens, paper, stationary...I love that Japan has things like that even if it is so tech saavy