Bad Communication

Shall I compare thee to leftover KFC after Christmas? Join us for this year’s last episode as we talk about the new PSVITA, some sushi abominations, the representative kanji for 2011, rice with pizza as well as our assessment for this year. See you in 2012!

Shall I compare thee to leftover KFC after Christmas? Join us for this year’s last episode as we talk about the new PSVITA, some sushi abominations, the representative kanji for 2011, rice with pizza as well as our assessment for this year. See you in 2012!

Hiroki’s last show coming to you from Japan before a two week vacation back home, this week’s Bad Communication is packed to the brim with all sorts of fun stuff out of Japan. We’ve got a new show from our good friend Hikosaemon, English lessons offered on your Android phone, the world’s first 4K LCD TV, a list of some of the hardest languages to learn, a track pick, bad advice from a Super Sayan, new markerless augmented reality, 56 years of an illustrated diary and a top 10 all about the difference in meaning between Chinese and Japanese Kanji. All this and more on this edition of Bad Communication!

Hiroki’s last show coming to you from Japan before a two week vacation back home, this week’s Bad Communication is packed to the brim with all sorts of fun stuff out of Japan. We’ve got a new show from our good friend Hikosaemon, English lessons offered on your Android phone, the world’s first 4K LCD TV, a list of some of the hardest languages to learn, a track pick, bad advice from a Super Sayan, new markerless augmented reality, 56 years of an illustrated diary and a top 10 all about the difference in meaning between Chinese and Japanese Kanji. All this and more on this edition of Bad Communication!

• Voicemail & Skype
  • We have a new number you can use to call in from a phone.
    • +81 050 5532 5314
      • If you live inside Japan, you don’t need to dial 81
  • You can also get in touch with us directly through Skype.
    • badcommunicationpodcast
• You Guys Update
  • LylesBrother’s birthday was this past Thursday (May 19)
  • Thanks to Amy Chavez for sending us the brochures for Shiraishi Island!
  • A response from @mully5150 re: boat memorial article
    • I think taking it down was the right thing. These people are never going to forget what happened. No reason to shove it into their faces by having that boat sitting there like that.
• Hikosaemon’s New Show [YouTube]
  • http://www.youtube.com/hikosaemon#p/u/7/52t6oZEstQw
• KDDI to Offer English Lessons Over Skype on Android Phones [KDDI]
  • http://www.kddi.com/corporate/news_release/2011/0516/
• Sharp Demos World’s First 4K LCD TV [Engadget]
  • http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/19/sharp-shows-off-the-worlds-first-super-hi-vision-lcd-with-16x-m/
• What are the Hardest Languages to Learn? [Daily Info Graphic]
  • http://dailyinfographic.com/what-are-the-hardest-languages-to-learn-infographic?utm_source=feedburner
• Track Pick: “Flag” by bone machine
  • http://wacca.fm/m/22619
• A Super Sayan Told Me [Sankei]
  • http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110518/trl11051812470003-n1.htm
• Sony’s SmartAR (Augmented Reality) High-Speed and Markerless [Engadget]
  • http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/19/sony-smartar-delivers-high-speed-markerless-augmented-reality-b/
• Illustrated Diaries Chronicle 56 Years of Life in Japan [Japan Probe]
  • http://www.japanprobe.com/2011/05/18/illustrated-diaries-chronicle-56-years-of-life-in-japan/
• Top 10 – Chinese Kanji which JP people find surprising after learning the meaning [ZakZak]
  • http://www.zakzak.co.jp/society/gooranking/news/20110519/gor1105191138000-n1.htm
• Splitting Sites
  • The only change for those who only want to keep tabs on Bad Communication will be the YouTube page.
  • For those who want to keep tabs on Bridges, we have a new blip.tv stream, YouTube page and twitter account.
    • Bad Communication
      • bc.wanwan.fm
      • youtube.com/bcpodcast
      • twitter.com/badcommpodcast
    • Bridges
      • bridges.wanwan.fm
      • youtube.com/bridgespodcast
      • twitter.com/bridgespodcast
• Show Notes
  • Blog: http://bc.wanwan.fm
  • Email: bc@wanwan.fm
  • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/bcpodcast
  • • Send us a video voicemail and we’ll play it on the show!
  • Future Guests
    • Hiko Saemon, June 12th
  Tags: Android, AR, augmented reality, Chinese, diary, Dragon Ball, English, Hikosaemon, Japanese, kanji, KDDI, language, LCD, learn, lessons, meaning, phone, Sharp, show, Skype, SONY, Super Sayan, top 10, TV