Abenomics Crash and Burn

On December 29, 2012, I wrote that Abenomics would fail (please refer to:  Here's Why A Weak Yen Will Destroy Japan ). One year later th...

Propaganda and Russia

The propaganda coming out of the mass media is ridiculous. Recent news stories appearing on all major US news sites continually speak of ...

Reflections on the first International Congress on Internet Addiction Disorders - Cultural and Clinical Perspectives

Internet addiction is a global and rapidly evolving disorder. I just returned from the first International Congress on Internet Addiction Di...

Professionalism is Craftsmanship: Years of Effort, Dedication and Experience

Professionalism is the same as craftsmanship: work on it and strive for it everyday and, one day, those specialized skills will reward you h...

US Government Hypocrisy: Rejects Crimea Voter Turnout at 79% - US Presidential Turnout Much Less But OK!

Even though the people of Crimea have turned out in massive numbers and, reportedly, voted overwhelmingly to join Russia tomorrow, the US Ma...

‪Recent Ramblings: Anarchism, Death and Vacuum Cleaners

Lots of things I've been thinking about recently... Yesterday, when I told a group of journalists visiting Japan that I am an anarchist,...

My Interview about Anarchy on Anarchast TV with Jeff Berwick

I was on "Anarchast" from Mexico. Subject is Anarchy with world-famous entreprenuer and talk-show host Jeff Berwick: http://bit.ly...

"I am Not Dorian Nakamoto"

The idea that the 64-year-old Japanese guy living in California was the lone engineer that wrote the code for Bitcoin is ludicrous. I work w...

March 2014 Newsletter

It has been a while since the last newsletter. What with holidays, the start of the new academic year, a revamp of the program I run and var...

I Think Newsweek Has the Wrong Guy With This Satoshi Nakamoto.... Here's Why...

(This blog post was inspired by:  Is Bitcoin Legal? Illegal? a Currency? a Commodity? ) I read the Newsweek article concerning "discove...