Intrepid Homoludens Posted May 15, 2004 Intriguing. And rather sad. Is There Life After Yakuza? Brian Shih reports on the state of Yakuza, the Japanese mob, and about the difficulties mob members encounter when they try to leave the mob and return to normal life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alex Posted May 16, 2004 My curiosity is aroused, but not to the extent that i would consider allowing RealPlayer on my computer for an instant. The thing is a heap of shit. I'll take your word for it however Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted May 16, 2004 *GASP* That's not fair! Don't take my word for it. Don't. And you can always uninstall RP afterwards, baby. Ah well. Your loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted May 16, 2004 Yeah, I don't like RealPlayer or MediaPlayer 9 either. Sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manny_c44 Posted May 16, 2004 Hehe, that was pretty cool, NPR has some pretty awesome stories sometimes, but they're hidden under so many layers of shit talk radio and passe jazz that I don't even bother trying to listen for one unless I'm on a long car trip. Thanks for the link. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted May 16, 2004 You're welcome. Yeah, I'm a big NPR whore, actually. But these days I listen to them online, that way I can pick and choose which stories to hear. They do sometimes cover computer and video game related news and stories. Odyssey, a talk show imbedded in NPR's daily broadcasts, always has some great topics. A few times they've also covered recent issues in games and gaming. Gretchen Heflrich is marvelous, I love her! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AGA Posted May 16, 2004 A non-evil alternative to Real Player can be found here. It's called Real Alternative, oddly enough... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHoatzin Posted May 16, 2004 Houston NPR is pretentious shite. San Antonio NPR is much better. I don't know how they manage to pull that off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
manny_c44 Posted May 17, 2004 Baltimore NPR is pretty great, although I'm not sure which of the people are broadcast across the country and which are local. But the one the one radio show I really love is cartalk, I'm not much into cars but I find it hilarious all the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted May 17, 2004 Chicago's NPR is excellent, imo. I mean, Odyssey is broadcast from here. I practically never listen to radio anymore these days, but I'll always listen to NPR locally. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
