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Having something scan my brain and broadcast my feelings seems a little much. If I wanted people to know how I was feeling I would just stop leaving ambivalent facebook updates and tell them.
I don't understand. I'm confused what exactly is it?
Sean wrote: "Because Japan. "Hahaha, love it! :D
Amusing idea, but I still prefer flying cars.
Thurman wrote: "I don't understand. I'm confused what exactly is it?"This is from the same company that makes Neko Mimi -- artificial cat ears that move like real cat ears in response to your emotions. Only this time they made it a dog's tail.
And added the ability for the device to update social networks about your mood, complete with geotagging. Which is far more interesting than an artificial tail that indicates your emotions.
Sean wrote: "Thurman wrote: "I don't understand. I'm confused what exactly is it?"This is from the same company that makes Neko Mimi -- artificial cat ears that move like real cat ears in response to your emo..."
Maybe i'm too old but you call that fun? :)
Thurman wrote: "Maybe i'm too old but you call that fun? :) "Apparently in certain parts of Japanese society, girls with cat ears going, "Meow, meow" is considered sexy.
Now if only they could use my brain patterns to read my moods and then make that change the color of my eyes or something, that way people at work would know they were walking into dangerous territory...
Sean wrote: Apparently in certain parts of Japanese society, girls with cat ears going, "Meow, meow" is considered sexy."In certain parts of society everywhere everything is considered sexy. People are weird.
Sean wrote: "Thurman wrote: "Maybe i'm too old but you call that fun? :) "Apparently in certain parts of Japanese society, girls with cat ears going, "Meow, meow" is considered sexy."
Neil wrote:In certain parts of society everywhere everything is considered sexy. People are weird."
i think its insane but i also hate anime.
They might think we are weird in japan for not doing it. (I don't see how that is possible though :)
i don't wnat any emotion controlling device in my brain
Thurman wrote: "i think its insane but i also hate anime.That's like saying, "I hate British TV shows" or "I hate music from New York". Anime isn't a genre, it's just the Japanese word for "animation." There's good and bad in a wide variety of genres beyond magical girls and mecha.
They might think we are weird in japan for not doing it. (I don't see how that is possible though :) "
Japan's a nation of 100 million people. I'm sure most of them think this is as weird as kids wearing horn rimmed glasses (which they don't need) and trucker caps and bragging about how nobody's heard of their favorite band.
Sean wrote: "Thurman wrote: "I don't understand. I'm confused what exactly is it?"This is from the same company that makes Neko Mimi -- artificial cat ears that move like real cat ears in response to your emo..."
Those neuro sensing cat ears are cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1kLLn...
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Sean wrote: "Thurman wrote: "i think its insane but i also hate anime.That's like saying, "I hate British TV shows" or "I hate music from New York". Anime isn't a genre, it's just the Japanese word for "anima..."
ok i don't like anime or animation from japan. I have seen some of the anime and i just don't like it.
Since I often say I love anime, feel free to say you hate it; it's just a generalisation, anyway. There are plenty of anime out there which I think are terrible. There will probably also be ones you would really like, but if you hate them as rule, it probably isn't worth the effort of finding them. We're all different after all. :)For me, I saw a cute girl with happy wagging tail, squealed with delight and clapped my hands, and decided it might just be one of the cutest things I'd ever seen.
Oh, by the way, I don't know about sexy, but I was served by a cat-girl in a maid cafe in Tokyo last month. It was pricey, but she was utterly adorable. We played jenga together, and because my friend and I won, we got to have our photograph taken with her, which she decorated with little cake stickers for us. Oh, Japan!
I'm not trying to insult any one but do adult men think they are sexy too. If not who are they trying to be attracted too?
Hmmm, it's going for the cute angle, more than sexy, really, I think, although it can sometimes be sexy too; it depends on the way it done, I guess. I guess the sex angle comes from the point that such girls are generally attractive anyway, and they are showing off their playful, girly side, plus showing a willingness to dress up, which can sometimes be fun. It's just a little bit of silliness, really, or at least, that's how I see it. Others might have different views.In other words, yes, some adult men will definitely find it sexy, but more people, guys and girls alike, will think its really cute.
Behind the looking cute aspect there's interesting technology at work. If the geo-tagging of 'happy' and 'unhappy' places became widespread that would certainly have a large impact on marketing. Would you go to the chain store where most people were 'unhappy', or the one a few miles away where everyone was 'happy'?
terpkristin wrote: "Now if only they could use my brain patterns to read my moods and then make that change the color of my eyes or something, that way people at work would know they were walking into dangerous territ..."That would be genius.
I think the tail has an 'angry' position.
Ruth wrote: "Hmmm, it's going for the cute angle, more than sexy, really, I think, although it can sometimes be sexy too; it depends on the way it done, I guess. I guess the sex angle comes from the point that ..."I believe the term more appropriate would be " moe"
Kamil wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Hmmm, it's going for the cute angle, more than sexy, really, I think, although it can sometimes be sexy too; it depends on the way it done, I guess. I guess the sex angle comes from th..."Kamil come on you can't just make up words lol. What does "Moe" mean :)
Thurman wrote: "Kamil wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Hmmm, it's going for the cute angle, more than sexy, really, I think, although it can sometimes be sexy too; it depends on the way it done, I guess. I guess the sex angle..."http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_%28s...
Thurman wrote: "Kamil wrote: "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moe_%28s..."Cool I would never argue with wikipedia :)"
the term was used in plenty of manga and anime
I can see that now but I don't watch manga and anime.Quick question though, does moe and terms like it apply to males? If not what does?
Here, let Haruhi Suzumiya explain moe to you.Kamil wrote: "the term was used in plenty of manga and anime"
2chan even holds an annual contest to determine the most moe character in anime.
Thurman wrote: "Quick question though, does moe and terms like it apply to males? If not what does?"Only if they're "traps" -- i.e., guys with feminine beauty so great that even straight guys get turned on by them, like Hideyoshi from Baka and Test:
(view spoiler)
Otherwise the term for hot guys is bishonen (pretty boy) or just bishie.
(view spoiler)
Kamil wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Hmmm, it's going for the cute angle, more than sexy, really, I think, although it can sometimes be sexy too; it depends on the way it done, I guess. I guess the sex angle comes from th..."Yes, that pretty much covers it. :D Thanks for putting a word (one I should have remembered) to my stumbling attempt to explain.
Sean wrote: "Thurman wrote: "Quick question though, does moe and terms like it apply to males? If not what does?"Only if they're "traps" -- i.e., guys with feminine beauty so great that even straight guys get..."
Trap? Oh, is that what you call guys like this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myXx0E...
Great guitar playing.....that's a guy?!
I assume so since I can't see their face.
Sean wrote:Apparently in certain parts of Japanese society, girls with cat ears going, "Meow, meow" is considered sexy."
Count me as one and I'm not from Japan.
George wrote: "Sean wrote:Apparently in certain parts of Japanese society, girls with cat ears going, "Meow, meow" is considered sexy."
Count me as one and I'm not from Japan."
The U.S. seems to propagate that thought as well, and do it skillfully.
Judging by the number of neko avatars in Second Life (complete with twitching ears and tail) it's a worldwide phenomena.
Oh, and it comes with a dog tail that will wag when you're happy. Because Japan.