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Friezas continue their yearly tradition of cheering on runners in Japan's New Year relay race

It seems we can't ring in the New Year without this cheering squad of Friezas!  Is the Dragon Ball Z overlord actually . . .benevolent!?

6 JANUARY 2016     ROCKETNEWS24     KRISTA ROGERS

... A more modern New Year's tradition is the appearance of a certain group of fans at the race cosplaying as Frieza, one of the main and instantly recognizable villains of anime Dragon Ball Z.  The group has become a sort of yearly fixture at the marathon, and viewers look forward to seeing their (slightly disconcerting) efforts to cheer on runners in the frigid temperatures.

Unlike past years where all of the mystery supporters have chosen to dress in the style of Frieza's fourth form, this year one member of the group appears to be cosplaying as Frieza's incomplete and cumbersome third form, two members as his forth form, and one member in the new shining golden form introduced in the 2015's Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' theatrical feature.  Read More

Tweets too short?  Twitter mulling 10,000 characters:  report

6 JANUARY 2016    AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Twitter's 140 character limit o tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users.

Now the company could offer a solution, according to tech news website re/code: the 10,000 character tweet, which could be available as soon as March. 

... The company is testing a version that would still only display 140 characters in a message, but carry much more, and a reader would have to click on the tweet to see the rest. 

...  In his own tweet, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey did not confirm the plan for a 10,000 character capacity, but said the company is "not going to be shy about building more utility and power into Twitter." 

...  "As long as it's consistent with what people want to do, we're going to explore it."  Read More

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By Georgy Chernyadyev