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[[Image:Japanese Traditional Hearth L4817.jpg|thumb|Hearth in a traditional Japanese house]]

'''AbleNET''' is an [[Internet Relay Chat|IRC]] network. It was founded, May 2001, by [[AfterNET]] Co-Founder and long-time Admin Anthony Sanchez and several others from that network. The network was set up primarily as a chat network for friends, and as a response to growing disillusionment with the policies of some of the [[AfterNET]] administrators. Several users from AbleNET were involved in the creation of [[AfterNET]]; some even tracing their usage back to [[TheNET]] and [[InnerNET]].

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'''Housing in Japan''' includes modern and traditional styles.

AbleNET is a small network with an average of 150-300 users online at any given time. The [[Undernet]]-compatible [[IRCu]] [[Daemon (computer software)|daemon]] software is used on the servers. [[IRC_Services|Channel services]] are provided using [[srvx]]; the user authentication service is named AuthServ and the channel service is named X.

== Modern housing ==

Two patterns of residences are predominant in [[Japan]]: the single-family detached house and the multiple-unit building, either owned by an individual or corporation and rented as apartments to tenants, or owned by occupants as condominiums. Additional kinds of housing, especially for unmarried people, include boarding houses (which are popular among college students), dormitories (common in companies), and barracks (for members of the [[Japan Self-Defense Forces|Self-Defense Forces]], police and some other public employees).

AbleNET is noted for its distinct lack of [[IRCOp]]s, instead using various services to control the flow of network stability and activity. Additionally, the Network is noted for its high standards of access, regarding the limit of multiple connections and unverifiable "bots".

Real-estate advertisements provide a glimpse into the Japanese home. They typically list the number of bedrooms, and then state whether a home has a living room (L), dining room (D) and kitchen (K). Thus, a 2DK has two bedrooms, a dining room, and a kitchen, while a 3LDK has an additional bedroom as well as a living room.

=== Bedroom ===

Many homes include at least one traditional bedroom, or ''[[washitsu]]''. It features ''[[tatami]]'' flooring, ''[[shoji]]'' rather than draperies covering the window, ''[[fusuma]]'' separating it from the other rooms, an ''oshiire'', or closet, with two levels (for storing [[futon]]), and a wooden ceiling. It might be unfurnished, and function as a family room during the day and a bedroom at night. Many ''washitsu'' have sliding glass doors opening onto a deck or balcony.

The network can be reached using irc.ablenet.org.

Other bedrooms, as well as living rooms, dining rooms, and kitchens, are in a Western style. They usually have modern synthetic floor coverings. Ceilings are typically also synthetic, and might be white or beige. Windows usually open by sliding laterally, although many kitchen windows open by tilting, with the bottom slanting outwards.

=== Kitchen ===

The modern Japanese kitchen features appliances such as a stove and broiler, and an electric refrigerator. The stove may be built-in or free-standing, and is usually gas-burning although recently [[Induction cooker|induction heating]], or IH, ranges have become popular. Common units of all types of stoves include two or three burners.

Many homes have electric exhaust fans. Furnishings commonly include microwave ovens and electric toaster-ovens. Broilers are designed for cooking fish, and are usually a part of the stove. Built-in ovens large enough to bake or roast are uncommon, as are built-in dishwashers. The kitchen includes running water, typically with hot and cold faucets.

=== BathHistorical Timeline ===

* May 2001, AbleNET is born and has served as a meeting place for chatters ever since.

Japanese housing typically has multiple rooms for what in Western housing is the bathroom. Separate rooms for the [[Japanese toilet|toilet]], [[sink]], and ''[[ofuro]]'' (bathtub) are common. The toilet frequently has a fixture at which to wash one's hands. The room with the sink, which is called a "clothes changing room", usually includes a space for a clothes-washing machine. Many clothes-washing machines in Japan come with an extension pipe for reusing the bathwater for washing clothes. The bathtub room normally has a space for washing, and often for showering, adjacent to (rather than in) the tub.

* May 2003, with the looming threat of the [http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[e-mail] Fizzer Worm] AbleNET joins with a vast collection of [[IRC]] networks and news communities to form [http://www.irc-unity.org/ IRC-Unity]<ref>http://www.irc-unity.org/</ref>.

* December 2005, AbleNET becomes the first IRC Network to offer "blogging" to their community.

== Founder ==

Anthony Sanchez has been using and administering IRC Networks since 1995, starting as an IRCop with InnerNET subsequently [[NewNET]] during it's founding year. Later he went on to Admin servers for [[TheNET]], [[AfterNET]] and finally AbleNET.

Anthony was, coincidentally, the first to publish the story of the raid on and subsequent shutdown of the popular [[Lineage II]] private server, L2Extreme, on the AbleNET website.<ref>http://anthony.blogs.ablenet.org/l2extreme_fbi_shutdown</ref>

== External linklinks ==

Hot water usually comes from a gas or [[kerosene]] heater. The heater is usually located outdoors (at least in warm climates). Its gas supply may be from a municipal utility or from tanks on site. The typical Japanese water heater is tankless and heats water on demand. One heater normally supplies bath and kitchen.

* [http://www.ablenet.org/ AbleNET IRC Website]

* [http://wiki.ablenet.org/wiki/SRVX SRVX Help Files & Command List]

* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Internet/Chat/IRC/Networks/A/ Google Directory]

* [http://searchirc.com/network/AbleNET Search Irc]

* [http://irc.netsplit.de/networks/details.php?net=AbleNET NetSplit.de]

* [http://www.srvx.net/ SRVX IRC Services]

* [http://irc-unity.org/]

=== ''Genkan''References ===

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One characteristic of a Japanese home is the ''[[genkan]]'', or entryway. It includes a small area, at the same level as the outside, where arriving people remove their shoes. As they take off their shoes, people step up onto a raised floor. The rest of the residence is at the raised level of this floor. Adjacent to the lower floor is a shelf or cabinet called a ''getabako'' in which people may place their shoes. Slippers for wear in the home are also stored there.

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=== Construction materials ===

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For freestanding houses, wood frames are popular. Two-by-four construction is an alternative to the native style. Houses may be clad in siding or faced with ceramic tile. Interiors often have wallboard, painted or with a wall covering. Tile is a common roofing material; it may be fired clay or concrete. Clay tiles often bear a color and a glaze.

Large buildings are typically constructed of reinforced concrete. Roofs coverings include asphalt and synthetics.

=== Sales ===

Many single-family residences are constructed by nationwide manufacturers such as [[Matsushita]], Misawa Home, [[Mitsui]], and [[Sumitomo]] Forestry. Some such companies maintain parks with model homes to show to prospective buyers. The builders of a condominium may open a unit to show prospective buyers; alternatively, they may construct a separate model room elsewhere. Makers of appliances similarly operate showrooms to display their products.

The high cost of housing in major Japanese cities means many households rent [[apartment]]s rather than owning their own home. Many Japanese [[landlord]]s require deposits of [[key money]] as a down payment, which may equal several month's worth of rent.

===Housing regulations===

The usual maximum allowed height of a wooden building in Japan is two stories. Some wooden houses may have lofts, but these may not be used as bedrooms, only for storage space. Steel and concrete buildings may have more stories, but usually they only have two. Basements are not allowed and are never found.

The ratio of built-upon area is regulated according to a system called {{nihongo|kenpeiritsu|建蔽率|}} involving the floor area of the house and the area of land the house is built upon. The area is restricted to being, for example, 80% of the area of the land. The ''kenpeiritsu'' varies according to the ___location of the land.

The taxable value of a house is controlled by its building material. Wooden houses are considered to have a lifespan of twenty years, and concrete ones to have a lifespan of thirty years, and the assessed price depreciates each year contrary to housing markets in other nations. Most real estate agents also use this pricing policy as a rough guide.

== Traditional housing ==

In premodern Japan, commoners typically lived either in free-standing houses or, predominantly in cities, in row-houses called ''nagaya'' (長屋). Examples are still visible in [[Kyoto]], for example. Additional dwelling patterns included the samurai residence, the homes of wealthy farmers (such as the village headmen), and the residences of [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] [[temple]]s.

== External link ==

*[http://www.city.kawasaki.jp/88/88minka/home/minka_e.htm Nihon Minka-en] in [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]] is a collection of traditional Japanese houses (''minka'').

==References==

[[Edward S. Morse]] (1838–1925), [[Japanese homes and their surroundings]], published by Charles E. Tuttle company, ISBN 0804809984

[[Category:Japanese architecture]]