Archive for July, 2007
links for 2007-07-31
Sweaty man electrocuted by computer — Shanghai Daily | 上海日报 — English Window to China News
The young man, who was identified as Wu, reportedly opened the external casing of the computer’s CPU to prevent it from overheating because he didn’t want to switch on the air conditioner in his home.
(tags: Shanghai news technology)
Posted: July 31st, 2007 under Shanghai.
Comments:
links for 2007-07-30
10 Ways to Instantly Build Self Confidence
Although many of the factors affecting self confidence are beyond your control, there are a number of things you can consciously do to build self confidence. By using these 10 strategies you can get the mental edge you need to reach your potential.
(tags: gtd motivation)
audible.com: | The Now Habit [...]
Posted: July 30th, 2007 under Shanghai.
Comments:
links for 2007-07-29
10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration - lifehack.org
Useful complement to getting things done methods as seen on http://lifehacker.com/software/focus/become-a-concentration-ninja-283343.php
(tags: GTD)
Teach a Kid to Program / Wired How To’s
“I don’t really know the answer to this, so I’m asking for a How To. My kid is 5, about to enter kindergarten. What are some entry points for [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007 under Shanghai.
Comments:
Banana Monkey Live at the Logo Bar
Photo of Banana Monkey from their show at 4-Live by YangDan
Banana Monkey sneaked in a live gig at the Logo Bar (Xingfu Lu) on Saturday night.
I like Banana Monkey’s sense of fun and raw rock and roll energy. To the unitiated, BM play garage punk rock not a million miles away from MC5 or Guitar [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007 under Shanghai, music.
Comments:
links for 2007-07-27
BBC NEWS | Technology | Huge Chinese piracy ring tackled
Pirated software worth $500m (£250m) has been seized as the FBI shuts down a world-spanning piracy outfit.
(tags: piracy)
Posted: July 27th, 2007 under Shanghai.
Comments:
Why do Shanghai’s Coffee Shops Play Terrible Music?
Coffee shop managers in Shanghai have terrible taste in music. Worse still, they insist on inflicting it on their paying customers. Is it a secret tactic to torture the patrons into leaving the establishment as soon as possible in order to free up valuable seating for the next aural torture victims?
I’ve had enough. It’s [...]
Posted: July 26th, 2007 under Shanghai, music.
Comments:
Fashion Beyond Flickr
You can now see pictures of Jenny’s new collection on her website (www.jnfashionstudio.com), but this was only possible after we moved her pictures from Flickr to Picasa.
Flickr is an Internet photo sharing site that has been broken in China since the beginning of June. The site works, but you can’t see any images unless you [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2007 under Business and Employment, Internet, Shanghai, culture.
Comments:
All Our Customers Are Money Launderers
We don’t like bankers very much at the moment. They spare us from keeping our pennies in a shoebox under the floorboards, but sometimes banks enrage us with their arrogance and inflexibility. We are reminded how Jesus got picked a fight with the money lenders while he got on well enough with prostitutes and homosexuals. [...]
Posted: July 24th, 2007 under Business and Employment, Shanghai.
Comments:
Buying a House in 13 Steps
We have just bought a house in Shanghai. We started looking for homes in March, but the whole process took us about a month after we found a place we wanted to buy. We were not in a position to buy a home in Shanghai until I had sold my house in the UK. Below [...]
Posted: July 16th, 2007 under Shanghai.
Comments:
Wedding Invitation of the Year
We were surprised and delighted to receive the most unusual wedding invitation that we have ever laid our eyes upon. It was a string necklace with the letters of the invitation printed on each cubed wooden bead and it read:
Great pleasure invite u to come to ChoCho and Daxiong’s wedding party at six pm on [...]