Archive for January, 2010
Google and China
It’s been more than a week since Google announced that they were no longer going to censor search results on Google.cn in response to accusations that Chinese hackers were trying to spy on activists’ Email accounts and steal source code. I was almost expecting the Sino Google apocalypse, but it has not [...]
Posted: January 22nd, 2010 under China, censorship, technology.
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Using 3G In China
I have been having a good experience using a 3G Internet connection in Shanghai for the last three months. Here is a brief reflection of my experiences using the service.
3G is high speed mobile Internet for compatible cellphones or laptops using usb modem. This service is now available in major Chinese cities. You can choose [...]
Posted: January 17th, 2010 under technology.
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Back From Guangzhou
I'm back at work today after nearly three weeks in Guangzhou, southern China.
As temperatures were set to plummet in Shanghai we decided to head south where the weather is much milder at this time of year.
The trip was the first time we have been away since Jake was born. We went away as a family [...]
Posted: January 4th, 2010 under Shanghai.
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Best Films of 2009
We enjoy films at home on a 90 inch pull down projector screen. One of the benefits of living in China is that the latest releases are available on DVD for less than $1. Even James Fallowes of the Atlantic admits to buying pirated DVDs while he was living in China so I don't feel [...]
Posted: January 1st, 2010 under Shanghai.
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Making Lists For 2010
Are they resolutions or a wish list? Here is a list anyway.
Keep Jake's milestones documented with videos, pictures and blog posts
Be a good dad, husband, employee and global citizen
Write 100 blog posts
Exercise 100 times
Listen to 12 audio books covering a wide range of topics
Cut carbon footprint by 10%
Get 50 hours of sleep every week
Maintain GTD [...]
Posted: January 1st, 2010 under Shanghai.
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Making Lists – Retro
Highlights of 2009
Jake’s birth
Jake’s first swim
Jake’s first smile
Jake’s first laugh
Jake sitting up
Jake’s first plane ride to Guangzhou
Valentine’s Day at Bacaro
Family coming to see us in Shanghai
Getting VPN to work in China
Watching Zombieland
Listening to Boduf Songs
Setting up school Moodle site
Lowlights of 2009
Execution of Akmal Shaikh
Internet in China becoming a walled garden
Hopenhagen Farce
Shanghai’s poor air quality
Shanghai’s lack [...]
Posted: January 1st, 2010 under China, Shanghai, censorship, culture, family.
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