December 2011
Gossip from the trenches of China’s... →
(I originally wrote this post on 88 Bar.)
China telecommunications expert, Marc Laperrouza, tips us off to an unconfirmed bit a of juicy news about the Chinese…
Street Vendor Life in China →
(I conducted this fieldwork during the summer of 2011.)
I was living with migrants and working as a food vendor for the last few days. I want to give you an idea what everyday life is like…
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Learn from Elites: Consolidate Your Most Important... →
From Lifehacker:
Success-focused blog Study Hacks notes a study which examined the differences between elite violinists and average players, and found that one of the biggest differences for achievement isn’t the amount of time you practice, but how you delegate your time.
The study, published in Psychological Review, took a look at two tiers of violin players (as identified by the ...
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yongfook: Design is Horseshit! →
yongfook:
In direct response to: http://designerfund.com/infographic
I’ve created products / services in the past that have garnered praise for their design. I love good design in all forms - copywriting in particular fascinates me. I’ve never called myself a designer.
Here’s my pitch. This talk of designers as the new kings of startups is becoming increasingly overblown. You are not a...
The Future of Computing in China: Stories that... →
The future of computing in China is a frequent topic in the tech community.
Most recently, NY Times published an article by John Markoff and David Barboza that discusses a near future where…
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More glowing meat found near Beijing - from...
From Shanghaiist:
A man living in Tongzhou District in Beijing this week reports a story very similar to that of a Pudong woman in April: after purchasing a chunk of meat from a local vegetable market, he later discovered that it was glowing blue in the dark!
The man, surnamed Li, purchased the meat on December 4 from a vendor who insisted it came from the same meat wholesaler used by...
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“Architects are not required to be intellectually rigorous. They only have to...”
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How We Know, Freeman Dyson's of James Gleik's, The... →
I’m not sure if I should suggest Freeman Dyson’s excellent review of James Gleik’s The Information. I want to finish Gleik’s book but it’s so profound that I can’t read it without looking up all the “information” that he mentions! so it takes me weeks to get through one chapter.
Thanks David Sasaki for telling me this review! David’s review...
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