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January 24 2010

triciaisreadingthis
06:12

Beijing Gulou area transformed to "time museum"?

Danwei's Must-Read China News

Shared by Graham
ugh

The Beijinger blog writes:

Disturbing news in the Chinese press has bar owners around Gulou (aka the Drum Tower) feeling nervous. Plans have been announced to “restore” the area around the tower to the style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and build an underground “Beijing Time Cultural City,” comprising restaurants, parking spaces, and a museum about timekeeping...

January 23 2010

triciaisreadingthis
08:32

Internet Survival Guide for Traveling Where Privacy Isn't Respected - Google - Lifehacker

lifehacker.com

Ed. note: On Tuesday, Google responded to cyber attacks aimed at Chinese human-rights activists by ending search-result censorship in China. An anonymous reader with experience living where privacy isn't respected writes in with tips for keeping your data safe in these situations.
triciaisreadingthis
08:31

5 Cool About:Config Hacks To Make Firefox Browsing Smoother

www.makeuseof.com

There's no doubt in anybody's mind that Mozilla Firefox is one of the best browsers out there. It also has the honor of being the biggest rival to Microsoft's
triciaisreadingthis
07:00

Wood Porn#2

Gnat Gnat

Found on a random Facebook page. Looking everything in this scene.

 

Wood Porn#1

triciaisreadingthis
01:44

Out-of-Work Architects Turn to Other Skills - NYTimes.com

www.nytimes.com

A troubled economy and the implosion of the real estate market have thrown thousands of architects and designers out of work, forcing them to find or create jobs.

January 22 2010

triciaisreadingthis
23:53

Photographer Accused of Shooting Wolf in Captivity

ANIMAL

Shared by djacobs
I don't understand how this is faking.

jose-luis-rodríguez-veolia-environnement-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year-2009_0

A Spanish artist has been accused of faking this extremely awesome photo of a wolf, not with any Photoshop phoniness, but with a zoo animal. José Luis Rodríguez won a $16k prize from the Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition for his shot of a supposedly wild wolf jumping a gate, but is said to have broken the ...

triciaisreadingthis
23:51

Muji and Lego

Lost At E Minor: For creative people

Shared by triciawang
this is soooooo cooool!
lego_muji_1

Muji & Lego recently released a joint product that consists of a box of Lego pieces that also comes with sheets of paper — with a particular hole-punch (not included), the paper and Legos can be combined into some cute creations.
lego_muji_2

triciaisreadingthis
21:00

BBC News - China shopping centre builds 'car park for women'

news.bbc.co.uk

Shared by kristen
Deathly stupid.
A shopping centre in China's Hebei province designs a women-only car park with wider spaces and bright colours.
triciaisreadingthis
20:43

Wood Porn#1

Gnat Gnat

Shared by triciawang
looks like a coffin!

woodporn1It’s so pretty.

 

Well done you

January 21 2010

triciaisreadingthis
15:15

Desperately Seeking China VPN

Thomas Crampton

In the wake of Google’s clash with Beijing, it is interesting to note that more and more people are searching for VPNs in China. (Actually, people started searching even before Google’s clash, so there may have been a tightening of the Internet even before Google went public.)

How do I know? Due to a poll I did a few months ago about The Best VPN for China, my blog is one of the top results...

triciaisreadingthis
14:29

How to Access Twitter and Facebook in China

Wangjianshuo's blog

I setup my connection to Twitter and Facebook via SSH tunnel again. When the original tools to access Twitter, and Facebook failed, I just lost interest to setup proxy. Now, I am back and just accepted the 109 Facebook friend request. (My rule: Accept everyone in jianshuo@Facebook, but be very selective on Kaixin001.com. Here is how I did it.

The process is pretty straight forward, but it is...

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12:29
triciaisreadingthis
09:49

FT on cultural differences in Chinese internet use

Putting people first

Chinese mouseWestern companies are struggling to bridge the growing gap created by the evolution of a cyberspace with Chinese characteristics. Kathrin Hille explains some of the cultural (and political) differences in today’s Financial Times.

“[Chinese people] tend to roam the web like a huge playground, whereas Europeans and Americans are more likely to use it as a gigantic library. Recent research by the...

January 20 2010

triciaisreadingthis
21:12

Research team 'virtualizes' supercomputer

PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories

A collaboration between researchers at Northwestern University, Sandia National Labs and the University of New Mexico has resulted in the largest-scale study ever done on what many consider an important part of the future of computing -- the virtualization of parallel supercomputing systems.
triciaisreadingthis
16:08

Mendeley on a Digital Mission to Texas

Mendeley Blog

Great news! We’ve been picked by Chinwag and the UKTI to don our cowboy boots and Stetson hat before jetting off to the great Lone Star State on a Digital Mission.

“39 of the UK’s leading digital companies have been selected for the second annual Digital Mission to South by South West interactive (SXSWi), taking place in Austin, Texas from 11-17th March 2010. [...] The successful companies were...

triciaisreadingthis
08:22

Nokia’s design and user experience library

Putting people first

Forum NokiaIn recognition of the importance that good design and user experience plays in creating successful products and services, Forum Nokia has renewed and extended it support available for those looking to improve the quality of their mobile applications. Central to this effort has been the launch of a new User Experience program and resources for designers.

Most useful of all is the launch of the

January 18 2010

triciaisreadingthis
08:00

Don't worry, you can still sext in China

Shanghaiist

Hey sexy texters, feel free to whip out your phones and tell your respective others how much you like bedtime moves. What? Worried that it'll somehow get your SMS service turned off by the folks at China Mobile and the Public Security Bureau? Thankfully, it turns out that news of those proposed regulations against sexting aren't quite true... at least for now.

Over the weekend, a short...

January 13 2010

triciaisreadingthis
21:34

Google + US government = Love?

Net Effect

More thoughts on the main tech story of the day:

1. Even if Google pulls out of China, this is not going to stop cyber-attacks; there would still be plenty of other Google targets to attack. Similarly, even if they stop offering Gmail services to new Chinese users, they will still have a lot of existing Chinese users to take care of. Security breaches will continue, especially among human...
triciaisreadingthis
18:03

Nostalgia for vintage ads

Feministing

Lego Magazine ad from the year 1981.
Photo from Flickr user Moose Greebles

This ad was sent by a reader a while back, and I understood their nostalgia for it. It's a Lego ad from 1981.

The text reads: Have you ever seen anything like it? Not just what she's made, but how proud it's made her. It's a look you'll see whenever children build something all by themselves. No matter what they've created.

In comparison, check out the

triciaisreadingthis
08:23
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