[THE Lowly Peon]
[today at 12:05pm]
A lot has been happening in my life recently. In fact, it's been exceptionally exciting. And in the midst of all of it, I've learned something.
[THE Lowly Peon]
[01 September 2010]
For those of you who laugh at me for carrying around my own chopsticks everywhere:
Begin with China's 1.3 billion people. In one year, they go through roughly 45 billion pairs of the throwaway utensils; that averages out to nearly 130 million pairs of chopsticks a day. (The export market accounts for 18 billion pairs annually.)
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[THE Lowly Peon]
[30 August 2010]
This is pretty awesome. An interactive music video written in html5 by the Arcade Fire. It takes you on a trip back home.
Requires Chrome or Safari (and doesn't seem to work on mobile safari).
[http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/#914+Elmwood+Ave,+Wilmette,
[THE Lowly Peon]
[30 August 2010]
just found out the iPhone 4 is coming to China September 15! Hoping it's factory unlocked, which would save me a trip to HK!
[THE Lowly Peon]
[30 August 2010]
And I quote:
You want a new female dog* to sexual intercourse
[THE Lowly Peon]
[29 August 2010]
A tale of the Chinese Jerk Store
[THE Lowly Peon]
[29 August 2010]
Residents of what countries have the most freedom to travel.
America's not too bad, though I wouldn't mind holding a UK passport. The odd thing is that, while HK isn't too high on the list, most of its residents also hold a UK passport, which puts them at the top.
I'm glad I'm not a Chinese resident. Barely better than being from North Korea.
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[THE Lowly Peon]
[26 August 2010]
While in Houston a few weeks back, I noticed that all of our Chinese servers were going down for huge chunks of time without anyone notifying us. Turns out that, due to energy shortages, the Chinese government has ordered that we close the factory on Thursdays, and we'll work on Sundays to make up for it.
[THE Lowly Peon]
[25 August 2010]
Side note: if I take a bike home, from where the company bus drops us, it takes about 12 minutes, so I get home around 5:40. Today, by bus, it took me until 6:50.
[THE Lowly Peon]
[25 August 2010]
Since I came back to Hangzhou on Friday, I've been loving almost every minute. The minutes I don't love are the ones where I'm soaked from the 90+ degree 95% humid weather. No exaggerating, I sweat through my clothes less than ten minutes after being outside, even if I'm doing no sort of physical activity.