Posts tagged “China”

Mon
Feb 22nd
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“As a matter of domestic U.S. politics, McConnell argues that we now suffer from a conspiracy of secrecy about the scale of cyber risks. No credit-card company wants to admit how often or how easily it is cheated. No bank or investment house wants to admit how close it has come to being electronically robbed. As a result, the changes in law, regulation, concept, or habit that could make online life safer don’t get discussed. Sooner or later, the cyber equivalent of 9/11 will occur—and, if the real 9/11 is a model, we will understandably, but destructively, overreact.”
Cyber Warriors - The Atlantic (March 2010)

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Fri
Feb 5th
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xiaochang: One of my earliest childhood photos has me in a tutu holding a toy machine gun. I’m just sayin’. nevver: China celebrates 60 years - The Big Picture - Boston.com

xiaochang:

One of my earliest childhood photos has me in a tutu holding a toy machine gun. I’m just sayin’.

nevver:

China celebrates 60 years - The Big Picture - Boston.com

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Sun
Jun 28th
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thedailywhat: Photo of the Day: A vacant 13-story apartment complex in Shanghai toppled over, killing a worker who was inside the building at the time. More photos can be found here. [via.]

thedailywhat:

Photo of the Day: A vacant 13-story apartment complex in Shanghai toppled over, killing a worker who was inside the building at the time.

More photos can be found here.

[via.]

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Fri
Jun 5th
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“In our village, when a boy is older than 24, 25, it is a shame on him for not marrying,”

— a rural Chinese mother.

In a rather sad story of flat footed brides scamming bachelors for doweries, there are some humorous tidbits about shame.

Surplus of Bachelors Spurs Scam in China - WSJ.com

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Thu
Jun 4th
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“It’s hard to talk about censorship because the word for censorship gets censored”
Censorship on Tiananmen Anniversary Cripples Chinese Net | Threat Level | Wired.com

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Sat
Feb 7th
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What are you? I had you and all the Chinese people were horrified. Have I made a huge mistake?

What are you? I had you and all the Chinese people were horrified. Have I made a huge mistake?

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