Monday, 28 October 2019

People learn when they want to learn, people change when they're willing to change, no sooner.

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Sunday, 27 October 2019

Untitled. My kitchen in Taiwan.

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Tuesday, 8 October 2019

My "Why is there no math?" moment, made into a meme.

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Monday, 7 October 2019

Reminder: Chinese has Two Sets of Numerals ("Banking Numerals" or "Safety Numerals")

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壹、貳、叁(参)、肆、伍、陸、柒、捌、玖、拾. Several of these numerals have multiple, alternate forms: there is definitely a form of 貳 in use that just has...
Saturday, 28 September 2019

Climate Change, Men With Hammers in Search of Nails

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We have this over-used phrase about hammers and nails. We have a genuine problem in politics: people believe in a method and then look for...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019

The non-philosophy of the internet, the replacement of journalism (and paid authorship) by social media, etc.

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I was born at a time when men still earned money as authors, as journalists. I lived long enough to see that whole economic sphere collap...
Saturday, 14 September 2019

September, 2019, Financial Report: How Much Do I Earn From Youtube?

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Well, the month-to-month statistics have become even less consistent now, as Google corporation has decided to deprive us of the ability ...
Tuesday, 10 September 2019

Missing my daughter, drawings made when first learning Chinese

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These drawings were made years ago, when I'd first arrived in Victoria, first started learning Chinese (at UVic).  I was missing my daug...
Friday, 16 August 2019

August, 2019, Financial Report: How Much Do I Earn From Youtube?

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As you can see, the money I made from youtube amounts to just over $162 in 30 days, a significant decrease (compared to the month before)....
Sunday, 14 July 2019

July, 2019, Financial Report: How Much Do I Earn From Youtube?

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As you can see, the money I made from youtube amounts to just over $217 in 30 days, a modest increase over the month before .