Writing

Long and short posts of my learnings.

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2018

  • May 2
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    Bread ? box taxi from 1998 only 1 RMB per kilometer. Death trap you could hold the engine in your hands! Fun memories from my student years at Tsinghua. #bei...
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  • Apr 28
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    Great time at The Terrace #shekou #shenzhen #china #asia #livemusic #band #entertainment
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  • Apr 28
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    Heading up to the top of the new Shekou cultural center. #shenzhen #shekou #nanshan #art #musuem
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  • Apr 25
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    Rebirth of Digital Advertising at Web Wednesday #hongkong #wednesday #digital #advertising
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  • Apr 22
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    Decided to create an in-depth post regarding the state of the Shenzhen event discovery. Happy to see that my team has been working so hard on it.
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  • Apr 22
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    The Mac publication I used to read starting 28 years ago, TidBITS, redesigned their website. Excellent that they are still chugging along.
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  • Apr 22
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    Arms started flailing after I realized there was no way to go but down in my New Zealand ?? bungy jump. #bungy #bungee #jump #nz #queenstown
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  • Apr 22
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    Going back to 1986 to read the The New New Product Development Game seeing glimpses of an Agile Scrum developement process.
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  • Apr 22
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    Views in Queenstown are stunning. #nz #newzealand #paragliding #mountains #lakes #boating #southisland #outdoors
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  • Apr 22
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    Happy to hangout at the new Winston’s coffee in Kennedy Town. Try the Kombucha on tap. Congratulations on your opening @winstonscoffee #coffee #hongkong #bar...
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  • Apr 21
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    Just checked the ShenzhenParty.com event calendar and there are over 220 upcoming events for people of all ages taking place in the greater bay area. Thanks ...
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  • Apr 21
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    Learning about the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi from Randomwire and Seth Goodin’s podcast.
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  • Apr 21
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    I edited a review of a new creative restaurant in Shenzhen called Magpie. Great to see creative dishes in Shenzhen.
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  • Apr 17
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    New Zealand mountain cows. #southisland #farm #grass #bovine #cow #hiking #grazing
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  • Apr 16
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    How Shenzhen Startup SunFounder Built The World’s First Portable Raspberry Pi Machine
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  • Apr 14
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    Crystal Clear water at Lake Hawea #lake #wanaka #hawealake #lovewanaka @lakewanakanz #water #outdoors
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  • Apr 14
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    Just was recommended this Paul Graham essay: Keep your identity small.
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  • Apr 14
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    Feels good to have reached over 2000 followers on the “shenzhenparty” instagram.
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  • Apr 13
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    Among the ? #sheep #newzealand #wanaka #hiking
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  • Apr 13
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    Wine ? Tasting Pinot Noir in New Zealand ?? Otago wine region. #newzealand #otago #winery #pinotnoir #newzealand #vines #bottle
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  • Apr 13
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    Iconic tree in Wanaka New Zealand. #thatwanakatree #nz #newzealand #wanaka #lake #willow #tree #reflection #mountains #snowcap #fall
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  • Apr 13
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    Duck tales in New Zealand. #wanaka #quack #mallard #newzealand #ducks
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  • Apr 13
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    Always good to listen to Lazy: A Manifesto once in a while.
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  • Apr 12
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    Wine on Tap. Heard about it but first time to see it in person. #wine #tap #bar #wanaka #newzealand
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  • Apr 8
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    This is how you make fresh Wasabi #japanese #food #japan #sushi #tokyo @randomwire
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  • Apr 8
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    Blowing bubbles in Yoyogi park. #outdoors #fountain #trees #green #water #pond
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  • Apr 8
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    Is there a writing software like Ulysses working on all platforms but can download posts from WordPress allowing me to sync and edit offline like Marsedit?
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  • Apr 5
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    God’s Wheel by Shel Silverstein
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  • Apr 5
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    My password manager has a command line tool. I bet there are some really cool automation possibilities here.
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  • Apr 5
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    Interview with CEO Julio Bruno of Time Out on including commerce in the business model from Digiday
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  • Apr 2
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    Easter Sunday sunset. #sunset #hongkong #orange #waterfront #park #harbor
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  • Apr 2
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    The line is always too long for this Cheese Tea. #shenzhen #china #asia #tea #喜茶
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  • Apr 1
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    Fresh paint in my neighborhood.
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  • Apr 1
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    Video of They Might be Giants song Don’t Let’s Start (official version) shot at the New York World’s fair grounds.
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  • Mar 31
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    Nearby “the office “.
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  • Mar 29
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    So much good stuff in this podcast All About DevOps (or, What Makes Successful Companies Tick?). Real data about how companies get a competitive advantage by...
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  • Mar 28
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    Thanks to RandomWire for pointing out the cool site Teleport.org for evaluating what city is best fits your needs. Beautiful interface but big fail for leavi...
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  • Mar 25
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    Hip Hop All Stars on The Arsenio Hall Show – used to watch this show and listen to these hip hop stars.
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  • Mar 25
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    This principle is still valid from 1998: Fighting Linkrot. Thank you Jakob Nielsen.
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  • Mar 25
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    Just donated money to archive.org. It is a time machine for web pages and helped recovered deleted pages on ShenzhenParty.com.
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  • Mar 24
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    Doing some Facebook spring cleaning. Removing my apps and updating my privacy settings.
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  • Mar 23
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    I met [Harvey Mok] from Casetify last night at [Web Wednesday]. Checking out their Apple [Watch band designer] it took me back to the days I was working in e...
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  • Mar 21
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    Glad that @napoenchine is back in action with Web Wednesday.
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  • Mar 21
    Blockchain Tourist in Hong Kong
    Prepare and take a tour of the Hong Kong crypto scene.
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  • Mar 20
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    Involved in multiple site migrations now have to read this guide: Site Migration Guide: SEO Strategy, Process, & Checklist – Moz. Who wants to help migrate S...
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  • Mar 20
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    FaceBook has lost the plot
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  • Mar 18
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    Was working next to the Tate Modern last week. Thanks to @peterbale and Bal Cheema for getting me in. Picasso exhibition showed his very productive year of 1...
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  • Mar 18
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    Committing to spend more time at Hong Kong beaches this year. #beaches #hongkong #outdoors #sea #coastline #asia #sand
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  • Mar 17
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    Japanese reality TV Terrace House Opening Doors just dropped the new season on Netflix. I am watching an Interview with Lauren Tsai from the previous season....
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  • Mar 17
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    Listened to an interview of Frank OZ promoting Muppet Guys Talking. Growing up on The Muppets looking forward to hearing the creative process of making the s...
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