Category Archives: Observations

An Economist Goes to a Bar And solves the mysteries of dating.

Posted on November 7, 2007 by John

A friend of mine forwarded the link to this published article in Slate today by Ray Fisman, “An Economist Goes to a Bar And solves the mysteries of dating“: “To really understand what people prefer, you need to pair men … Continue reading →

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The Chinese aren’t into peace and quiet?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Ben

Perhaps. In fact, it’s was very interesting when I was perusing Blognation’s Mind the Gap, and practicaly laughed out loud when I saw this littie bit: “Not so in China. Farmers, workers, and even rich businessmen have adopted the universally-accepted … Continue reading →

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WSJ: Yahoo’s Lashing Highlights Risks Of China Market

Posted on November 7, 2007 by John

Today, Co-founder and CEO of Yahoo!, Jerry Yang, along with General Counsel Michael Callahan, testified in Congress today, as reported in The Wall Street Journal’s article “Yahoo’s Lashing Highlights Risks Of China Market” “An unusually dramatic congressional hearing on Yahoo … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Race: Ronald & Christina

Posted on November 5, 2007 by John

So I don’t really follow CBS’s The Amazing Race (though I should since it’s probably the best well produced reality TV show behind Survivor), but I did catch last night’s premiere of the 12th season after 60 Minutes, and was … Continue reading →

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WSJ: The Revolution of Chairman Li

Posted on November 1, 2007 by John

In today’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper reports “The Revolution of Chairman Li – China’s Richest Man Leads Others to Give, Bucking Nation’s Taboos“: “Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man, is shaking up philanthropy in China. While multibillion-dollar donations by Western … Continue reading →

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With great manufacturing, comes great pollution

Posted on November 1, 2007 by Ben

The Chinese are overtaking the US in many things. As said before, one was manufacturing. What’s interesting is that with all this manufacturing requires a lot of power. LOTS of it. And thus, they’re building about one coal plant every … Continue reading →

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WSJ: Starbucks, PepsiCo Bring ‘Subopera’ to Shanghai

Posted on October 31, 2007 by John

In tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal, the newspaper covers the story: “Starbucks, PepsiCo Bring ‘Subopera’ to Shanghai“: “A feel-good film about a girl from the Chinese countryside who moves to the big city to discover love, blogging and Starbucks will premier … Continue reading →

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Random Rant: Karaoke ≠ Carry-okie

Posted on October 29, 2007 by jozjozjoz

How the heck did karaoke (ka-ra-oh-kaykeh) get pronounced carry-okie? Or is it carrie-okie? I can understand if one or two people just screwed it up, but how did the wrong pronunciation gain popular acceptance? I used to correct people — … Continue reading →

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8A Blogger Goes Recon at Asian Ave

Posted on October 27, 2007 by akrypti

Mike posted about presidential candidate Obama having a profile page on Asian Avenue, which now goes by Asian Ave, and that prompted me to sign up for an account. Not because I support Obama as President, but because I used … Continue reading →

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Which form of racism is worse?

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Bo

James Watson, co-discoverer of DNA’s double helix shape and probably one of the most well known figures in modern science,  announced today that he would be resigning from his position as chancellor of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and from … Continue reading →

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Chinese-American women create a line-dancing craze

Posted on October 24, 2007 by John

I kind of laughed when I read in today’s San Jose Mercury News about “Chinese-American women create a line-dancing craze.” Not because line-dancing is funny, but because my mother has done some line-dancing at the local senior centers in Palo … Continue reading →

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Everything under the sun is “Made in China”

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Ben

It’s interesting when you read about things that are made in China. I mean, who really doesn’t know that things are manufactured there anyways? Anything you pick up practically has the little sticker on it. But something that I didn’t … Continue reading →

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