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When I meet a new person here, there seems to be a few questions that always get asked.
Where are you from?
The US, and if they’ve got some common background, I’ll get more specific
How long have you been in China?
2.5 months, about
What brought you to Shanghai?
I took a job with a software company here.
Where are you [...]

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Originally I was going to write a post about how pissed off I was that the hot water heater had broken where I am currently staying, and it was going to force me to have to carry a towel and a change of clothes over to my great aunt’s apartment every time I wanted to [...]

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I was going to write my own response but really I think this article on Time’s China blog does it much better.
It’s a pretty scary situation, I think.

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I was linked to IndyBudget, an online personal budgeting tool earlier this week, and though it falls short of what I’d like to be able to do now (accounts in different currencies), it is pretty handy, and I wish I had such a thing back when I was still in the US and struggling to [...]

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Every night when I go to bed, it’s the same. I floss, I brush my teeth, I change clothes and then sit down and read a little if it’s not too late.
Then, I turn off the light, and lay in bed, waiting for sleep. But while I am laying there in [...]

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sci`om’a`chy
Also, sciamachy.
n.

Fighting with an imaginary person (or people), or with shadows.
A mock battle; sparring.
A futile combat. A battle one cannot win.

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Last night I spent a while thinking about Harvard.
It’s weird for me to think about Harvard now. When I was growing up there, I was so convinced that this amazing technology explosion of the Internet was going to ensure that I continued to remain in good touch with my friends from then. [...]

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A while ago I read The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz. Actually not that long ago, I finished it a little before the beginning of November.
Today, I read an article online titled “Happiness 101“.
One thing I noticed while reading today, was a common suggestion between the two for a way to [...]

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I saw this node on E2 today, and when I watched the linked video I must say I was pretty impressed.

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I saw a link to this funny blog today, it’s called Indexed

Another one I thought was pretty funny, though was too lazy to capture for display here, is this one.

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