Apple in 1984 vs. Apple in 2019 （UPDATE: Seems it was a bug.)

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The Winner-Take-All Electoral College Isn’t In the Constitution

“I am an Uber employee and I support the drivers’ strikes.“

Asian Studies scholars debate ethics of holding future conferences in Asia after visa debacle in India

The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris’ War On Truancy

Taiwan’s NCC fines CtiTV for having 50% of headlines about Han Kuo-yu

Spending my morning trying to figure out whether 學程 should be translated as curriculum, module, concentration, minor, certificate, or program? (Looks like “program” is the most common translation used in Taiwanese univerities…)

Taking graduation pictures with the senior class.

Muslim network says $2m donation for Christchurch victims should go to persecuted Uighur people instead

For Native Americans, US-Mexico border is an ‘imaginary line’

This article does a great job of summing up the state of Taiwan’s economy, with some astute comparisons with the UK. I especially like the Taiwan-China vs. UK-Brexit bits.

Uber drivers strike: thousands of drivers are striking in Los Angeles (So glad Taiwan isn’t putting up with Uber’s BS!)

“Thinking Different” in 2019: partnering with Goldman Sachs to make an Apple branded credit card, and getting people to pay monthly subscriptions for access to the WSJ and Yachting magazine…

Why Newsrooms Are Unionizing Now

Chelsea Manning is being held in prolonged solitary confinement, a form of torture

Rural France in Revolt

Boston U formalizes a grad assistant leave policy allowing year-round stipend recipients 10 days off

“the slithery, slimy, snappy, bouncy, rubbery, skiddy and gristly textures that westerners typically dislike“

Disappointing: “2020 candidate Pete Buttigieg “troubled” by clemency for Chelsea Manning”

manual scavenging: When it comes to sewer deaths, this is Gujarat’s stinking reality

Who authors a virtual performance?

Modi Government Plans More Draconian Version of Colonial-Era Indian Forest Act

I’ve been struggling for years to figure out what to do with all the business cards I accumulate here in Asia. Turns out that Google Keep (unlike most other apps) is pretty good at grabbing text from both sides (English and Chinese) and keeping it all together in one entry.

Reposting this great shot of Taroko by @latitudesofgratitude. It’s really hard to capture the feeling of this place on camera!

Reposting this great shot of Taroko by @latitudesofgratitude. It’s really hard to capture the feeling of this place on camera!