Posts from September 2007
September 29, 2007
H.R. 1908 is a big deal!
As an IP holder, I've been keeping a close eye on the House reform bill which effectively is kicking little guy innovation right in the balls. It's hard to believe this kind of stuff is happening right under our noses and most people aren't even aware. Innovation is the foundation the US was built upon and now this is seriously threatened.
If you have any interest in this issue, here's an excellent article written by William R. Hawkins, a Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the U.S. Business and Industry Council.
September 10, 2007
You are here
I went to the Shanghai Expo 2010 promo exhibition on Sunday with some friends. They had a lot of cool old maps of Shanghai as well as plenty of then and now photos. What was very interesting was that the difference between 1930 and 1980 was nothing compared to the the difference between 1980 and 2006.
The coolest part of the exhibit was the huge model of Shanghai that took up one full floor. Everyone was doing the same thing, pointing and trying to find out where they lived. It's pretty impressive realizing how vast Shanghai has become.
I've put an arrow marking the spot where I live. If you can guess the street corners I'll send you a CD. Hint: Suzhou Creek is in the lower right. (You'll have to click on the photo and scroll around to really see what's going on.)
September 03, 2007
Cat on a Dog
I was at Vienna Cafe yesterday with some friends, and somehow the topic came to cats, and I mentioned this recent article I saw in Taipei's Apple Weekly, and no one believed that a cat would ride a dog like a horse.
So here's proof:
September 01, 2007
A good quack
I like my duck. Usually roasted lightly in a Beijing hutong. Sometimes chopped into bits on a platter with some shredded ginger. Sometimes in an old cartoon. Sometimes all lined up in a row.
So I had a good quack reading 'Haiku a Bitter Duck Might Write'
My favorite:
Daffy and Donald
may be more popular, but
the truth? Two big queers.
I've never figured out whether it's pronounced "Moe's (like owned by one of three stooges) or Moss (like that guy out of Bonanza), but the one down the hill from me is open until 2am most days, which means that if I get out of the club early enough, I can catch the best burger in town, the muo si la bao or the Spicy Mos Burger. They have lots of jalapenos and 
