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Written By: 孙智谦 on December 31, 2007 No Comment

 

America tries to act like the leader in technology sometimes, but it’s really slow on the uptake. You know those cool credit cards that are starting to pop up more and more, the kind that you can wave in front of the gas pump instead of actually having to go through the usual “insert [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on December 14, 2007 2 Comments

 

Apparently there’s a lot of Internet pop-culture that I miss out on. Having an actual life (or boring friends, I suppose, not that mine are) will do that to you, I guess. Anyway, at some point in the last year or so, a video called “dramatic chipmunk” came out on Youtube, and it was [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on December 13, 2007 One Comment

A Chinese woman walks down the road with her 0.92nd child on her back.

 

China’s about to have a miniature baby boom next year according to a China Daily article. In 1973 the Chinese government introduced its family planning policy, which allowed only one child per household, and dealt heavy fines on families that dared [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on December 12, 2007 One Comment

 

I’ve been living under a rock lately when it comes to Asian news, so I missed the fact that Miss China was named “Miss World” on December 1st. Cool. Good for her!

 

But what bugs me is how just because someone is attractive and is a “sweet innocent beauty” that has “the demure look”, [...]

Written By: 孙智谦 on December 5, 2007 One Comment

 

Have you ever wondered if bulletproof glass could withstand an attack from a rocket propelled grenade? Believe it or not, I have. But I don’t exactly have the budget to buy those things for testing purposes, so I’m glad someone tested for me. Here’s a video from a Japanese TV show showing [...]

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