As an American living in China, I’ve been greatly affected by this internet shortage due to the earthquake in Taiwan last week. I’ve conducted some China-to-US speed tests:
Average download speed: between 100-500 bytes/second
Average upload speed: between 20-100 bytes/second
That means that uploading a 35k index file to the US can take up to 29 minutes. I believe this is slower than a 300 baud modem, correct me if I’m wrong.
But anyway, Chinese sites are really fast and I try to get news and stuff from the local English web sites.
I ran across a page where they discuss flaws of Chinese movie stars (and I thought Perez Hilton was hardcore!)
Water Buffalo Update 2
In two days we will embark on a southbound journey to buy and deliver a water buffalo to a family that needs it. I’ll be taking pictures and video.
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