Archive for June, 2007

Wikipedia UNBLOCKED in China!

Mark it up one for the people. Wiki is now free in China. I can now (after two years!) finally edit something in Wiki.

I found this out by clicking on this link, “A list of nations who have not adopted the metric system” and the page just loaded.

I think they traded Wiki for Flickr though, because Flickr is now BANNED indefinitely.

Update: It’s blocked again. Hu is messing with me.

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China Blocks Flickr [screenshot]

Great. Add another little site to the list. Flickr. Apparently, people thought I was joking about that Safari post a few posts back. I’ll let you in on a little secret, I wasn’t.

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… BBC, Technorati, Blogspot (and most other big blog companies), Google News, Google Video, sometimes Google Images, Flickr, Wikipedia…)

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What the World Eats

Time has an article out entitled “What the World Eats”. Fascinating.

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For China, they pictured the Dong family of Beijing.

Food expenditure for one week: 1,233.76 Yuan or $155.06
Favorite foods: fried shredded pork with sweet and sour sauce

It is now official that Chuxiong is not like Beijing. People think of China, they think of Beijing and Shanghai, then there are those who think of the entirely different Hong Kong.

In little Chuxiong, I haven’t seen have of the things pictured above. Dinner is made from vegetables, rice, and some meat. Purchased every morning. And I think our food expenditure for one week is 100 Yuan, or about $14 USD 49 Yuan, or about $6.50 USD.

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Internet Speeds in China (kbps)

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Are slow. 103 down, 396 up. It is funny that I can upload faster than I can download.

via Speakeasy.

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