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Mandarin now spoken more widely than English in Hong Kong : Shanghaiist
>> Oops. I'm surprised that it took this long. <<<
Saturday, February 25, 2012
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Friday, February 24, 2012
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Two Cases' Lessons: If Cops Don't Know What You Encrypted, They Can't Make You Decrypt It - Forbes
Perhaps the most interesting line in the ruling deals with the question of whether the mere presence of encryption means that Doe must have had something specific he was trying to hide. The court rules it doesn’t. “We are not persuaded by the suggestion that simply because the [hard drives] were encrypted necessarily means that Doe was trying to hide something,” it reads. “Just as a vault is capable of storing mountains of incriminating documents, that alone does not mean that it contains incriminating documents, or anything at all.”
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Selecting a Seatmate to Make Skies Friendlier - NYTimes.com
>> Just give me the empty seat! <<
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Study Shows Women Are Smarter Than Men About Social Media - Forbes
>> ... that is... up until their first date with men. <<
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What Harvard Owes Its Top Asian-American Applicants: Stephen Hsu - Bloomberg
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Man accused of stealing $400,000 Bentley - NYPOST.com
The car’s owner, college student Bo Li, a China native, was shocked to learn his beloved 200-mph Bentley Supersports Coupe was gone.
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20 Common Grammar Mistakes That (Almost) Everyone Makes | LitReactor
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Man cuts off genitals with knife, then jumps to his death at Tsinghua Uni: Shanghaiist
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Mainland Chinese Flock to Hong Kong to Have Babies - NYTimes.com
Maggie Wong, 31, an office clerk and lifelong Hong Kong resident who had twins eight months ago, said she felt pushed aside by mainland couples. Three and a half months into her pregnancy, Ms. Wong said, she tried to schedule delivery at the public hospital near her home, “but they said there were so many mainland mothers that the beds were all full.” So she went to a private hospital, though it meant spending her husband’s life savings and borrowing from his parents.
“I am a citizen of Hong Kong. I pay Hong Kong taxes,” she said. “I kept thinking, ‘What is this? How can this be?’ Of course it creates bad feelings.” -
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
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Geoloqi Launches Platform for White Label Geolocation Apps | SiliconANGLE
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Forget Generation Y: 18- to 34-Year-Olds Are Now 'Generation C'
The most recent U.S. Census finds 18- to 24-year-olds make up 23% of the population. Yet they watch 27% of online videos, constitute 27% of visitors to social networking sites, own 33% of tablets and use 39% of smartphones. When it comes to watching TV, they are exactly in proportion with their ratio of the population, representing 23% of TV viewers.
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A New Policy Against Self-Harm Blogs | Tumblr Staff
>> I also consider spending my precious time addicted to reading blogs is a form of self-harm.
There are just too many forms of self-harm. Not that I disagree with Tumblr taking this approach. But when/where do they draw the line? Those who are seeking the information, will always find it elsewhere.
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Hugo Restall: Hong Kong Was Better Under the British - WSJ.com
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BBC News - Is English or Mandarin the language of the future?
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How to predict a student’s SAT score: Look at the parents’ tax return | Daniel Pink
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Growing Rift Between Hong Kong and Mainland China | PRI's The World
But fears were soon calmed, when China showed it was mostly serious about its agreement with Britain to maintain “One Country, Two Systems” for at least 50 years. The Hong Kong media remain far freer, Hong Kong courts far more impartial and Hong Kong’s financial world far more transparent than anything found in Mainland China.
Still, Hong Kongers complain that some erosion to civil rights have occurred, and the younger generation has shown itself to be more vocal, even vociferous, in defending Hong Kong rights and identity. Some have even sung the Cantopop locust song at Mainland tourists as they walk by. Mainland tourists have given Hong Kong’s economy a boost, but annoy Hong Kongers with what’s often seen as uncouth and brash behavior. -
Checking In on Marriott's New CEO, Arne Sorenson - The Daily Beast
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Is Disney's $250 Million 'John Carter' the Next 'Ishtar'? - The Daily Beast
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