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Working in the media in Taiwan since 2016. Interested in geopolitics, demographics, tech, and other issues of relevance to our times.
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The settlement of the Ukraine conflict in a manner reminiscent of the 1938 Munich Agreement could entice more states to resolve disputes militarily. Taiwan especially looks ever more vulnerable.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

A new law signed by Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah prohibits unions from negotiating wages and other terms for teachers, firefighters, police officers and all other public employees, joining just two other states that have banned collective bargaining in the public sector.

submitted 6 days ago • 390 comments

Bricking the Tesla MRAP because I didn't put it in "Wash rack" mode

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

The U.S. alliance network is its greatest advantage in the competition with China. But Washington can hardly count on its allies if it treats them worse than the way it treats its systemic rival.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian Su-25 attack jet defence-blog.com/ukrainian-fo...

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www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

submitted 14 days ago • 26 comments

If Trump is not invested in AUKUS or the Quad, the number or order of meetings and phone calls will count for naught. 

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Why does the capybara get a pass from every animal they encounter 😭

submitted 15 days ago • 125 comments

Breaking News: Trump announces Gaza City to get its first In-N-Out Burger

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Contrary to popular belief, Chinese consumers already spend much more of what they earn than their American counterparts. If China's government wants to raise consumption, then, it needs to raise wages first.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

U.S. tech CEOs have a clear financial interest in hyping the AI arms race, and the Trump administration is inclined to agree with that framing.

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

This was designed 36 years ago...

submitted 17 days ago • 6 comments

Picked up this nice external Mac 800K 3.5" floppy drive on eBay. Arrived today in great working order. All my classic Macs have 1.44M floppy drives. I do love a happy Mac! #retrocomputing #macintosh #mac

submitted 18 days ago • 3 comments

USAID’s website has been deleted, all that is left is a note saying all personnel are now on administrative leave and personnel outside the US are to be brought home. Completely illegal, no act of congress or even executive order was signed to dismantle the agency

submitted 18 days ago • 1426 comments

Reading the news these days is like driving by a car wreck. It's an atrocity, but you can't look away

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Friendly Penguin Visiting The Locals In New Zealand

submitted 19 days ago • 16 comments

Wow! I've never seen a snail eat something right in front of me before. That's really cool!🐌🌱

submitted 20 days ago • 172 comments

Btw let me reinforce this again when it comes to this crew: EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION.

submitted 20 days ago • 785 comments

"The U.S. Center for Countermeasures has released new details on the testing of the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical Dazzler and Surveillance system, a directed energy weapon installed on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Preble." @defence-blog.com defence-blog.com/us-navy-eval...

submitted 21 days ago • 2 comments

1988 Sony Produce 200 Personal Word Processor

submitted 28 days ago • 28 comments