Andrew Ryan 阮安祖
@andrewryan.bsky.social
Taiwan-based journalist + sound collector • TaiwanPlus Deputy News Director • Fulbright • buttered toast enthusiast • 🌈 • he/him
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A different side to galahs. 🪶
Female on the right with red eye; male on the left with black eye. They mate for life, and these two were wonderfully affectionate.
Female on the right with red eye; male on the left with black eye. They mate for life, and these two were wonderfully affectionate.
October 20, 2023 at 8:54 PM
A different side to galahs. 🪶
Female on the right with red eye; male on the left with black eye. They mate for life, and these two were wonderfully affectionate.
Female on the right with red eye; male on the left with black eye. They mate for life, and these two were wonderfully affectionate.
If you have an interest in rural Taiwan, unexpected sights, abandoned buildings, Xander is a great follow!
I went on a 360 km scooter trip around Taichung and Nantou for Mid-Autumn Festival 2023. Here are a few photos I shot along the way, with commentary 🧵
1) The unofficial mascot of Dongshih
2) Dongshih is Johnny Chiang country
3) The former Dongshih railway station
4) A map of captures on this trip
1) The unofficial mascot of Dongshih
2) Dongshih is Johnny Chiang country
3) The former Dongshih railway station
4) A map of captures on this trip
October 15, 2023 at 11:42 AM
If you have an interest in rural Taiwan, unexpected sights, abandoned buildings, Xander is a great follow!
For when words fail us.
I wrote about the compulsion to speak about things we can't change, the confusion between posting and doing, the emptiness of meaning that pushes us to silence, and children facing death in Israel and Gaza: https://theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/speech-and-speechlessness
Speech and Speechlessness
On the world of words, and the world beyond them
theswordandthesandwich.substack.com
October 10, 2023 at 9:51 PM
For when words fail us.
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For years, I've wished for a book I could give my family and friends that introduces Taiwan in an accessible way.
I am proud to announce that Jon Sullivan and I wrote that book.
“Taiwan: A Contest Democracy Under Threat” is available for pre-order now:
www.amazon.com/Taiwan-Conte...
I am proud to announce that Jon Sullivan and I wrote that book.
“Taiwan: A Contest Democracy Under Threat” is available for pre-order now:
www.amazon.com/Taiwan-Conte...
August 31, 2023 at 9:33 AM
For years, I've wished for a book I could give my family and friends that introduces Taiwan in an accessible way.
I am proud to announce that Jon Sullivan and I wrote that book.
“Taiwan: A Contest Democracy Under Threat” is available for pre-order now:
www.amazon.com/Taiwan-Conte...
I am proud to announce that Jon Sullivan and I wrote that book.
“Taiwan: A Contest Democracy Under Threat” is available for pre-order now:
www.amazon.com/Taiwan-Conte...
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Fujii Kaze's latest music video Workin' Hard was shot in Taiwan and features numerous working class scenes from around the country. Taipei streetscapes featured include Qingguang Market and the Huajiang Building. Can you recognize any other locations?
youtu.be/88wHgiUAKoI
youtu.be/88wHgiUAKoI
August 28, 2023 at 1:28 AM
Fujii Kaze's latest music video Workin' Hard was shot in Taiwan and features numerous working class scenes from around the country. Taipei streetscapes featured include Qingguang Market and the Huajiang Building. Can you recognize any other locations?
youtu.be/88wHgiUAKoI
youtu.be/88wHgiUAKoI
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The @washingtonpost.com on Bluesky: "It’s a lot of funny and insightful people mixed in with sexual drawings of wolves" bit.ly/3ss1kTd
August 25, 2023 at 6:11 PM
The @washingtonpost.com on Bluesky: "It’s a lot of funny and insightful people mixed in with sexual drawings of wolves" bit.ly/3ss1kTd
I thing my autocorrect is quiet quitting me. Hell me.
August 15, 2023 at 4:58 PM
I thing my autocorrect is quiet quitting me. Hell me.
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I asked an Indigenous colleague in Hawai'i where people can donate to and these were his suggestions (1/2):
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Maui Aloha: The Peopleʻs Response
Support our frontline grassroots heroes mobilizing to mālama ʻohana affected by the wildfires on Maui Hawaiʻi People’s Fund stands in solidarity and full support with those individuals and organ...
hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com
August 10, 2023 at 2:55 PM
I asked an Indigenous colleague in Hawai'i where people can donate to and these were his suggestions (1/2):
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Typhoon day on Thursday for Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan!
I mean except for TaiwanPlus of course. Stay tuned!
I mean except for TaiwanPlus of course. Stay tuned!
August 2, 2023 at 12:20 PM
Typhoon day on Thursday for Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan!
I mean except for TaiwanPlus of course. Stay tuned!
I mean except for TaiwanPlus of course. Stay tuned!
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Oh Murdoch doing this? What could go wrong?
News Corp Australia is producing 3,000 articles a week using generative artificial intelligence
News Corp using AI to produce 3,000 Australian local news stories a week
The Data Local team uses AI technology to generate stories on weather, fuel prices and traffic reports for hyperlocal mastheads
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2023 at 4:34 PM
Oh Murdoch doing this? What could go wrong?
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Mister Donut in Taiwan has a new spicy hot pot doughnut, obviously I had to try it. The nice cashier recommended I get a milk tea to drink it with in case it’s too spicy Verdict: oh my goodness, its kind of amazing. Spicy, 麻辣，sweet, everyone needs to try this, it’s 🔥
July 27, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Mister Donut in Taiwan has a new spicy hot pot doughnut, obviously I had to try it. The nice cashier recommended I get a milk tea to drink it with in case it’s too spicy Verdict: oh my goodness, its kind of amazing. Spicy, 麻辣，sweet, everyone needs to try this, it’s 🔥
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It's what you click to close a window. How fitting.
It's what you click to close a window. How fitting.
July 24, 2023 at 4:24 PM
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It's what you click to close a window. How fitting.
It's what you click to close a window. How fitting.
This aligns with my experiences with Threads, Twitter and Bluesky.
I don’t think that Threads will have much of a long-term impact on Bluesky.
I don’t think that Threads will have much of a long-term impact on Bluesky.
Meta's Threads already looks cooked - users are down to 6 minutes a day and traffic is dropping. It's because it lacks any real reason to exist - it's a network that shows a deep and presumptuous contempt for what the user wants to see and do.
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
https://tinyurl.com/wyat72123
July 22, 2023 at 4:49 AM
This aligns with my experiences with Threads, Twitter and Bluesky.
I don’t think that Threads will have much of a long-term impact on Bluesky.
I don’t think that Threads will have much of a long-term impact on Bluesky.
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I always follow best practices when it comes to health.
July 16, 2023 at 9:43 AM
I always follow best practices when it comes to health.
Hard to say what the most welcoming country for trans people is, but Taiwan has to be up there. I can’t imagine seeing a billboard for top surgery in America that includes an address!
July 16, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Hard to say what the most welcoming country for trans people is, but Taiwan has to be up there. I can’t imagine seeing a billboard for top surgery in America that includes an address!
Wouldn’t want my cookies any other way.
((But als kind of a crazy translation TBH… the Chinese says “vacuum-packed.”))
((But als kind of a crazy translation TBH… the Chinese says “vacuum-packed.”))
July 8, 2023 at 7:53 AM
Wouldn’t want my cookies any other way.
((But als kind of a crazy translation TBH… the Chinese says “vacuum-packed.”))
((But als kind of a crazy translation TBH… the Chinese says “vacuum-packed.”))
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journalists are (one of) the backbones of social media — having a space for breaking news and real-time communication is incredibly crucial for crises, information dissemination, and more
and sure, political discourse can come along with "scrutiny and negativity," but what isn't political
and sure, political discourse can come along with "scrutiny and negativity," but what isn't political
Direct from Mosseri: they DON’T want to encourage politics and hard news posting on Threads, and the “scrutiny, negativity…or integrity risks that come along with them.”
July 7, 2023 at 7:05 PM
journalists are (one of) the backbones of social media — having a space for breaking news and real-time communication is incredibly crucial for crises, information dissemination, and more
and sure, political discourse can come along with "scrutiny and negativity," but what isn't political
and sure, political discourse can come along with "scrutiny and negativity," but what isn't political
INSTAGRAM: Walking into a club full of hot people.
THREADS: You can’t see the hot clubbers but each gets 10 seconds to say the most random thing they can think of.
TWITTER: The club kids throw their drinks at you.
BLUESKY: Afterparty at Doug’s place.
THREADS: You can’t see the hot clubbers but each gets 10 seconds to say the most random thing they can think of.
TWITTER: The club kids throw their drinks at you.
BLUESKY: Afterparty at Doug’s place.
July 8, 2023 at 1:51 AM
INSTAGRAM: Walking into a club full of hot people.
THREADS: You can’t see the hot clubbers but each gets 10 seconds to say the most random thing they can think of.
TWITTER: The club kids throw their drinks at you.
BLUESKY: Afterparty at Doug’s place.
THREADS: You can’t see the hot clubbers but each gets 10 seconds to say the most random thing they can think of.
TWITTER: The club kids throw their drinks at you.
BLUESKY: Afterparty at Doug’s place.
“Taiwan for years has tried to attract more foreign talent to the country. But now some foreign residents are realizing that when they get ill, they don't get the help they need.”
July 5, 2023 at 4:09 PM
“Taiwan for years has tried to attract more foreign talent to the country. But now some foreign residents are realizing that when they get ill, they don't get the help they need.”
What’s up Taiwan! Here’s who I have found so far; who am I missing?
@brianhioe.bsky.social
@emilyywu.bsky.social
@lnachman32.bsky.social
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
@ryanhk.bsky.social
@kerim.oxus.net
@tculpan.bsky.social
@rikglauert.bsky.social
@bingwang.bsky.social
@brianhioe.bsky.social
@emilyywu.bsky.social
@lnachman32.bsky.social
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
@ryanhk.bsky.social
@kerim.oxus.net
@tculpan.bsky.social
@rikglauert.bsky.social
@bingwang.bsky.social
July 4, 2023 at 11:39 AM
What’s up Taiwan! Here’s who I have found so far; who am I missing?
@brianhioe.bsky.social
@emilyywu.bsky.social
@lnachman32.bsky.social
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
@ryanhk.bsky.social
@kerim.oxus.net
@tculpan.bsky.social
@rikglauert.bsky.social
@bingwang.bsky.social
@brianhioe.bsky.social
@emilyywu.bsky.social
@lnachman32.bsky.social
@emilyzfeng.bsky.social
@ryanhk.bsky.social
@kerim.oxus.net
@tculpan.bsky.social
@rikglauert.bsky.social
@bingwang.bsky.social
I think I’m gonna stick with Bluesky. Who’s with me?
Threads and Twitter can cancel each other in the boxing ring.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094072
Threads and Twitter can cancel each other in the boxing ring.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094072
July 4, 2023 at 2:29 AM
I think I’m gonna stick with Bluesky. Who’s with me?
Threads and Twitter can cancel each other in the boxing ring.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094072
Threads and Twitter can cancel each other in the boxing ring.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66094072
Can confirm.
I have reported this grocery store and am awaiting a response from the mod team
July 3, 2023 at 3:11 AM
Can confirm.
Two Twitter features that pushed me over the edge (in addition to the rest):
1. Horrific car crash videos follow on the heels of a cute cat content. No one wants that kind of video reel curation.
2. The tidal wave of AI-related Tweets. “AI is a liar”, “You’re not using AI right,” etc.
1. Horrific car crash videos follow on the heels of a cute cat content. No one wants that kind of video reel curation.
2. The tidal wave of AI-related Tweets. “AI is a liar”, “You’re not using AI right,” etc.
July 2, 2023 at 5:09 AM
Two Twitter features that pushed me over the edge (in addition to the rest):
1. Horrific car crash videos follow on the heels of a cute cat content. No one wants that kind of video reel curation.
2. The tidal wave of AI-related Tweets. “AI is a liar”, “You’re not using AI right,” etc.
1. Horrific car crash videos follow on the heels of a cute cat content. No one wants that kind of video reel curation.
2. The tidal wave of AI-related Tweets. “AI is a liar”, “You’re not using AI right,” etc.
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The Supreme Court using a completely fabricated harm to justify actual harm towards people who face real discrimination is an apt metaphor for modern conservatism
June 30, 2023 at 2:13 PM
The Supreme Court using a completely fabricated harm to justify actual harm towards people who face real discrimination is an apt metaphor for modern conservatism