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Looking forward to being back at Stanford on December 2 for this very special event, on a program about Chinese typewriters, Lin Yutang, and all sorts of related issues with @tsmullaney.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social & other special people cc @afrawang.bsky.social @koxinga.bsky.social
The legendary 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 has been found. On 2 Dec, Stanford will reintroduce it to the world, featuring: Tom Mullaney, Yangyang Cheng, Emma Teng, David Brock, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Willie Liu, & Martin Wong
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October 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Looking forward to being back at Stanford on December 2 for this very special event, on a program about Chinese typewriters, Lin Yutang, and all sorts of related issues with @tsmullaney.bsky.social @yangyangcheng.bsky.social & other special people cc @afrawang.bsky.social @koxinga.bsky.social
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Interesting piece on the influence of Silicon Valley's organic intellectuals on the Chinese tech scene. asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
The China Tech Canon—Asterisk
How does the *paideía* of the Chinese tech elite differ from their counterparts in Silicon Valley?
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October 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Interesting piece on the influence of Silicon Valley's organic intellectuals on the Chinese tech scene. asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...
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Our new magazine, Equator, is officially out in the world — and here @equatormag.bsky.social
Sign up for preview emails, donate, and get tickets to our launch event in London: equator.org
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September 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Our new magazine, Equator, is officially out in the world — and here @equatormag.bsky.social
Sign up for preview emails, donate, and get tickets to our launch event in London: equator.org
Sign up for preview emails, donate, and get tickets to our launch event in London: equator.org
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Last week, I did two events, one at Stanford hosted by the Hoover Institution, the other at San Francisco's @cwclub.bsky.social in cooperation w/ @dissentmag.bsky.social /video of one and audio of the other are now up online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfZ2... & www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...
The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy And Beijing | Hoover Institution
YouTube video by Hoover Institution
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August 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Last week, I did two events, one at Stanford hosted by the Hoover Institution, the other at San Francisco's @cwclub.bsky.social in cooperation w/ @dissentmag.bsky.social /video of one and audio of the other are now up online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfZ2... & www.commonwealthclub.org/events/archi...
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Doing a launch for Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink at @cwclub.bsky.social (with Helen Zia as interlocutor) was a highlight of my launch events for that 2020 book on resistance & repression/glad to be returning July 30 to talk about my new work on the topic www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-...
The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing
Why are activists in Thailand, Hong Kong and Burma willing to court danger to help one another? Historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom met dozens of dissidents, including Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, known for hi...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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July 30, I'll be back to speak at @cwclub.bsky.social in San Francisco www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-... --in conversation with Philip Yun (mentioning this brings back good memories of the two 2020 Hong Kong book talks I gave in SF in dialogue with Helen Zia and Mary Kay Magistad)
The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing
Why are activists in Thailand, Hong Kong and Burma willing to court danger to help one another? Historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom met dozens of dissidents, including Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal, known for hi...
www.commonwealthclub.org
June 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Pleased by the lively & varied collection of friends who began arriving to chat after I took the photo: @chinarhyming.bsky.social Isabel Hilton Ed Pulford @afrawang.bsky.social Jeffrey Ngo Lijia Zhang Harriet Evans + soon to graduate history major Pan Siripark (who nicely came in from Cambridge)
Enjoyed showing an advance copy of my new @columbiagr.bsky.social reports book to UK friends yesterday, at the cafe in Russell Square where I did some of my best interviews with exiles, the book on The Milk Tea Alliance is beside my go-to milk tea, Chai (even though the book isn’t about India)
May 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Pleased by the lively & varied collection of friends who began arriving to chat after I took the photo: @chinarhyming.bsky.social Isabel Hilton Ed Pulford @afrawang.bsky.social Jeffrey Ngo Lijia Zhang Harriet Evans + soon to graduate history major Pan Siripark (who nicely came in from Cambridge)
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👇 Today, in person, in London, talking about Orwell & China w/ @isabelh.bsky.social & Cindy Yu (our 3rd event as a trio, after 2 for Cindy's "Chinese Whispers" podcast, on protests www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/echo... & on the Qing (recorded in the British Museum) www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/did-...
May 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
👇 Today, in person, in London, talking about Orwell & China w/ @isabelh.bsky.social & Cindy Yu (our 3rd event as a trio, after 2 for Cindy's "Chinese Whispers" podcast, on protests www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/echo... & on the Qing (recorded in the British Museum) www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/did-...
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The People's Republic of China is a rare example of a "Big Brother" state where Orwell's work is widely read.
So, what *does* Orwell mean in China?
Join us live in London with @jwassers.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social and Cindy Yu.
www.orwellfestival.co.uk/booking/p/ch...
So, what *does* Orwell mean in China?
Join us live in London with @jwassers.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social and Cindy Yu.
www.orwellfestival.co.uk/booking/p/ch...
May 16, 2025 at 9:46 AM
The People's Republic of China is a rare example of a "Big Brother" state where Orwell's work is widely read.
So, what *does* Orwell mean in China?
Join us live in London with @jwassers.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social and Cindy Yu.
www.orwellfestival.co.uk/booking/p/ch...
So, what *does* Orwell mean in China?
Join us live in London with @jwassers.bsky.social, @isabelh.bsky.social and Cindy Yu.
www.orwellfestival.co.uk/booking/p/ch...
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Very proud of my former undergrad student @afrawang.bsky.social —who keeps doing new things & doing them well (& with style), from her work with the Loud Murmers podcast to this substack (excerpts below) afraw.substack.com/p/the-clock-...
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Very proud of my former undergrad student @afrawang.bsky.social —who keeps doing new things & doing them well (& with style), from her work with the Loud Murmers podcast to this substack (excerpts below) afraw.substack.com/p/the-clock-...
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I have a new book due out June 10 on protest & repression in HK and SE Asia, & I'm doing a lot of events related to the themes in April, in NYC, Boston, Minneapolis, at Pomona, &, for the 1st time, @ Luther College, Iowa, 2 events there www.luther.edu/event/youth-... & www.luther.edu/event/studen...
Youth Activism in Asia from the 1980s to the 2020s: Repeated Patterns and Dramatic Developments | Luther College
Asian youths have been at the forefront of democratic movements for decades. This talk highlights the dramatic demonstrations of the […]
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March 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I have a new book due out June 10 on protest & repression in HK and SE Asia, & I'm doing a lot of events related to the themes in April, in NYC, Boston, Minneapolis, at Pomona, &, for the 1st time, @ Luther College, Iowa, 2 events there www.luther.edu/event/youth-... & www.luther.edu/event/studen...
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One of the best ways to understand DeepSeek via @afrawang.bsky.social
The way we understand DeepSeek has to have some insider insights to fully make sense and here are observations to support that realization:
DeepSeek's rapid adoption is highly symbolic.
www.ai-supremacy.com/p/deepseek-a...
The way we understand DeepSeek has to have some insider insights to fully make sense and here are observations to support that realization:
DeepSeek's rapid adoption is highly symbolic.
www.ai-supremacy.com/p/deepseek-a...
DeepSeek and Tencent Bundle: Explained
DeepSeek is accelerating China's AI scene on the ground 🌍 the most radical integration in AI is not what Sam Altman thought?
www.ai-supremacy.com
March 17, 2025 at 8:54 PM
One of the best ways to understand DeepSeek via @afrawang.bsky.social
The way we understand DeepSeek has to have some insider insights to fully make sense and here are observations to support that realization:
DeepSeek's rapid adoption is highly symbolic.
www.ai-supremacy.com/p/deepseek-a...
The way we understand DeepSeek has to have some insider insights to fully make sense and here are observations to support that realization:
DeepSeek's rapid adoption is highly symbolic.
www.ai-supremacy.com/p/deepseek-a...
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Don't miss our upcoming book talk with NPR correspondent Emily Feng, discussing her book "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom," identity in Xi Jinping's China, and her own journey as a journalist – in conversation with China Books Review editor Alec Ash. Register now to secure your seat!
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Emily Feng on Identity in Xi Jinping's China
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March 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Don't miss our upcoming book talk with NPR correspondent Emily Feng, discussing her book "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom," identity in Xi Jinping's China, and her own journey as a journalist – in conversation with China Books Review editor Alec Ash. Register now to secure your seat!
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Reposting this post of mine from 1.5 years ago... I still find this fascinating
vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023...
vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023...
Travel time ~= 750 * distance ^ 0.6
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November 29, 2024 at 4:52 AM
Reposting this post of mine from 1.5 years ago... I still find this fascinating
vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023...
vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023...
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Bluesky has passed 21M users.
November 21, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Bluesky has passed 21M users.
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Interesting to see the recent spike in activity over here. I have been around for a few such waves over on Farcaster, curious to see how it plays out over here.
November 20, 2024 at 1:37 PM
Interesting to see the recent spike in activity over here. I have been around for a few such waves over on Farcaster, curious to see how it plays out over here.
合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。
August 8, 2023 at 10:11 AM
合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。
The plight of decentralized social networks echoes the plight of decentralized identity - and the plight of linking an ETH address to a real human.
July 26, 2023 at 2:49 AM
The plight of decentralized social networks echoes the plight of decentralized identity - and the plight of linking an ETH address to a real human.
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Proposed categorization of the Three Great Tribes of Health/Longevity:
Steak, Kale, Metformin
Steak, Kale, Metformin
June 3, 2023 at 9:29 AM
Proposed categorization of the Three Great Tribes of Health/Longevity:
Steak, Kale, Metformin
Steak, Kale, Metformin
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