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This is all due to Warner Bros being weird with their HK titles. That being said, Criterion releasing The Blade gives me hope. Pedicab has an incredible fight scene between Sammo and Lau Kar-Leung that everyone should see.
December 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is all due to Warner Bros being weird with their HK titles. That being said, Criterion releasing The Blade gives me hope. Pedicab has an incredible fight scene between Sammo and Lau Kar-Leung that everyone should see.
A lot of interplay between Taiwanese and Mainland craft beer over the years. Taihu used to have multiple locations in the PRC. In fact, one of the biggest viral videos of Chinese craft beer happened at their Xiamen location.
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
A lot of interplay between Taiwanese and Mainland craft beer over the years. Taihu used to have multiple locations in the PRC. In fact, one of the biggest viral videos of Chinese craft beer happened at their Xiamen location.
If they are watching it on a modern screen, something in the chain is upscaling already. Might as well be something good. That being said, have you done any comparisons between Sline36 and upscaling used by MadVR and MPV? MadVR looks so good with all the good knobs maxed out.
November 17, 2025 at 3:11 AM
If they are watching it on a modern screen, something in the chain is upscaling already. Might as well be something good. That being said, have you done any comparisons between Sline36 and upscaling used by MadVR and MPV? MadVR looks so good with all the good knobs maxed out.
With great practice (temp surfing + manual preinfusion), it's possible to make a great latte with the Gaggia, but it's damn near impossible to do it twice in one morning. The steam consistency is the big one for milk drinks. Gaggiuino is the way. Much easier than it looks to install. Game changer.
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
With great practice (temp surfing + manual preinfusion), it's possible to make a great latte with the Gaggia, but it's damn near impossible to do it twice in one morning. The steam consistency is the big one for milk drinks. Gaggiuino is the way. Much easier than it looks to install. Game changer.
I feel like every few months I watch something with him in it, look up his Wiki and go "damn, he's still alive!" RIP
November 11, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I feel like every few months I watch something with him in it, look up his Wiki and go "damn, he's still alive!" RIP
The first film or TV show to really understand Tulsa since Rumble Fish. Watchmen gets a lot right, but it looks completely wrong since it was filmed in Georgia.
November 7, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The first film or TV show to really understand Tulsa since Rumble Fish. Watchmen gets a lot right, but it looks completely wrong since it was filmed in Georgia.
In China? Have you been here before? Rent in major cities is so high that migrant workers (like waimai drivers) sleep 4+ beds to a room. In Beijing, the median salary is 10500 RMB/month. The median rent within the 5th Ring Road is 7000 RMB for a 1 bedroom.
November 6, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In China? Have you been here before? Rent in major cities is so high that migrant workers (like waimai drivers) sleep 4+ beds to a room. In Beijing, the median salary is 10500 RMB/month. The median rent within the 5th Ring Road is 7000 RMB for a 1 bedroom.
Great list! What a year. I'd add Asthenic Syndrome, Unbelievable Truth, Interrogation, Caligari, The Church, Beijing Watermelon, Cook/Thief/Wife/Lover, ItLoD4, Elephant, Meat Love, Gang of Four, Patlabor, Recollections of the Yellow House, My 20th C, Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia, and Sukkubus
November 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Great list! What a year. I'd add Asthenic Syndrome, Unbelievable Truth, Interrogation, Caligari, The Church, Beijing Watermelon, Cook/Thief/Wife/Lover, ItLoD4, Elephant, Meat Love, Gang of Four, Patlabor, Recollections of the Yellow House, My 20th C, Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia, and Sukkubus
I have successfully not bought any new accessories or tools for my Gaggia in over 3 months. Do I have stuff in my cart? Of course. But this is a win for me.
November 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I have successfully not bought any new accessories or tools for my Gaggia in over 3 months. Do I have stuff in my cart? Of course. But this is a win for me.
I have one. Bought a broken one from Japan for cheap a few years ago. PSU recap and a new rubber band for the floppy fixed it up easily. The video output is awful. Weird scaling and windowboxing through S-video. I'd love to sell it and buy a desktop FM Towns instead.
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I have one. Bought a broken one from Japan for cheap a few years ago. PSU recap and a new rubber band for the floppy fixed it up easily. The video output is awful. Weird scaling and windowboxing through S-video. I'd love to sell it and buy a desktop FM Towns instead.
Djeng has quickly shot up into the commentary pantheon for me. Good mix of "here's a short bio of the guy on screen", personal anecdotes, historical/cultural context and responding to the film. Also zero dead air which is crazy considering how many he does.
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Djeng has quickly shot up into the commentary pantheon for me. Good mix of "here's a short bio of the guy on screen", personal anecdotes, historical/cultural context and responding to the film. Also zero dead air which is crazy considering how many he does.
Walters and Governor Stitt had a big falling out in 2023. Walters is doing stupid shit all the time and often gets more news coverage than the governor. I think the porn thing was a good opportunity to show him the door and the non-profit is a soft landing so he wouldn't put up a fuss.
September 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Walters and Governor Stitt had a big falling out in 2023. Walters is doing stupid shit all the time and often gets more news coverage than the governor. I think the porn thing was a good opportunity to show him the door and the non-profit is a soft landing so he wouldn't put up a fuss.
Best to just follow @michaelpettis.bsky.social if you want ongoing commentary on how this strategy is working for China. He usually will post the major articles floating around on the topic as they pop up.
September 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Best to just follow @michaelpettis.bsky.social if you want ongoing commentary on how this strategy is working for China. He usually will post the major articles floating around on the topic as they pop up.
There are a whole host of internal economic, political and cultural reasons why we won't see a Chinese version of USAID. It's not a geopolitical strategic decision. Philanthropy is heavily discouraged in general. Add on the budget crisis and the general poor state of domestic social services.
September 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There are a whole host of internal economic, political and cultural reasons why we won't see a Chinese version of USAID. It's not a geopolitical strategic decision. Philanthropy is heavily discouraged in general. Add on the budget crisis and the general poor state of domestic social services.
As someone who just bought my first two kits and lives in China, this is oddly targeted towards me.
September 6, 2025 at 6:02 AM
As someone who just bought my first two kits and lives in China, this is oddly targeted towards me.
Get an adapter so you can fill smaller bottles from the bigger tank.
September 2, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Get an adapter so you can fill smaller bottles from the bigger tank.
Hard to keep up with all the new flavors, but I had these "Basil Seafood" Lay's Stax the other day and they were great.
September 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Hard to keep up with all the new flavors, but I had these "Basil Seafood" Lay's Stax the other day and they were great.
I want an MKVToolNix shirt in this style.
August 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I want an MKVToolNix shirt in this style.
Mike, are you able to discuss the editorial decision to refer to this type of outright corruption as a "bold departure from political norms"? I don't think journalists at the NYT would be discussing paying off journalists this way if it took place in another country. Seems oddly deferential.
August 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Mike, are you able to discuss the editorial decision to refer to this type of outright corruption as a "bold departure from political norms"? I don't think journalists at the NYT would be discussing paying off journalists this way if it took place in another country. Seems oddly deferential.
There's apparently a complete film recording of the 1947 staging with Laughton locked up in an archive somewhere. Hope we can see it someday. Still love the Losey film, but Laughton was born for the role.
August 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
There's apparently a complete film recording of the 1947 staging with Laughton locked up in an archive somewhere. Hope we can see it someday. Still love the Losey film, but Laughton was born for the role.
Everyone deserves to have a place to sit and admire all their gadgets.
August 15, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Everyone deserves to have a place to sit and admire all their gadgets.
There is a guy in Tianjin who has a warehouse full of old arcade cabs. Hundreds of cigarette-drenched candy cabs. My dream is to get my work to buy one so I can spend work hours restoring it when I'm bored. MiSTer by far seems like the best solution unless you're an arcade PCB collector.
August 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
There is a guy in Tianjin who has a warehouse full of old arcade cabs. Hundreds of cigarette-drenched candy cabs. My dream is to get my work to buy one so I can spend work hours restoring it when I'm bored. MiSTer by far seems like the best solution unless you're an arcade PCB collector.
I once moved a dresser in Beijing using a public bus. Nowadays, you can just use an app to have a small moving fan show up to your house in under an hour.
August 7, 2025 at 4:55 AM
I once moved a dresser in Beijing using a public bus. Nowadays, you can just use an app to have a small moving fan show up to your house in under an hour.