Taiwanomaly
@taiwanomaly.bsky.social
Promoting awareness of Taiwan on Bluesky! 🇹🇼
If it can breach Fordow it can breach Chiashan, and even if China lacks a similar MOAB (and plane) it may be able
to use repeated runs with 5-10K lbs bombs.
to use repeated runs with 5-10K lbs bombs.
June 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If it can breach Fordow it can breach Chiashan, and even if China lacks a similar MOAB (and plane) it may be able
to use repeated runs with 5-10K lbs bombs.
to use repeated runs with 5-10K lbs bombs.
A recent ad for Taiwan Beer references the viral hand gesture national team captain Chen Chieh-hsien made after winning the Premier12 championship in late 2024.
(It’s meant to highlight the absence of “Taiwan” on the jersey; the team must compete as “Chinese Taipei”.)
(It’s meant to highlight the absence of “Taiwan” on the jersey; the team must compete as “Chinese Taipei”.)
June 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A recent ad for Taiwan Beer references the viral hand gesture national team captain Chen Chieh-hsien made after winning the Premier12 championship in late 2024.
(It’s meant to highlight the absence of “Taiwan” on the jersey; the team must compete as “Chinese Taipei”.)
(It’s meant to highlight the absence of “Taiwan” on the jersey; the team must compete as “Chinese Taipei”.)
Ad for new Starlux Seattle-Taipei routes at SeaTac
June 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ad for new Starlux Seattle-Taipei routes at SeaTac
ETFs are fast becoming the most favored asset class in Taiwan’s market, which is unique in that >50% of investments are held by individuals not institutions.
May 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
ETFs are fast becoming the most favored asset class in Taiwan’s market, which is unique in that >50% of investments are held by individuals not institutions.
Well, Taiwanese investors sure do like ETFs, but yes actively managed products have higher fees but may not be more performant vs. passive index-tracking ones
May 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Well, Taiwanese investors sure do like ETFs, but yes actively managed products have higher fees but may not be more performant vs. passive index-tracking ones
Taiwan street scene background art 🖼️ @ellie5756milky.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Taiwan street scene background art 🖼️ @ellie5756milky.bsky.social
Asus, however, is sticking more closely to the brown fan route with this RTX 5080 variant.
May 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Asus, however, is sticking more closely to the brown fan route with this RTX 5080 variant.
New from Computex, Acer TransBuds require “connecting to a smartphone or tablet via a plug-in receiver” but allow live translation.
May 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New from Computex, Acer TransBuds require “connecting to a smartphone or tablet via a plug-in receiver” but allow live translation.
Computex isn’t just brown computer fans, you’ve also got PCs selling in handheld formats, themed graphics cards, and even a laptop with a craftsman-made Japanese lacquerware back.
May 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Computex isn’t just brown computer fans, you’ve also got PCs selling in handheld formats, themed graphics cards, and even a laptop with a craftsman-made Japanese lacquerware back.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang spotted meeting with Trump on sidelines of UAE visit.
May 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang spotted meeting with Trump on sidelines of UAE visit.
Street signage in Taipei
📸 @gyokusai.bsky.social
📸 @gyokusai.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Street signage in Taipei
📸 @gyokusai.bsky.social
📸 @gyokusai.bsky.social
Fabric detail from a dress celebrating WWII victory with prominent ROC flags
(Originally posted by @chriswoodyard.bsky.social)
(Originally posted by @chriswoodyard.bsky.social)
May 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fabric detail from a dress celebrating WWII victory with prominent ROC flags
(Originally posted by @chriswoodyard.bsky.social)
(Originally posted by @chriswoodyard.bsky.social)
While there’s no absolute explanation to be had, FT surmises the $1.7 trillion with a T asset pile Taiwanese insurers have amassed means recent USD depreciation is a problem: these companies need to meet NTD-denominated liabilities with USD-denominated assets.
May 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
While there’s no absolute explanation to be had, FT surmises the $1.7 trillion with a T asset pile Taiwanese insurers have amassed means recent USD depreciation is a problem: these companies need to meet NTD-denominated liabilities with USD-denominated assets.
It’s one of the only—if not the last—carriers to continue to fly the dash two hundred variant, which has crazy thrust reversers.
April 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It’s one of the only—if not the last—carriers to continue to fly the dash two hundred variant, which has crazy thrust reversers.
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by its toe (or, in this case, a Tigerair by its tail)
📸 @tsniedziewski.bsky.social
📸 @tsniedziewski.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe, catch a tiger by its toe (or, in this case, a Tigerair by its tail)
📸 @tsniedziewski.bsky.social
📸 @tsniedziewski.bsky.social
Two posts down from yours on my feed I have someone calling Starmer an “absolute melt”
April 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Two posts down from yours on my feed I have someone calling Starmer an “absolute melt”
Well, the weird thing is that for every year of coverage, inflows and outflows are nearly balanced in the NYT article drawing on Meta’s data. The Moody’s Analytics data, however, shows a 150K net outflow for 2020 alone. Why the discrepancy?
(And I did use 2019-2022 timeframe despite typo of 2018)
(And I did use 2019-2022 timeframe despite typo of 2018)
April 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Well, the weird thing is that for every year of coverage, inflows and outflows are nearly balanced in the NYT article drawing on Meta’s data. The Moody’s Analytics data, however, shows a 150K net outflow for 2020 alone. Why the discrepancy?
(And I did use 2019-2022 timeframe despite typo of 2018)
(And I did use 2019-2022 timeframe despite typo of 2018)
Fun little visualization accompanies this article on research using Meta data to track migration.
At least among users who relocated for a year or more, net immigration to Taiwan was flat 2019-2022.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
At least among users who relocated for a year or more, net immigration to Taiwan was flat 2019-2022.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
April 20, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Fun little visualization accompanies this article on research using Meta data to track migration.
At least among users who relocated for a year or more, net immigration to Taiwan was flat 2019-2022.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
At least among users who relocated for a year or more, net immigration to Taiwan was flat 2019-2022.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has extended—this time indefinitely—measures designed to curb short-selling.
Taiwan is unique in having a very high percentage of shares owned by households (50% of market participants by turnover) not institutional investors.
Taiwan is unique in having a very high percentage of shares owned by households (50% of market participants by turnover) not institutional investors.
April 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission has extended—this time indefinitely—measures designed to curb short-selling.
Taiwan is unique in having a very high percentage of shares owned by households (50% of market participants by turnover) not institutional investors.
Taiwan is unique in having a very high percentage of shares owned by households (50% of market participants by turnover) not institutional investors.
The National Palace Museum’s gift shop may also be worth a visit—unsure if the Jadeite Cabbage Hedgehogs are still available but there’s sure to be something that catches your eye!
April 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The National Palace Museum’s gift shop may also be worth a visit—unsure if the Jadeite Cabbage Hedgehogs are still available but there’s sure to be something that catches your eye!
Also potentially relevant here is chaining GPUs to act as if they were a single huge processor with team green’s NVLink™
April 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Also potentially relevant here is chaining GPUs to act as if they were a single huge processor with team green’s NVLink™
Also worth noting that while China has moved fast to become less dependent on exports to the U.S. (see the CaxiaBank research note if no Bloomberg subscription), per Reuters “no other country buys more from China”
www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics...
www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics...
April 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Also worth noting that while China has moved fast to become less dependent on exports to the U.S. (see the CaxiaBank research note if no Bloomberg subscription), per Reuters “no other country buys more from China”
www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics...
www.caixabankresearch.com/en/economics...
Pizza Hut Taiwan currently offers hot-pot pizza, apparently in collaboration with a Michelin-starred chef.
Hat tip to @goteamjosh.bsky.social whose keen eyes spotted this delish deep-dish.
Pizza Hut’s website warns to avoid tilting during transport, or you’ll spill the soup!
Hat tip to @goteamjosh.bsky.social whose keen eyes spotted this delish deep-dish.
Pizza Hut’s website warns to avoid tilting during transport, or you’ll spill the soup!
February 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Pizza Hut Taiwan currently offers hot-pot pizza, apparently in collaboration with a Michelin-starred chef.
Hat tip to @goteamjosh.bsky.social whose keen eyes spotted this delish deep-dish.
Pizza Hut’s website warns to avoid tilting during transport, or you’ll spill the soup!
Hat tip to @goteamjosh.bsky.social whose keen eyes spotted this delish deep-dish.
Pizza Hut’s website warns to avoid tilting during transport, or you’ll spill the soup!
What a dramatic appearance of Taipei 101!
🎥 Kamil Sabathy (who isn’t on Bluesky)
🎥 Kamil Sabathy (who isn’t on Bluesky)
February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
What a dramatic appearance of Taipei 101!
🎥 Kamil Sabathy (who isn’t on Bluesky)
🎥 Kamil Sabathy (who isn’t on Bluesky)