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It seems Adgitize is to close. That’s one of the nicest ways to get traffic with little ad boxes on the side of this blog! What a pity! Ken Brown wrote this email to everyone today: "I regret to inform you that we are closing Adgitize. We have enjoyed working with you over the last…
Betelnut culture in Taiwan
Betel nuts are commonly eaten in South East Asia, and in Taiwan there’s quite a sub-culture of this… Take a look at this excellent video. In Chinese, the term for the sales girls is “Betel Nut Princesses”! You’ll see how they dress!
Can you use second hand equipment? It might be sensible…
I’m a big fan of using second information technology products where possible. One of my PCs at home is second hand as you probably saw from the picture of my companion PC – a very old 1.5GHz AMD but sporting a new monitor! It feels like a NEW PC… Some used equipment is great value:…
Carbs vs. Fat: Which is the real obesity culprit?
One of the conundrums of recent medical science especially where I come from is the fact that despite much information, education and training, rates of heart disease in Scotland haven’t changed significantly despite a lot of effort at changing fat consumption. Perhaps the culprit isn’t fat, but the other dietary input … carbs. LA Times…
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New Radio Station: WWRN in Taipei
I’ve been listening to this station as an alternative to ICRT which is basically defunct for foreign listeners, and has been for a while! WWRN has quite a variety of programming. Let’s see how things shake out. edited: I have found that they have been having problems, but I don’t know why…? Kenneth