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David Gilbert

David Gilbert

British technologist / futurologist living & working in Shenzhen, China
Robo Geisha (need I say anymore?!) http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Robo Geisha (need I say anymore?!) http://bit.ly/KLddy
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@tonnieh good idea but still dubious as to whether they will report truthfully on progress. Will try a few different approaches.
@simonlancaster bit much hassle to replace it. Apparently sleeping on a hard surface is good for your back anyway!
@tonnieh for example "will you be able to complete xyz on time?" - often the answer you will get is yes, even if they mean no or maybe
What's the right way to ask a Chinese if they will be able to deliver on schedule and get a straight answer without them loosing face?
I love Google Docs but they really need to improve the UI design. Reminds me of Word 95. Still, much better than Word 2007!
Chengdu bus fire blamed on 62-year-old suicidal gambler - http://www.danwei.org/front_p...
Birds are merrily tweeting outside my bedroom window. Countryside + broadband = the good life.
Don't think I ever fully appreciated how quiet and peaceful it is in the UK till I left China!
I'd forgotten how soft UK beds were having slept on hard Chinese matress the past 10 months. Me likes!
@thecoffeestop yeah but just for 2 weeks - dim sum next week sometime?
Is it me or have UK people gotten fatter since 1 year ago? Perhaps I'm just used to super skinny Chinese physique...
@sachington hey Sarah, I just got back this morning. Sure you can't revise from Norwich for a few days?
David in Hong Kong airport waiting for 17 hour flight *can't wait*.
@timmaughan lol, too true. I wonder if people will regress to the old cash-under-the-matress system soon?!
In my pocket I have Chinese Yuan, Hong Kong Dollars, Korean Won, British Pounds & Euro. I feel like a bank!!
At Shenzhen border control. Long queue tonight. Goodbye China!
Just ordered "manggwo bing" and it has nothing to do with search http://twitpic.com/8xkmb
Just ordered "manggwo bing" and it has nothing to do with search http://twitpic.com/8xkmb
Just as I was looking forward to escaping the inferno of southern China a heatwave is declared exactly where I'm going in the UK tomorrow.
Why do Microsoft call the mac version of Outlook "Entourage" and not just Outlook?
Reflections on 10 months in Shenzhen - http://www.randomwire.com/2009...
60 glorious years of communist rule in China: we still miss you Mao!
Reflections on 10 Months in Shenzhen - http://www.randomwire.com/2009...
Maybe the only thing you can trust on CCTV is the date and time. (via @shuocheng)
Just used the iPhone Bump application - how the heck does it work?!
@simonlancaster where's that?
@simonlancaster @riceagain @lossofmind interesting. Seems the extra attention is most prevalent in people's minds!
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