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David Gilbert
British technologist / futurologist living & working in Shenzhen, China
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Robo Geisha (need I say anymore?!)
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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.
16 hours ago
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simonlancaster
bit much hassle to replace it. Apparently sleeping on a hard surface is good for your back anyway!
16 hours ago
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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
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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?
19 hours ago
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I love Google Docs but they really need to improve the UI design. Reminds me of Word 95. Still, much better than Word 2007!
20 hours ago
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Chengdu bus fire blamed on 62-year-old suicidal gambler -
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22 hours ago
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Birds are merrily tweeting outside my bedroom window. Countryside + broadband = the good life.
Thursday
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Don't think I ever fully appreciated how quiet and peaceful it is in the UK till I left China!
Thursday
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I'd forgotten how soft UK beds were having slept on hard Chinese matress the past 10 months. Me likes!
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thecoffeestop
yeah but just for 2 weeks - dim sum next week sometime?
Thursday
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Is it me or have UK people gotten fatter since 1 year ago? Perhaps I'm just used to super skinny Chinese physique...
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sachington
hey Sarah, I just got back this morning. Sure you can't revise from Norwich for a few days?
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David in Hong Kong airport waiting for 17 hour flight *can't wait*.
Wednesday
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lol, too true. I wonder if people will regress to the old cash-under-the-matress system soon?!
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In my pocket I have Chinese Yuan, Hong Kong Dollars, Korean Won, British Pounds & Euro. I feel like a bank!!
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At Shenzhen border control. Long queue tonight. Goodbye China!
Wednesday
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Just ordered "manggwo bing" and it has nothing to do with search
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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.
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Why do Microsoft call the mac version of Outlook "Entourage" and not just Outlook?
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Reflections on 10 months in Shenzhen -
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60 glorious years of communist rule in China: we still miss you Mao!
Tuesday
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Reflections on 10 Months in Shenzhen -
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Maybe the only thing you can trust on CCTV is the date and time. (via @
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Just used the iPhone Bump application - how the heck does it work?!
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where's that?
Tuesday
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lossofmind
interesting. Seems the extra attention is most prevalent in people's minds!
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