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China salaries (via J.M. Gemini): Receptionist=$3K, Unix admin=$50k, Bizdev Mgr=$100k, Eng Mgr or Mktg Dir=$150K. http://www.gemini.com.hk/assets...

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Apple got 1 out of every 5 dollars spent on electronics this Christmas. Only Best Buy and Walmart beat Apple Retail. http://www.macrumors.com/2012...

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Type this into Google today: sqrt(cos(x))*cos(300x)+sqrt(abs(x))-0.7)*(4-x*x)^0.01, sqrt(6-x^2), -sqrt(6-x^2)

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RT @cyberdoggie: Interesting new Amex product: The Nexpedition. The vacation that's doled out one surprise at a time. http://blogs.hbr.org/cs...

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David Owen @newyorker new book "Conundrum" on @econtalker says there is no easy way to be Green. I hate that conclusion http://www.econtalk.org/archive...

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RT @NiuB: One Chinese City Raids an Apple Reseller in Growing iPad Trademark Row | Tech in Asia http://www.penn-olson.com/2012... by @SirSteven

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RT @engadget: Reports: Authorities removing iPads from stores in China, following trademark ruling http://www.engadget.com/2012...

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I thought I knew LinkedIn, but this is a great summary including tips I hadn't heard before: http://www.scribd.com/doc...

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I scored 51 on this quiz to see which kind of American I am. Sadly, that's probably different from most of my friends. http://blog.richardsprague.com/2012...

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Coming apart from my children - http://blog.richardsprague.com/2012...

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Recommended by Quantified Self. Medicine is the ultimate personal technology. http://pinterest.com/pin...

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RT @wolfgroupasia: China not a lock for Nokia either, by the way. Ignore the installed-base numbers: $NOK is in a battle for its life in China. $appl $mmi

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Photo: Pottery Barn rule in Chinese: you break it, you bought it. (Taken with Instagram at Blue Zoo Beijing... http://sprague.tumblr.com/post...

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Pottery Barn rule in Chinese: you break it, you bought it. (Taken with Instagram at Blue Zoo Beijing Aquarium 富国海底世界) - http://sprague.tumblr.com/post...

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Watching BBC "The Incredible Human Journey, Asia". Evenki nomads of Siberia &China. Amazing people still live that way. http://www.bbc.co.uk/program...

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Perfect day for a team hike on the Great Wall. A little chilly is better for climbing. (Taken with instagram) - http://sprague.tumblr.com/post...

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Photo: Perfect day for a team hike on the Great Wall. A little chilly is better for climbing. (Taken with... http://sprague.tumblr.com/post...

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The number of meetings required to make a decision equals the factorial of the number of decision makers. #whyIAmSoBusy

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"At press time, it was unclear if the protesters were wearing clothing manufactured in the USA" [you know the answer] http://www.tuaw.com/2012...

Friday from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Always good sinica podcast w/@kaiserkuo et al but US election talk makes me think these guys have been out US too long. http://popupchinese.com/lessons...

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I'm at Apple Store (131 N Xidan Ave., at Joy City, Beijing) https://foursquare.com/sprague...

February 9 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

Terrible error message: "server may be down for maintenance". You mean you don't know? #evernote

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Always awkward when visiting US VIPs talk about "losing to China". Update your presentation please! Better yet, update your mindset.

February 8 from Twitter - Comment - Like - Share

New $5/mo very cool data analysis service from @WolframAlpha Pro. Wonder when it's on iPad? | The Verge http://www.theverge.com/2012... via @verge

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Making plans for my visit to Tokyo Feb27-28, but seems like all the hotels are booked. Is there something big happening that week?

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The secret of China's success inadvertently revealed on a Beijing subway poster. http://twitter.com/sprague...

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RT @jonah_kessel: Global Times: "Western journalists in China know little about the reality of China's rural areas" http://www.globaltimes.cn/NEWS...

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Transplanting my wife's life from one PC to another. Using Robocopy cuz the old computer's flaky. It's gonna be a long weekend.

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Fireworks still going strong all over Beijing after Chinese New Year. http://twitter.com/sprague...

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Stanford student says women wouldn't switch out of engineering majors if the classes were more fun. http://www.stanforddaily.com/2012...

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