a shameful waste of madhouse time

Twitter Updates for 2010-03-09

peijin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

if the last few days were your first in shanghai, sorry, but the weather is usually a bit better than this #fb #
just finished watching the 7 year itch. man they dont make comedies like they used to #fb #
are these iron man 2 DVDscreeners real? http://is.gd/a07Ur #fb #
well a fairly high res copy of “From Paris with Love” on 56.com for china peeps http://is.gd/a08pP #fb #
these french chinese gangster are no match for john travolta 　 #
iraq vet talks about his experience of seeing “the hurt locker”–through the one eye he has left http://nyti.ms/bT0ETz #fb #
one iraqi said, after voting: “we’re not free yet. we have an american occupation and an iranian administration.” #fb #
youku has chomsky speaking on Gaza http://is.gd/a1v3R #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-08

peijin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

RT @StephenAtHome: so excited about my office oscar pool - not every office has a pool full of dead guys named oscar #fb #
trying to watch livestream of the #oscars but a bit slow here in china #fb http://is.gd/9V3hh #
@tylerbreed i guess thats the good thing about pirated dvds in china–i own most of those films #
四川的眼泪（The Tears of Sichuan Province） is nominated for best docu…never watched it #fb http://is.gd/9VahL #
havent any of the foreign flicks except Un Prophete which was darn good http://is.gd/9VahL #fb #
http://twitpic.com/17bq2j - #
watching “capitalism: a love story”. given my long history of anticapitalism sentiments i oughtta like it #fb #
mao zedong’s grandson is a fat fucker. chip off the old block, squared http://is.gd/9WTWh #fb #
michael moore section on “dead peasant insurance” is really damning. so this is america #fb #
the michael moore section with Jesus being dubbed over as a capitalist is hilarious #fb #
well at least Star Trek won one award #fb #
like that jazzy version of the INternationale at the end of “Capitalism: A Love Story” #fb #
jimmy carter talking about foreign oil dependence makes me laff. doesnt talk about oil price as arab reprisal #fb #
carter didnt talk about how the energy battle was related to mideast policy/cold war entanglements #fb #
it just goes to show that American presidents perpetually lie or obfuscate to the american people #fb #
RT @dailytelegraph: Depp admits to being a recluse http://bit.ly/aBcV9A #
a new biography about Jean Luc Godard…or something like that http://is.gd/9XsJa #fb #
@davesgonechina i usually wouldnt recommend this movie since i’ve observed most ppl arent as far left as me #fb #
RT @nytimes_wire: Children With Cellphones: The proportion of children with cellphones has nearly doubled since 2005. http://bit.ly/9JwxxV #
RT @sinoconnexion: Wuxi to receive Mexico Pavilion after Shanghai Expo:- http://bit.ly/bmu2c4 #
RT @nytimes_wire: Biden Arrives in Israel on Trip to Restart Peace Talks: http://nyti.ms/bdOY2f #fb #
instead of being productive i went to a bar and drank alone. strangely i dont regret it, in fact dont think i ever have #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-07

peijin — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

RT @teacherdude: Greek riot police attacking photographers in Athens during demo #griots http://flic.kr/p/7HReLW #fb #
i’m not familiar with #TED but i prefer getting ideas from philosophy, history, etc and not from “thought leaders” #fb #
internet addled generation spends more time at talks and conferences than it does reading books of quality #fb #
Now we’re Bollywood West (Ontario gets govt sponsored Bollywood acting school!) http://bit.ly/cJtLL9 #fb #
“the hurt locker” is politically acceptable. make a real anti-war film, or one from iraqi perspective, no way #fb #
there were some powerful films about vietnam, some made 15 or more years after end of war. how about iraq and the war on terror i wonder #fb #
ironic george clooney is making Ewan mCGregor say “i dont know what a Jedi Warrior is” LOL #fb #
han zheng says SHanghai expo cost 18 billion not 400 billion as some said http://is.gd/9SYJp #fb #
Bai Keli says that learning Mandarin Chinese is the wish of the xinjiang ppl–not being coerced http://is.gd/9SYRI #fb #
@KellenParker there is an mac emule client isnt there? recall seeing on on soft.macx.cn a while ago #
@niubi i want to click on that link but i love cats and dont think i’ll have the stomach for whatever i see there #
@catshanghai im not sure what the movie was about #
in this interview Bai Keli doesnt respond to questions about inequality of hans and uighurs http://is.gd/9SYRI #
chinese officials muse clamping down on celeb gossip and scandals in media http://is.gd/9T1g4 #fb #
@KellenParker if you harbor hope for the US can you at least start spelling correctly again? #
@niubi makes me wish i could take in more cats. unfortunately i would need a bigger bed. #
what some dude killed by tiger in the shanghai zoo? nasty. http://is.gd/9T2zT #fb #
tibetan officials says the ppl realise that only the communist party can save them http://is.gd/9T3py #fb #
reading Tony Judt on Primo Levi. man i wish i had this job #fb #
war is only the final flower of an evil tree #fb #
@KaiserKuo yeah i have Postwar. I just bought reappraisals and reading it on kindle/PC #
reading henry adams makes me miss a new england childhood i’ll never have #fb #
@joonian i use it on PC…on amazon.com i just say my region is the US and i get all the books the US has. #
i knew of the word “pine” but i didnt know of the word “repine” #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-06

peijin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

wow, emile de antonio’s “Year of the Pig”–great doc about vietnam. #fb #
to call Meryl Streep’s oscar record as a “losing streak” is idiotic, what, should she win half the time? Have 13 oscars? #fb #
Dubai Killing: We Have DNA Samples, Say Police http://is.gd/9NknC #fb #
yet another munchies session ruined by a real american douchebag in love with his own voice #fb #fml #
Next Firefox to drop Mac OS X 10.4 support http://is.gd/9O4CP #fb #
reading about the CIA, Chile, Guatemala, Iran–all i have left is faith that the US can learn from its mistakes #fb #
i am sick of seeing the iPad “magical and revolutionary” copy on the apple page. LSD is magical ok? so is jesus #fb #
earthquakes in both tangshan and beichuan today at 11 am #fb http://is.gd/9Oxzy #
who is this robert shrader on @shanghaiist that refers to chinese olympics team using first person plural #fb #
@KellenParker the accent seemed clearly american plus numerous references to US of A #
Liao Yiwu stopped from attending German literary festival: Liao Yiwu. Photo by AP On Monday, outspoken Chinese poet Liao Yiwu had b… #
@asteris yeah there’s not a lot to be optimistic about, rationally. hence ‘faith’. #
reading about senator fulbright and “the arrogance of power”. at least some politicians were sane http://is.gd/9OSXA #fb #
The Nation on keeping Bill Moyers’ flame alive: The Moyers Legacy http://is.gd/9OYOO #fb #
Arrestation du cinéaste Jafar Panahi et de sa famille http://is.gd/9P0vj #fb #
can we english speakers sometimes use ‘internautes’ instead of ‘netizen’–just for variety’s sake? http://is.gd/9P2k7 #fb #
@Mal_Asian is this your first time to HK? not sure why else you’d find this surprising #
RT @ellachou: 2010 两会有关互联网治理的发言 http://tr.im/QPCo #lianghui #fb #
“Precious” sweeps indie film awards http://is.gd/9P4iB #fb #
Was woman duped into sex with lover’s twin? http://bit.ly/aTdw0c #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-05

peijin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

colbert on health care: dems and republicans all in bed in with insurance co #
提倡低碳生活–不是过苦日子. just to be perfectly clear about it. even the officials are calculating 碳足迹. #fb #
chinese officials can live low carbon life but the miners are still high carbon (ie coal) and dying for it #fb #
i think most ppl would prefer if chinese officials were more concerned w/ their corruption footprint #fb #
@sueannetay i think my vision of an ideal US would be a bigger, hipper, more athletic version of Canada #fb #
watching Shutter Island on youku.com http://is.gd/9JR8I #fb #
haha Shutter Island, what a predictable mindfuck. but enjoyable in a way #fb #
Pub Crawl Leader Wanted (finally a job in shanghai that i am qualified for) http://is.gd/9Kjrl #fb #
just heard ‘douchebag’ in “return of the secaucus 7″–wonder if it was in vogue in 1980. #fb #
the only person i recognized right away in return of secaucus seven is David Straithairn #fb #
starting the michael caine movie “harry brown” http://is.gd/9KPPZ #fb #
michael caine as geriatric vigilante is a bit too much disbelief for me to suspend #fb #
emily mortimer was in 2 of the movies watched today: shutter island and harry brown http://is.gd/9L7el #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-04

peijin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

the nation says it has facts not found on Fox News. I was unaware that Fox News had any facts #fb #
if education developed faculties of fact analysis as well as imagination, all of america would move left #fb #
RT @alexbkane: My latest from @Mondoweiss: Nonviolent protests are also taking place in Gaza http://bit.ly/cCeFaV #fb #
RT @asteris @novaspivack Rare Buddhist flower (blossoms once per 3k yrs) found under nun’s washing machine in China http://bit.ly/dv1yEv #fb #
RT @asteris: A Decent Factory - A Thomas Balmès docu (2004) http://bit.ly/cLuDcz on Nokia’s ethics inspections of Chinese factories #fb #
RT @davesgonechina @neiltyson: State lotteries typically pay for education. To keep it going, probability & stats is rarely taught K-12. #fb #
Murcia region of spain, a new little hotbed of art #fb #
sorry that murcia article from the NY Times is here http://is.gd/9DL3a #fb #
some of my new pictures of Macau on my flickr http://is.gd/9DWJi #fb #
have you ever wondered why there is no kindle version of Foucault’s Madness and Civilization? http://is.gd/9FgSZ #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-03

peijin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

in case you wondering ZH-airport-7 is free wifi network in zhuhai airport near gates #fb #
in china its easy finding your way from airport to city but not vice versa. not enuff signage #fb #
back in cold and rainy SH. at least i got some cats, munchies cheeseburgers and warren G to keep me company #fb #
mossadegh was the first iranian to earn a doctorate in law in europe #fb #
the lostpedia really helps but also fucks with my mind #fb #
having lotsa problems uploading pictures to flickr without the VPN. lightroom, uploader dont work, might resort to emailing #fb #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-02

peijin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

woke up from a dream where i was arguing w/ everyone & no1 agreed with me, which means it was like real life #fb #
smoking ban in Shanghai started on March 1 http://is.gd/9uxAn #fb #
1. i’ve always felt having too much money meant inability to empathize w/ those who dont have it. #fb #
2. thats not entirely true–but having too much $$ does soften ppl–its the limo vs. walking #fb #
ironic when heidegger gets quoted for management advice http://is.gd/9uBI4 #fb #
Mexican journalist dismembered, burned, officials say. http://is.gd/9uE1H #fb #
local/regional chinese govts mired in debt http://is.gd/9uHaB #fb #
Chinese education officials: dropping humanities/science distinction in the future http://is.gd/9uHwD #fb #
interesting: Guangdong Prov. has online petitioning forums. http://is.gd/9uIeb #fb #
platt amendment: cubans can rule themselves only if the US can veto any decision they make. pattern in Latin America #fb #
more n more i think “achieving our country” means turning the US empire back into a republic #fb #
were foreign wars necessary to heal the rift caused by the civil war? or was it just pure capitalist greed? #
George Frisbie Hoar, a senator from MA. George Frisbee Whore: Stanford University student #
the thing i dread most is ppl more cliche than me thinking that im a cliche #
some kinds of dogs r 2 ADD and hyper. cats are quiet, solitary, mind their own business. #
NASA says humans will leave for mars by 2030. http://is.gd/9vN7K #fb #
think i am going to start a new blog or just migrate the old one to non blocked host #
should i order a dedicated IP for $2.50/month so that my website is possibly accesible in china ? #Fb #
@joonian now that’s an innovative business model for media. i might fund my own journalistic forays w/ lollipops #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-03-01

peijin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:59:59 +0000

one day away from shanghai and all i can think about is my two furry companions at home #fb #
download of “year of the pig” finished after a good nights sleep. just luck, or no #GFW ? #fb #
reading “overthrow”–about the history of “regime change” as instrument of us foreign policy. good shit #fb #
on a good day Macau can be much more than a poor man’s Hong Kong #fb #
anyone used this chinese history audiostories app on iphone http://iphoneapplicationlist.com/forum/applications/chin... http://bit.ly/93kFvj #
women are saints in church, angels in the streets, and devils at home #
Filmmakers needed (Shangai/ international): The BBC have launched the most exciting video competition for people around the world look… #

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Twitter Updates for 2010-02-28

peijin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:59:59 +0000

just crossed border to macau still have phone coverage 　 #
first time ever hearing a bleeeeeeeeeep on taiwanese tv–guy said “fuck” in chinese talking about Hainan sex #fb #
taiwan tv says of Hainan: sex, gambling and drugs go hand in hand. underground economy thrives #fb #

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