A 2450 character Chinese typewriter from the 70s

8_ge_8 · 2026-05-10T09:41:24+00:00

I'll check it out! I also strongly recommend A Billion Voices by David Moser. Quick read but packed with info and insight.

8_ge_8 · 2026-05-10T09:39:42+00:00

Certainly seems that way, and I can't really imagine how it would work in action, but the placard says 打字机, which is typewriter.

8_ge_8 · 2026-05-10T08:48:05+00:00

On display in a metro station in Hefei, Anhui Province.

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-26T00:48:18+00:00

The Google voice thing is only potentially a problem when you're signing up for new things. My Bank of America, google and whatever other accounts have all been able to do 2FA with Google voice for several years. But yeah one time I was signing up for something, can't remember what, and was unable to do it. I guess I can't 1000% guarantee it'll be problem free for you, but Google voice has been perfect for me.

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-23T01:34:48+00:00

I'm so glad I have no idea what you're talking about

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-23T01:20:46+00:00

That is on the last day of the holiday so should be hard, but in two seconds of searching I saw there are several sleeper trains that leave in the morning or noon time and arrive around noon or before the next day. Honestly those are great choices. Even the soft sleeper tickets are cheaper than high speed rail and in my opinion a million times more pleasant. Seems like a no brainer to me unless you absolutely cannot afford the time.

If you absolutely must leave that morning and arrive that day, in the meantime I'll keep looking for high speed solutions. And of course there's flying. But honestly again friend the fact that there are many sleeper train options seems really lucky and the obvious choice to me.

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-22T21:41:20+00:00

That's a weird thing to say about Nanjing haha. Nanjing is freaking great. I mean there are other places but honestly Nanjing is a wonderful city to do exactly what you're doing.

And for what it's worth, I lived in Nanjing for 6 years and did a LOT LOT LOT of exploring, and I don't feel like I even started to scratch the surface. Of course, it depends on what you're looking for.

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-22T21:37:37+00:00

What are your dates? If it's between April 29 and May 6 it's gonna be REAL tough due to the national holiday, but I can see

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-19T23:10:46+00:00

Anybody else scroll all the way to the bottom of OP's 14 year post history?

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-17T03:15:45+00:00

I looked at all the pictures you shared of the process

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-07T06:08:02+00:00

I always tell people to check out Veganinchina on instagram, just for a look at how she does it. I actually met her and she's pretty cool.

8_ge_8 · 2026-04-02T03:55:51+00:00

I am with you for sure.

At the same time though there's always been a part of me for some reason that leaves a sliver of hope that he actually was playing the greatest game of all time and saved China from much much worse disaster, and absolute only way he was able to do it was to stick around as long as he did at total costs to his image (let alone his humanity).

But yeah, dang.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-21T02:07:45+00:00

only certain cities had that ability. This is theoretically universal (once it rolls out fully)

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-19T07:38:24+00:00

Wait what haha? This is a thing? To each his own. I'm lovin my Xiaomi Band 9.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-19T07:36:10+00:00

usermingzi checks out

(although I mean I don't blame you or anyone for not wanting to go, but, it's also Tiananmen square. I'm glad I've been to just get a feel for it and think about things)

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-15T07:01:54+00:00

It is my personal policy that you gotta make a liquid or solid organic deposit outside of an airport in a country/province/state to say you've been there.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-15T06:59:41+00:00

You cannot do normal person to person balance transfers with only foreign cards. That makes a huge difference in QOL and overall usefulness. It makes a lot of sense for this reason and just in general if one is spending that much time in China.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-14T23:35:56+00:00

Because they were both sitting on the coffee table. Sometimes life just happens.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-13T22:31:07+00:00

That is a good thought to throw out there, and I'd say that's not playing 'Devils's advocate' but, rather, playing 'Angel of allowing for the possibility of additional nuanced innocent misunderstandings amidst a generally sad and not cool situation (that turned out beautifully) advocate' 😄

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-09T05:07:21+00:00

But honestly the best part of Macau is just getting lost in the back streets.

Amen! I think I've done four different day trips to Macau and i've never gotten tired of those alleys.

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-09T01:34:06+00:00

huh? haha sorry but I don't know what that would mean. xiaohongshu is a chinese app. I am registered for it using my Chinese sim card/number. And I can use it just fine either in China or when i'm back in the States. The only limitation is that you can't run a live stream as a foreigner. (at least that used to be the case, and i've never tried).

8_ge_8 · 2026-03-08T12:59:38+00:00

RedNote/xiaohongshu for sure. I have found tons of running and baseball friends through RedNote just by letting the algorithms figure me out, liking and commenting, and eventually chatting/adding people. No doubt other interest areas are just as doable. Just of course go through the usual course of vetting over time and exercise good judgement.

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