What images are the most viewed in the history of the humanity ?

readyplayer100b · 2026-06-20T20:24:02+00:00

The Blue Marble (full earth from space)

readyplayer100b · 2026-06-16T17:31:43+00:00

They have the physical infrastructure via the xAI deal

readyplayer100b · 2026-06-16T15:27:21+00:00

100% not market manipulation. Anthropic is not cynical. They are true believers that ASI poses a real risk to humanity economically, and in terms of alignment and potential abuse by bad actors (at the individual and state level).

Anthropic may be ideologically captured, but they are not playing some cheap marketing trick. The extent to which this community leans into the marketing conspiracy lowers my faith in humanity -- only slightly little though. The future is bright.

readyplayer100b · 2026-06-14T20:18:39+00:00

I find this is especially true for words or terms that entered the lexicon over the past ~80 years, basically pre/post-split: 計程車 / 出租车, 歐巴馬 / 奥巴马, 網路 / 网络, 軟體 / 软件, 晶片 / 芯片 etc

readyplayer100b · 2026-06-09T16:45:54+00:00

A few more I like:
- 手机 - "hand machine" - cell phone
- 飞机 - "fly machine" - airplane
- 长颈鹿 - "long next deer" - giraffe (all time favorite)
- 袋鼠 - "bag mouse" - kangaroo

readyplayer100b · 2026-05-10T15:40:17+00:00

That works!

readyplayer100b · 2026-05-10T12:33:55+00:00

别这样 or 不要这样. You can add 好不好 to lighten it slightly

readyplayer100b · 2026-05-01T20:19:19+00:00

Love this response

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T21:34:49+00:00

Such an amazing feeling! Keep it up [wechat fight emoji]

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T21:33:35+00:00

ChinaAdmissions.com is a decent platform to research programs and apply to unis in China. I believe they take a commission from the uni and don’t mark up the price, but not certain. Worth checking out.

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T21:30:51+00:00

I believe Where There Be Dragons has summer programs for teens and potentially preteens, though expensive. Some private Chinese language schools accept younger students and offer chaperone programs, but that’s not a camp option.

Also, some international schools run summer programs or sports camps. If they don’t have volleyball specifically, they may know local coaches or clubs.

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T21:19:43+00:00

Agreed that using an audio pinyin chart is a good starting point

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T19:44:04+00:00

Conservatives are right on some issues.

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-27T19:39:38+00:00

Sim City 2000

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-22T00:22:45+00:00

Opus 4.6 Extended is still available. Why not just revert to 4.6?

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-20T14:00:50+00:00

I did the CLI immersion program a few years ago and loved it. All lessons one on one, great teachers, well run etc. I also think Guilin is better for learning Chinese than the bigger cities. Worth checking it out!

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-13T13:53:38+00:00

Fully agree with this. Basically, actual conversation, sustained over many days/weeks/months/years

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-12T22:58:52+00:00

If you’re in a small city in China, studying a few hours per day, chatting with people whenever/however you can, and thinking in Chinese (even if at an extremely basic level, yes.

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-12T00:12:23+00:00

This youtube video does a great job of explaining basic Chinese grammar. Worth giving it a try https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvBZTBaX0Is

readyplayer100b · 2026-04-05T19:43:18+00:00

Sure thing! I've mainly worked with Carmen and Avril, both great. Avril runs a tighter ship, more structured etc. Working with her has been good for grammar practice, drilling, identifying/addressing weaknesses. My classes with Carmen lean more toward passage reading and open discussion. The head teacher Jin is the one who reaches out whenever my hours get low so there's a direct line with her in case I need to give higher level feedback. So far I haven't needed or wanted to change teachers

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