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09:23 — Taking website-filtering to a whole new level

Okay, I know they don't really want people to access certain websites, but really: causing an undersea-earthquake to sever fibre-optic cables that deliver non-China-based sites is a bit much. Internet access has been mind-crushingly slow--think pre-28.8bps-modem days, if you can... [more]

21:38 — Suzhou’s beggars

Around this time last year I volunteered for Crisis Open Christmas in London, helping out at the main homeless shelter, so it seems appropriate to mention what I've seen of the homelessness and begging problems here in Suzhou over the... [more]