Bill Chen
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So my commodity friend finally had time to chat and he says the physical market for oil (that is, actual delivery of crude) is experiencing increasing stress by the week. He reckons we are already in countdown mode, 30–40 days before all hell breaks loose. He also tells me helium prices have shot thr…
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Is it possible that I am using my pepper grinder wrong and getting plastic in my food?
Twist a supermarket pepper mill over your dinner, and you aren't just seasoning your meal. You are likely shaving microscopic shards of plastic directly into your food. This happens primarily with the disposable spice grinders found in grocery store aisles. These products frequently use grinding mech…
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Kiddo gets embarrassed easily if she fails to figure out how common stuff work, for example, how to put on shoes with an alternative system to laces. To help her along the journey to human awareness, I remind her new stuff can only fool us once, because their designed nature is immutable. People are w…
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Day 58. Week 9. Unchanged. The magical 60 is coming up. The media has been making noise about Donald requiring congressional approval to pursue war beyond 60 days. Given the lack of white house statements on the topic, the GOP probably has an implicit deal lined up to rubber-stamp more war and gore. If…
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Recently, I bumped into someone I hadn't met in two decades. He recognized me immediately, saying I looked the same “above the neckline". Below the same line, I had ballooned somewhat. He even remembered the nickname he had given me, 27 (in hokkien), which was my pants size in college. He likes to t…
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So someone boasted about the Americans pulling ahead of china by increasing the GDP gap post-covid. Usually I keep quiet because I don't like to ruffle feathers but the dude just went on and on about how America still bodes no competition and will stay number one. I told him despite the $10t GDP and 1…
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The original PLAN short video has been seen all across the Chinese internet. The most important message is vessel number 19 will be nuclear powered, which is the long rumored type 004, expected to launch later this year or early next year. It is already three quarters complete. Note launching is a spe…
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Almost 1,500 models from 1,000 automakers worldwide. World's largest auto show kicks off in Beijing; event highlights China open for global auto cooperation By Yin Yeping and Tu Lei
Published: Apr 24, 2026 11:19 PM Foreign visitors try out the a split-type modular fl…
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This is merely a warning shot across the bow. The age of western arrogance and dismissal is over. China bans export of dual-use items to 7 EU entities involved in arms sales to or collusion with Taiwan island By Global Times
Published: Apr 24, 2026 04:21 PM The Minis…
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Shocking numbers coming out of Japan. Young people in Japan express lowest hopes for themselves and their country in poll In a survey of young people in six nations, only around 16% of Japanese respondents were optimistic about the future of their country. | AFP-JIJI …
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It is not business as usual, no matter what the stock market says.
Amidst the wild excitement of the V4 preview release, one detail was glossed over. The latest version of Deepseek runs on Huawei’s CANN, the analogue of Nvidia’s CUDA monopoly. Key parts of the hardware interface was written with the help of both Huawei and Cambricon, the GPU chipmaker. The Chinese no…
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My rules, your orders. That's it, as far as justification goes. Operation Epic Fury and International Law Other Release Reed D. Rubinstein, Legal Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser April 21, 2026 On February 28, the United States Armed Forces launched Operation Epic Fury…
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How would you rate Singapore's efforts to build an ageing-ready society?
As as a medical professional, and as an elderly folk myself, I’ve been watching the Singapore government’s efforts to care for the aged. I have been impressed ! Singapore’s efforts to build an ageing-ready society are generally rated as world-leading, ranking 10th globally and 1st in Asia for prepared…
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A peek into the considerations and difficulties faced in the preservation of a national relic. The Pagoda Puzzle: What Can Save China’s Oldest Wooden Tower? As rumors swirl around the restoration of an ailing national treasure, a conservation expert explains why some…
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So someone asked why am I posting bad articles/videos that are poorly argued by unscholarly folks? I do it so I can quote directly from bad takes, and point to their own words as clear demonstration of prejudice in the first world. Some ideas have to be personally encountered to be embraced. People who…
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