Yunnan Coffee tastes like sherry wine- May 29, 2003 (For the title reference, see: http:www.doctorjazz.freeserve.co.ukpage17.html and see the paragraph right after the picture of Jelly Roll Morton). One of my discoveries this trip is Yunnan Coffee, packaged by the Yunnan Coffee company (http:www.sinohost.comyncoffee) and sold in the large supermarkets in Beijing that sell exotic foreign goods like paper towels. They sell vacuum-packed bags of ground coffee; I've only gotten the espresso roast and made it in a French press coffee-maker, but..http://radio.weblogs.com/0100066/2003/05/29.html#a41 5-25 Self-esteem holiday- May 29, 2003 The picture below comes from the May 25th Self-esteem holiday, something that's less popular than the May 1 Workers' Day or the June 1 Children's Day holidays. The sign says: May 25, University psychological health holiday group counseling recruiting I saw a videotape of the activity itself, although I didn't see it in person. Faculty and groups of students sat at tables along the main street students pass to go to meals or the post office. I'm not completely clear on what they were doing,...http://radio.weblogs.com/0100066/2003/05/29.html#a40 Attribution in the wired world- May 29, 2003 Below is the cover of a magazine I bought a few years ago in Changsha, Hunan. It's a good example of malicious translation (the Chinese title means something like "Weekend Literature Collection" or more colloquially, "Readers Digest", although that name might be taken). I use that image in a slide in courses where I talk to students about plagiarism. I've recently discovered that it's easy to use Google to search for someone else's Powerpoint slides on a given topic, by including "ppt" with a..http://radio.weblogs.com/0100066/2003/05/29.html#a39 The pause that refreshes- May 28, 2003 One problem with email is that it's too fast. Chris Sells describes how to set up an automatic pause before email is sent (e.g., 1 or more minutes), which is pretty straightforward (http:www.sellsbrothers.comspoutsavingYourCareer) If you use Outlook XP, the procedure works like this: Tools->Rules Wizard New Start From A Blank Rule Check messages after sending Which condition(s) do you want to check -> None This rule will be applied to every message you send. Is this correct -> Yes.http://radio.weblogs.com/0100066/2003/05/28.html#a38 |
