Orange is the new Black Monday

I’ve only been in China a week but keep hearing that Americans are rushing to embrace the Little Red Book.

From an old book about London that my wife picked up at a charity shop.

Inspiring work ethic

FUN FACT: Even the most modest Goat-Based Elevated Light Rail System has 10 x the throughput of a Tesla Tunnel.

The OpenAI / ChatGPT API is being a bit flakey today. Sometimes very slow.

“I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.” youtu.be/GlZfndaO01c?...

Sorry for the geekery but after years of rubbish VPNs, WireGuard is the bomb.

WhatsApp went down the moment I went live on my WhatsApp integration. Sorry everyone.

Some big tractors on Haymarket for the farmer protests in London today

Cat GIFs were always cool

The beatings will continue until morale improves

Bad, but expensive.

How hot is it?

this is one of the most incredible things I’ve ever read

In Sichuan, there's a stone coffin from the Eastern Han Dynasty that is known as the "First Kiss in Chinese History". It depicts a loving couple kissing each other more than 1,700 years ago, imagining that after death they would ascend to immortality together. #romance #history

And they still say the economy is doing well!

And just like that, Yoon has LIFTED martial law. It is over.

NEW: Yoon's declaration of martial law in South Korea took Biden by surprise and tests the US-Korea alliance, which is key for US efforts to counter North Korea, China and Russia. The White House said it was "seriously concerned." Our @nytimes.com story: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/u...

#BreakingNews #SouthKorea The South Korean military government plans to establish a media control office to oversee and censor the press following President Yoon Suk-yeol's declaration of martial law. n.news.naver.com/article/002/...

RISK ANALYSIS: President Yoon Suk-yeol's martial law declaration marks a watershed moment for 🇰🇷 democracy, raising risks of political turmoil + violent unrest. A quick thread on key risk factors and what may happen next... based on my latest at NK Pro: shorturl.at/PuCJx

So is Korea going through a deyoonification now?

In light of the martial war declaration in South Korea, here are some people you should follow for informed analyses & news about the developing situation. Koreanists: go.bsky.app/U3Nm5FX Korea watchers: go.bsky.app/9SrguSU Korean studies scholars: go.bsky.app/8nRZ5tp + @koreajoongangdaily.com

I know US election post-mortems are a well trodden path, but I really thought this was great.

🚨I'm seeing some climate accounts posting overpopulation stuff, so I've removed the paywall from my article on the subject: Overpopulation Is A Racist Trope.

A good reminder of what is possible. China had a goal of 1,200GW of renewable electricity generation capacity by 2030. They will pass that this year and are expected to hit 3,000 GW by 2030.

How many children’s lives has the measles vaccine saved in 50 years? Around 90 million. Important to remind ourselves that vaccines save lives ourworldindata.org/data-insight... @ourworldindata.org

The US has far, far tougher restrictions now on Malaysian solar panels made with Chinese materials than on Indian diesel fuel made with Russian crude oil. And everyone seems to be OK with this!

Trafalgar Square tree is going up. Officially Christmas season!

#Chinastarterpack China Starter Pack at bsky.app/start/did:pl... by ‪@barleyscottblair.bsky.social, 148 people

Farmers are getting dangerous in the UK according to Sky News

A list of China-related starter packs and their creators: China Starter Pack | @barleyscottblair.bsky.social Greater China on Bluesky | @ehundman.bsky.social China Studies and Beyond | @dandanchen.bsky.social Bluesy in China | @weixinwindow.bsky.social 1/3

I decided in July I had capacity to get involved in a second startup. Now because I can’t say no to a great founder, I have five of them. 2025 is going to be crazy.

You know you didn’t want to get up in the morning when you find a screenshot of your alarm in your photos.

In case you didn't think the US was a petrostate, here's a time series of oil production of the top 10 oil-producing nations.

I think this is a really important issue. As parents it’s hard to enforce rules on your teens that are not enforced by their friend’s parents. They feel understandably left out of an important part of their social dynamic.

Seen a few people asking for a Chinese history starter pack, for academics studying the history of China. Made a start here: go.bsky.app/G5SXgez

If you're new on Bluesky and care about climate/ecological breakdown, the Climate Updates Starter Pack is a great way to get stuck in! go.bsky.app/DTPHeZ6

Somehow history returned www.ft.com/content/f4db...

There's an area in China that's home to a huge trove of dinosaur fossils. It used to be thought it was formed through a Pompeii-like volcanic eruption, stopping dinosaurs in their tracks. But new evidence has come to light about how it likely came to be.

I’m convinced there’s so many Brits on BlueSky because we see so little of it in real life.

Added a few new excellent people to my China Starter Pack. If you have suggestions do share! go.bsky.app/4nzXRW1

If you're new to Bluesky and want China people, here are two good starter packs: go.bsky.app/5hu5WES go.bsky.app/4nzXRW1

If @bsky.app would add a feature to the profile page where you can add a user to a Starter Pack if they’re not already on it, then starter packs would be sooo much easier to administer.

I don't think people realize how serious China is about climate change. It is not just solar, wind, batteries, and EVs. They are also an emerging world leader in electrolyzers, and new policies for sustainable aviation fuels and shipping with associated technological investments are now kicking off.