(Untitled)- July 31, 2007 first day of guqin camp at the Royal Academy of Music London I met a man from Portland, Jim Binkley, who wrote a new book, and was John Thompson's roommate in Taipei in the 1970s. He came to London just to take part in the Asian Music Circuit's 5th annual summer school at the Royal Academy of Music. Zeng Chengwei is our teacher. Charlie Huang wore his famous hanfu. His newest is on its way fromhttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/first-day-of-guqin-camp-at-royal.html (Untitled)- July 24, 2007 mapping the self: new socialsearch maps cluster the clutter online (everywhere, really) The Firefox experience keeps getting better. For every add-on that encroaches on my browsing space, the world it opens is ten times more mind expanding--or 10x fun, at least. Greasemonkey smiles, Firefox does real-time spell check. Twitter tweets. My latest addition is the StumbleUpon toolbar. The Mozillahttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/mapping-self-new-socialsearch-maps.html (Untitled)- July 20, 2007 I like big things with melodramatic music and fast-moving parts like the port in Dalian, China Check out this Dalian China port promo video. Globalization at China speed...with Enya lending some majesty to the images of northeast China's oil infrastructure.http://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/i-like-big-things-with-melodramatic.html (Untitled)- July 16, 2007 The truth about climate change Our worst scenarios are too optimistic says new NASA report This is from our friends at China Dialogue, originally published in the Guardian. Fossil fuel-free in 20 years George Monbiot July 12, 2007 Prospects for renewable power are promising. But it means nothing, argues George Monbiot, if the public interest is drowned by corporate power. Reading ahttp://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/truth-about-climate-change-our-worst.html (Untitled)- July 10, 2007 Impeach Cheney Now Not a great video, but it gets the point across. Sign the petition before it's too late.http://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/impeach-cheney-now-not-great-video-but.html Britain goes smoke-free- July 2, 2007 say goodbye to smoking in pubs Originally uploaded by kafka4prez On July 1st, the UK banned smoking indoors. Here's a funny poem on a pub blackboard.Whether you do or don'tThe time has Come,To Say goodbye.To Smoky pubs + watery eyes.Your clothes won't smellNeither your hair.But bring your Jumper,So you don't freeze out therefrom 1st July(It's also abnormally chilly for early July).http://www.abackpackandakeyboard.com/2007/07/britain-goes-smoke-free.html |