People from all over the world chilling on a Tuesday night at a place called “72 strange towers” at ZhangJiaJie.
In spite of all the AI hoopla, Twitter’s algo is still very stupid. It shows me Korean contents just because I’m currently using South Korea as my VPN server location while traveling in China.
Watching a rural auntie with a heavy Hunan accent communicating with a foreigner via a smartphone translator, the conversation seems to be going well, orders taken, and a happy meal ensured.
I speak my native Chongqing dialect with the auntie and found out she is 土家族人 (Tu people indigenous to the region). They don’t have their own language and speak 土家语(Bifzivkar).
For a brief introduction to the Tujia people, Wikipedia does a decent job: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tujia_…
First train of the day out of Chongqing East station -> Zhangjiajie National Park. The new Chongqing East station is humongous even by Chinese standards. Zhangjiajie National Park is famous worldwide due to the film.
Avatar. national-parks.org/china/zha…
The two-and-a-half-hour ride is mostly in tunnels; the tunnel rate is about 78%. Amazingly, the 5G mobile signal on my iPhone consistently shows full bars.
Jane Street is one of the loveliest streets in Greenwich Village, especially now with the autumn foliage. Sell everything and take an afternoon stroll on Jane Street.
Apple Map navigation guidance doesn’t know what to do in a 3D city. 😆 Also, China Mobile 5Ga is new. WTF is 5Ga?
I’m just so happy the feud between hipsters and hipster-turned celebrities is happening in Brooklyn now, not in the village anymore where breeders with baby strollers and golden retrievers roam free.
slate.com/life/2026/10/kelly…
I think this might be where I've landed as well.
Only green on my screen today: AAPL and WMT. I’m guessing people will not give up their iPhones as long as they can still afford WMT groceries. Everything else can go.
