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davesgonechina

  1. I love Dropbox because It's not blocked in China! Yet! db.tt/RnMQyDS0 about 20 hours ago via Dropbox 
  2. @bokane while its a lame defense, I can see his point: what about the guy down the hall who took everything? Where's his trial? about 22 hours ago via web
  3. Beijing: for all your Blade Runner weather needs. about 22 hours ago via Twitter for Android
  4. Weibo joke that TVCC bldg to be renamed 智窗 ("wisdom window"), a homophone for 痔疮 ("hemmorhoid"). Its burns and its embarassing. 10:43 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for Android
  5. @cburell @rectifyname takes email comments and we're doing a semi-regular mailbag post. First one coming this weekend, so email us! 4:42 PM Jun 1st via web in reply to cburell
  6. @jdavidgoodman thanks for the generous quote from my @rectifyname post, though you made me realize the "warm fuzzy" sentence is ambiguous. 4:35 PM Jun 1st via web
  7. I knew I could rely on Jay Chou: 半兽人 (The Orcs) was to promote Warcraft III 7:55 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Android
  8. Hey China tweets, are there any China pop songs about computer games? 7:33 AM Jun 1st via Twitter for Android
  9. @niubi In that case I'd chalk it up as evidence of how truly negligible Google's market share really is. 7:59 PM May 31st via web in reply to niubi
  10. That censors always 30 minutes late? "@niubi: Sign of something that google’s china search move not blocked in sina weibo search yet?" 7:38 PM May 31st via Twitter for Android
  11. @niubi your power has been out since 2:45? Jeezus. Want to meet for coffee in a civilzed, electrified place between 2/3 rings? 6:46 PM May 31st via web in reply to niubi
  12. @KaiserKuo @niubi don't look at me, I'm not going to ride you on this one. Not your company. 6:16 PM May 31st via web in reply to KaiserKuo
  13. @wafarris @niubi Might not make beer fest, have evening engagement ... that you both might also be at? 6:10 PM May 31st via web in reply to wafarris
  14. @blackChinahand you mean google.com w/ proxy? Or google.hk? 5:57 PM May 31st via web in reply to blackChinahand
  • Name davesgonechina
  • Location Beijing
  • Web http://www.mutant...
  • Bio 'Gambling is the first thing a man needs in a strange place. It can take the worry out of his soul'
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