It's not easy being the father of the Chinese Internet. Children are running by, boats are paddling, the smell of roast lamb fills the air, and Michael Robinson, a young American computer engineer, sits rigidly, facing an empty cafe on the shore of Qinghai Lake, speaking in a low voice of the crackdown. "What is better? Big brother Internet? Or no Internet at all?" Michael asks.
Note From Friend: (The article is well-written, and I have no immediate problem with it, the only
warning is to keep in mind the authorship, pnac.info).
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Since I'm living in FreeChina (aka Taiwan) a friend thought I'd think this is intertesting, and I'm thinking someone here might think it is too:
Who Lost China's Internet?
It's not easy being the father of the Chinese Internet. Children are running by, boats are paddling, the smell of roast lamb fills the air, and Michael Robinson, a young American computer engineer, sits rigidly, facing an empty cafe on the shore of Qinghai Lake, speaking in a low voice of the crackdown. "What is better? Big brother Internet? Or no Internet at all?" Michael asks.
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Note From Friend: (The article is well-written, and I have no immediate problem with it, the only warning is to keep in mind the authorship, pnac.info).