How many modem cards will you need for that? They can only transmit one band at a time, so if you block 1900, all the phones will switch to 1800/900 or possibly 3G at 2100. And don't forget CDMA- 1900/1700(Korea)/800/450(Eastern Europe/Russia?). And for even more fun, throw in some PHS (1900) or PDC (800/1500). Impractical.
Oh, I'll probably be charged about a third of that. China Mobile's big enough to get lower roaming rates for most of the places I go to (one rate for all calls back to China- 75cents US. That, or maybe it has something to do with the fact that they're state-owned ("give us this rate or your customers can't roam on us" or some such thing- but hey, GPRS for me is 1c/KB outside China- no complaints).
...? I had to rush to get an apartment by August because I heard that that was the deadline for foreigners to be able to purchase property. Wow, that was rather silly of me.
On another topic, Youtube and Dailymotion are blocked now. Tried from home, school, and a Burger King with free WiFi nearby. Youtube just times out, but Dailymotion gives me a "lost network connection" error on Safari.
Huh, odd. At the school I go to (Shanghai) people talk freely about local politics (the teachers do; the students talk about the nightlife and which clubs are better and dumb crap like that). When I came into the country, I was never searched for books and music.
Sounds like you haven't been to Shanghai then. It's a big city with plenty of Westerners, but you certainly don't see citizens leading normal lives. The beggars practically force themselves upon you. (Oh, and Westerners do see the inside of Chinese prisons sometimes; but those are the real idiots who try dealing crack or some dumb crap like that).
In the case of the technology director at my school (in Shanghai), he learned to do things the local way; the school gets unfiltered access and the telecom company gets a little extra income.
Just did some research online. Apparently, Japan is the most sexless country on earth. So put together a high suicide rate, a workaholic society, and a lack of sex (I once heard that Japan would eventually go extinct if its people don't start having more children) and Brazil probably does seem like paradise in comparison.
Now that sounds more like the Brazil my Brazilian classmates talk about. I was wondering what they were on if their descriptions of their trips home sounded like the exact opposite of all those fear-mongering posts.
To turn things around, I know a Japanese-Brazilian friend. His father decided that he wanted to move to Brazil, married a Japanese-Brazilian there and had a kid. Knowing how Japan is, Brazil must be a paradise if it's better than Japan.
Racist? O RLY? The Brazilian students at my school (which is located in China; I do wonder how they got here) are pretty much the most multicultural bunch (the behavior you speak of I see every so often in the Korean students). One's a Japanese immigrant, and the rest are European (not Portugal). Only one has a presence on Orkut, though; the rest are all on Facebook.
Dress like a local and it's important not to stand out (which can be hard for a gringo).
Well, the locals stand out far enough already, so it's not too hard. For example- the last names of three of my Brazilian classmates at my school are Polanczyk, Dattelkremer, and Toyama. To be fair, the last one is a second-generation Japanese immigrant to Brazil, but the point is that with such a variation of "locals" standing out isn't something to really worry about- don't bring enormous bags around outside unless you're going to the airport, and stuff like that.
If the RBN takes over riaa.com I say let them battle. 2 birds with one stone, sort of- if the RBN wins rest assured that their definition of winning means that Dan Glickman will bother us no longer, while if the RIAA wins that will be the end of a large part of spam and botnets.
I have OS X running on my panasonic laptop so I am not paying the hidden part of the cost. Also, I live in China so I was able to buy the patched version just like it was genuine(from an Apple reseller).
I think I'd be fully prepared to change citizenship if things came to that (probably Canada- their dollar's worth more than the USD, or New Zealand- not very populated, and lots of sheep to...).
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How many modem cards will you need for that? They can only transmit one band at a time, so if you block 1900, all the phones will switch to 1800/900 or possibly 3G at 2100. And don't forget CDMA- 1900/1700(Korea)/800/450(Eastern Europe/Russia?). And for even more fun, throw in some PHS (1900) or PDC (800/1500). Impractical.
Oh, I'll probably be charged about a third of that. China Mobile's big enough to get lower roaming rates for most of the places I go to (one rate for all calls back to China- 75cents US. That, or maybe it has something to do with the fact that they're state-owned ("give us this rate or your customers can't roam on us" or some such thing- but hey, GPRS for me is 1c/KB outside China- no complaints).
They might not say it will be, but I just know that flight attendants will confuse the iPod Touch for the iPhone and complain.
...? I had to rush to get an apartment by August because I heard that that was the deadline for foreigners to be able to purchase property. Wow, that was rather silly of me.
On another topic, Youtube and Dailymotion are blocked now. Tried from home, school, and a Burger King with free WiFi nearby. Youtube just times out, but Dailymotion gives me a "lost network connection" error on Safari.
The plus side of China is that IP rights don't exist either. I'm doing all my P2P downloading before I return to the States, that's for sure.
Huh, odd. At the school I go to (Shanghai) people talk freely about local politics (the teachers do; the students talk about the nightlife and which clubs are better and dumb crap like that). When I came into the country, I was never searched for books and music.
Sounds like you haven't been to Shanghai then. It's a big city with plenty of Westerners, but you certainly don't see citizens leading normal lives. The beggars practically force themselves upon you. (Oh, and Westerners do see the inside of Chinese prisons sometimes; but those are the real idiots who try dealing crack or some dumb crap like that).
In the case of the technology director at my school (in Shanghai), he learned to do things the local way; the school gets unfiltered access and the telecom company gets a little extra income.
Just did some research online. Apparently, Japan is the most sexless country on earth. So put together a high suicide rate, a workaholic society, and a lack of sex (I once heard that Japan would eventually go extinct if its people don't start having more children) and Brazil probably does seem like paradise in comparison.
...odd. They must be real desperate if they prefer China (I live here, quite a few Brazilians in my school) over Brazil.
Now that sounds more like the Brazil my Brazilian classmates talk about. I was wondering what they were on if their descriptions of their trips home sounded like the exact opposite of all those fear-mongering posts.
To turn things around, I know a Japanese-Brazilian friend. His father decided that he wanted to move to Brazil, married a Japanese-Brazilian there and had a kid. Knowing how Japan is, Brazil must be a paradise if it's better than Japan.
Racist? O RLY? The Brazilian students at my school (which is located in China; I do wonder how they got here) are pretty much the most multicultural bunch (the behavior you speak of I see every so often in the Korean students). One's a Japanese immigrant, and the rest are European (not Portugal). Only one has a presence on Orkut, though; the rest are all on Facebook.
Dress like a local and it's important not to stand out (which can be hard for a gringo).
Well, the locals stand out far enough already, so it's not too hard. For example- the last names of three of my Brazilian classmates at my school are Polanczyk, Dattelkremer, and Toyama. To be fair, the last one is a second-generation Japanese immigrant to Brazil, but the point is that with such a variation of "locals" standing out isn't something to really worry about- don't bring enormous bags around outside unless you're going to the airport, and stuff like that.
(It turns out that New Zealand women are the most promiscuous, according to a report from... um, I think it was the New Zealand Ministry of Tourism.)
With humans, sheep, or both?
In America they say "shooting yourself in the foot" but I think I like the Italian one better.
Yes, that's exactly what I was talking about. Coke and Pepsi imported from Japan seem to come in those kinds of bottles when in 500ml sizes.
If the RBN takes over riaa.com I say let them battle. 2 birds with one stone, sort of- if the RBN wins rest assured that their definition of winning means that Dan Glickman will bother us no longer, while if the RIAA wins that will be the end of a large part of spam and botnets.
I also like the aluminum bottles they have over there compared to the plastic ones in the US- must be easier to recycle.
and how is "I don't post to cowards" any different from that...?
Sounds like I need to buy all my electronic stuff from Holland in the future.
I have OS X running on my panasonic laptop so I am not paying the hidden part of the cost. Also, I live in China so I was able to buy the patched version just like it was genuine(from an Apple reseller).
depends on who does it. Hopefully a country that can bring real innovation to the US and actually make things interesting. South Korea?
I think I'd be fully prepared to change citizenship if things came to that (probably Canada- their dollar's worth more than the USD, or New Zealand- not very populated, and lots of sheep to...).
Depending on your definition of "bad porn", it might as well be a terrorist bomb.