Category: Culture

Back in November, there was a fantastic discussion on Facebook on the issue of “Genderification of Technology Work“. The essence is that the the tech start-up world often re-term and re-genderfy terms:  “When women do it, it’s community management. When men do it, it’s technical evangelism. …When women do it, it’s marketing. When men do […]

Perhaps the old Conservative (and now Tea Party) concern about the “welfare state” has found a new friend…in China? Al Jazeera’s Teymoor Nabili recently interviewed Jin Liqun, the supervising chairman of China Investment Corporation, China’s $400bn sovereign wealth fund. Jin had this to say about Europe’s labour laws and welfare society: “If you look at […]

I’ve been too busy to post, so here’s this: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO1OV5B_JDw&version=3] If you’re confused and feel there’s something “too polished” or “too perfect” about her voice, her style, and her video, well there’s plenty of discussion about that: We crave a popstar who is authentic, who thrives because of their talent, not PR. So when […]

The Atlantic Monthly shared a video on how to make Vietnamese Coffee, but what struck me was the music. Check it out below. [vimeo 29082556 w=400 h=225] How To Make Vietnamese Coffee from High Beam Media on Vimeo. The song is called Ding Ding Dong by Waipod Phetsuphan. You can download it via Amazon, as part […]