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Tinkering under the hood

Not much has changed with the style and layout of this site since it began way back in the day. Lately, as we move more and more into the world of Web 2.0 (and beyond) I’ve been thinking of ways to also “upgrade” tbCh. Recently,... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Tue, Mar 17 2009

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23 Apr 07 visit The Uber-Artiste  »  Black China Hand “I don’t accept the ways of Chinese cartoonists — most of them spend 10 or 20 years just drawing and drawing,” he said. “That’s not what I want to do. I write novels, I sing music.” A cartoon for China’s n...
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21 Aug 08 visit More than just adding oil  »  CN Reviews “Add fuel?”  “Let’s go?”  “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?”   One of the quirkier news stories that has come out of the Beijing Olympics is how to translate the ubiquitous Chinese cheer 加油 (jiāyó...
11 Jun 08 visit A few changes around here  »  Humanaught Just a quick note to reference a few changes I’ve made to the site. First: you’ll notice that I’ve changed the comment submit layout. When I initially designed the look of this site, I was eager to try some new things, and so had the...
28 Jul 08 visit Solitude, Basketball, and Rain  »  Sinosplice I’m not sure what “reverse culture shock” is, really. I never feel a “shock,” or a strong sense of being out of place while I’m home in the USA. Perhaps I never go back for long enough. There are always different things...

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