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Xiao Long Bao Inflation Index update 18 May 2013 | 10:15 am
In 2006 and 2010, I logged the price of 16 "xiao long bao" (soup) dumplings at the restaurant Nanxiang, located in Shanghai. (This restaurant was the inventor of the tasty treat) If you recall from m...
Phone plan pricing trends 24 Sep 2012 | 09:39 pm
After 3 years with Nexus Ones, Julia and I decided it was finally time to get new phones. In comparing pricing plans between all the US carriers, I noticed a few things that I found interesting. Firs...
Will this create even more downward pressure on Facebook stock? 8 Sep 2012 | 08:00 am
My friend Yishen Kuik of Katong Capital made a keen observation today.. (Maybe pricing FB stock high was just a way to get back at Eduardo, lol) --- Everyone knows that Eduardo Saverin, the Brazilian ...
Some more political ads designed to cast Chinese as the enemy 6 Feb 2012 | 08:20 pm
In the past I've written a bit about how US politicians were starting to demonize Asians, and specifically Chinese (all look same anyway!) and of couse the well produced commercial about a chinese pr...
"Search, Plus your World" 12 Jan 2012 | 08:55 pm
This is probably stating the complete obvious, I know. Just a theory.. "Search, Plus your World" isn't about improving search, it's about getting people to start using Google+ more. In LinkedIn's ea...
How I finally managed to start doing small exercises regularly 23 Aug 2011 | 06:40 am
I've tried many times in the past to try and do some small exercises regularly, but i've never been able to keep it up for very long. 3 or 4 months ago, I went to a talk given by Dr. BJ Fogg, and expe...
Really excellent paper 20 Mar 2011 | 03:05 am
This was a really good read. It describes perfectly how entrepreneurs approach building things. Gotta love the "Typical MBA Horseshit. The World in 4 Boxes" commentary too! Whoever marked this thing ...
The price of democracy (to us) 23 Feb 2011 | 05:13 am
I am supportive of democracy in the Middle East, if true democracy can be achieved. While extremists grab the headlines and form our impressions, the average person in these countries want the same th...
Considering an out of state Pied-à-Terre? Think again! 14 Feb 2011 | 02:46 pm
Well here we go. It's clear that States and Municipalities are in trouble. You hear examples about even here in the bay area. Half moon bay is considering disbanding their police department to avoid b...
Asianz have come a long way 13 Feb 2011 | 10:06 am
As I was growing up, asians in the US mass media were either depicted as hot subservient women that would make great newscasters or tekashi/long-duk-dong style nerds. Sure I played the violin (or pian...
