When I saw the title to this article, which is the title of this post as well, I gaped. Why? A theme in an old, abandoned novel was the life of a WTO-UN soldier who was policing economic-development zones: a Chinese soldier, one of the many “extra” men who could not marry in Chinese due to shortages of women, who was serving in Africa. But he was literally “policing” the development of the economy in whichever country I plopped him into. I think this character needs to make another appearance, as the idea is pretty cool. But maybe it’d be …
Month: April 2006
Dear Mr. President
I’m not a big fan of protest songs, or pop songs in general, but I have to admit Pink’s Dear Mr. President was pretty interesting to me. I think I’ll look at it with my Media English, if the studio track is clear like the sound of the YouTube video linked above at Crooks and Liars.
Do Hiveminds Dream Of Folksonomic Tags?
Here’s a very cool post at Emptybottle.org about folksonomic tags, VR, and more. Very cool linkage to games I’ve never heard of but feel more interested in than most games I’ve seen so far.
North Korean slaves in Russia
North Korean slaves is an interesting article by Alain Devalpo about North Korean workers exported into Russia. “There were three waves of North Korean worker immigration during the 20th century,
Looking to Learn Chinese?
Try Chinesepod. I wish there was a good one of these for Korean. In fact, it’d be a great project for someone like Kangmi. (via A Glimpse of the World.)