Taught a class today on basic HTML. It went well. Students worked collaboratively and built some good, simple pages. I then headed out and about on the town and saw some interesting sights. I am captivated by the small differences I see here and there. Like hundreds of bikes parked outside [...]
Yesterday it was cold and rainy in Wuhan. Very much like a Northwest winter day. Check out the current weather right now! Today it is not raining but still a bit chilly, at least for Wuhan. It has been in the mid-seventies most of last week. It was a great day [...]
The Flying Tigers
Today I came across in interesting event. An America fighter plane shot down in WWII was uncovered last month in Wuhan. A point of interest for me is the fact that the Flying Tiger, an American volunteer group who help defend the Chinese against relentless, unopposed air raids before the United States was [...]
Le Duc Becomes Emperor
Well, he joined the Emperor’s Club. Does this count?
Today I earned my Emperor Card! Yes! I am now a member of the Emperor’s Club. Fitness club, that is. I call it 12 Hour Fitness. They are only open from 9AM to 9PM. I went on walkabout this evening and shot pictures [...]
These students are Juniors at the Wuhan University of Technology. They are taking a software engineering class.
The students are mostly from the Wuhan area, but others come from far far away.
The Great Firewall of China!
No Facebook!
No Twitter!
No YouTube! - How am I gonna see videos of monkey’s scratching their butts!
China maintains what is probably the world’s most advanced system for controlling digital communication. Authorities and opponents call it the Great Firewall, and the Chinese take it extremely seriously. At least 72 Chinese citizens—more than in [...]
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Being in a different time zone is very interesting. I don’t know about you but when I am traveling with a big difference in time, I like to make a chart like the one above. Helps keep the days and times lined up. Notice how I used yellow to signify morning and blue to signify [...]
