Long story short on Starlink and Taiwan, Elon wanted a kill switch on the Taiwanese internet. So signing with Starlink wasn't a good option.

Fantastic angle. Taiwanese resilience is much more than arming citizens. When it comes to cooling down... I figure it'd be just like it was a century ago. Haha.

Interesting point about how some Taipei neighborhoods use their civil defense budget; not sure how necessary the bonding exercises are. The quote I hung onto was, "if Taiwan cannot maintain external trade or understand how war will change our food life"

True. Good to hear The Hammer is still around… I need to check out more of the coffee shops in the area.

Oh no! The old neighborhood feel is why I love the Dingxi Yonghe neighborhood. There's enough high rises by the river.

"Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do." www.carnegie.org/our-work/art...

Appreciate this Taiwan list! Also, great to see Bluesky finally open up. Spending less time on X is a good thing.

I've been checking out Note.com. Like YouTube for Japanese blogs (you can use English). Character spacing is amazing if you appreciate that sort of thing (or write in Chinese / Japanese).

Also still working on my Notion, just to warehouse some professional basics.

Thanks, Will! I'll track it down. Or look for the chain smoking priests in Taipei. Haha.

Amazing... Haha. Is there an online version? Presently learning tâi-gí 台語, myself.