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Comment · 11 days ago
But Astra is simply bad at writing. I have to use Argon to rewrite everything Astra wrote in an academic setting. Astra always tries to cover every small detail and engages in defensive writing that is unreadable.
Comment · 4 months ago
propaganda
Comment · 6 years ago
Baidu Map offers real time traffic map. There is no historical data available though.
Comment · 8 years ago
You mean tautology?
Comment · 8 years ago
I've never used Streisand before. What I normal do is using Shadowsocks directly (part of what Streisand offers). It has Windows, Linux, OSX, and Android clients. Third party IOS client is also available.
Comment · 8 years ago
This seems to be allowed in WeChat. But such text will be blocked if you try to send it in a group chat. I guess CPP allows you to talk privately but not publicly in a 300 people group.
Comment · 8 years ago
Data usage is not free and also controlled by carriers.
Comment · 8 years ago
Uninstall and use chrome version.
Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
I use subdl on Linux, a simple command line tool.
Comment · 8 years ago
Finally an original source. I was wondering what the original text of "once untrustworthy, always restricted" would be. I think a more accurate translation should be "untrustworthy here, restricted everywhere".
Comment · 8 years ago
I use a nox emacs with minimum .emacs for quick editing in terminal. Its startup time is comparable to vi.
Comment · 8 years ago
> Because of the way Google services were implemented, the government could not block Reader without also blocking GMail and Google Search, which was not an option.

It's interesting that they didn't block gmail and Google search. The Chinese government did that a couple of years ago, which surprisingly didn't cause widespread criticism except among the highly educated group.

Comment · 9 years ago
Til I'm not alone!

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