It was a tough week, but I survived :D . Thanks to those of you who sent well wishes for me to read on the few occasions China deigned to allow me access to Gmail:
- Aunt Martha, who reminded me that there is a world outside internet and recommended I "Be present to the people around [me]." :)
- Ian, who made cracked me up with the opening comment, "Wait a minute, Chinese internet censorship applies to white people, too? UNACCEPTABLE." and the closing PS, "To any Chinese internet security people who may be reading and intercepting this - I jest, of course. I sincerely doubt that your prying is any worse than the AI that sifts though all my Gmail to sell me baseball collectibles and deviant pornography, and it is arguably nobler, being in (debatable) service to society, rather than a piece of crass and particularly invasive commercialism. In closing, please do not blow up my computer. Thanks, Ian"
- Anne, aka "Private Anneski," who risked her life to send a covert transmission to "Colonel Rusty Shackleford."
- And, of course, Bud, who doesn't read his dear sister's emails, and thus sent me a message wondering why I wasn't on Skype all week.
In related news, here is a comparison someone on the internet made a while ago, showing the difference between Google searches in the US and China.
[click on the image to see it full size]
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