Jason

@jachian

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Maybe higher was outdoor brand coded all along. Feels right

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Back in my sanctuary at the ping pong table coding and debugging away to the feint pitter patter of rain hitting the sunroom walls. I’m back

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State of consumerism in China is strange End consumer is out and about spending still. Malls are full and bustling but everyone is cost conscious. You see it in the super apps Downsells and discounts everywhere. Every shop is trying to undercut everyone else. Ends up in this brain drain of time spent in WeChat hunting for deals Meanwhile everyone knows the state of the economy and the deflation that’s happening. State media isn’t allowed to talk about it (of course) Cracks are starting to show. If you’ve done business with the govt they’re slow to make payments. They’re making it tough to sell real estate so middle class has all this money locked up in apartments I’m just wondering how it all ends up crashing down

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Time for more video content

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Ok ikea you win lol

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ITAP on a rainy day in the mall

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Important thing to remember about cc points is to not accumulate for the sake of accumulating. It’s a waste if they’re not helping you book airline and hotel stays you’d book anyway Lot of points blogs aim to sell you the dream when sometimes you just need to book trips in peak season b/c your kids are in school

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📍Spring Patio in NE Beijing, China Yunnan style Chinese food reminds you the range that the cuisine can have. Predominantly tastes herby with some sour notes. Tastes remind you that the province is in the South and has elements that are similar to Thai and Burmese food with a regional twist This fish soup is oddly similar to a tom yum soup for example. Similarly there are noodle dishes that remind you of tea leaf salads

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Walking through the different rooms at the Lama temple my wife is explaining the significance of different rooms, different Buddhas, which one to pray to for what. It’s hard not to notice how many people came to do.. just that. Come to the temple to pray for a better job on a hot Friday morning Makes you think about how ingrained in human nature it is to scapegoat your circumstances to a divine being. Not all things are our faults. Doesn’t mean we have to attribute luck or misfortune to anything What I don’t know is if that’s being too cynical. That maybe we just need a mechanism to break the “while loop” of what-ifs as an escape mechanism from our own doom loops that trap us in our own thoughts Maybe I’m an optimist after all

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Spent the night at a Beijing hutong (or alleyway) Hutongs are alleyways between traditional houses in Beijing, but some like this one have turned into places to go for late night snacks and bars What should I eat on my last night here?

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just clocked today that an investment in XRP a year ago would’ve outperformed BTC 6.5x and ETH 250x

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Managed a hotel gym workout with basic weights capped off with some rowing

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What in the Pepe did I just find at the mall?

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See a Gentle Monster store Walk into a Gentle Monster store

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I find the relative pricing of things so fascinating here: - burger from local spot: $1 USD - day pass to local gym: $3 USD - crap coffee at a mediocre bakery: $4.5 USD - <name brand> sugary or coffee drink in to-go cup: $5.5 USD I don’t get it

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Ok Beijing. I wasn’t familiar with your coffee shop game

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Had to get redemption for my poor roast meat over rice experience at the airport. @bytebot made me crave it again 32 RMB or 5x cheaper than at the airport

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Chat, what are we praying for today at the temple?

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Apparently Anthropic is banning people with Chinese IP’s. Likely won’t be touching Claude Code for the next two months just in case

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