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A New World
For all my worries about her safety, the cat made it to Shanghai before me. I guess it helped that she had her visa in order. Star (that’s her name) is a surprisingly well adapted travel-cat. If you’re ever shipping a pet to or from Hong Kong/China and looking for a good service, I highly…
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3ivx Crush
My long time buddy Alex just informed me of the updated release of his Mac-based video compression tool called “3ivxCrush“; as he describes it: it is a video compression tool for compressing MPEG 1/2 and DV to VBR MPEG 4… Whatever that means. He babbles on… …uses all the processors in multi processor macs. Converts…
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Note to Self
Having a valid China visa helps when trying to enter China. The cat is probably over the border by now. I’m sitting in a coffee shop in Hong Kong waiting for the Chinese consulate to grant me an instant visa. Doh!
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Shanghaied!
Once again I am compressing my life into a few boxes and making a major move. This time the destination is Shanghai in the People’s Republic of China. I’m leaving behind Hong Kong, which has been my home for the past 2 years. Looking back, I feel like I’ve only been here a few weeks.…
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How Nintendo Will Save the Videogame Industry
Man did I get a lot of flack when I openly suggested that the Wii was the only “true” next-gen console. Glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks so… How Nintendo Will Save the Videogame Industry Will Wii single-handedly save the industry? As difficult as it may be to swallow, it very…
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Should video games be more like TV shows?
Luke O’Brian over at Slate talks about episodic gaming: Should video games be more like TV shows? I’m old now, and I’ve got to work and pay bills. I’m not alone. According to the Entertainment Software Association, the average gamer is now 33 years old, an age at which marathon gaming sessions are (usually) impossible.…
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Back in the PRC
After a 10 day trip to the US I’m now back in Hong Kong. The primary focus of the trip was to meet with potential clients for Vykarian, the Chinese art outsourcing venture. Xin and I visited 5 cities in 10 days, taking an average of 6 meetings per day. I flew from Hong Kong,…
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Vins Gagliardi | Update
The Vins Gagliardi website has gone live! If you’re over 21 you can buy some Ken Wong and American McGee labeled wines here: Vins Gagliardi
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Hong Kong to USA
Heading back to the US for the first time in over a year. I can tell because they confiscated my shaving cream at Narita before my connecting flight to Los Angeles. You know – because I might try to hi-jack the plane by … shaving everyone. WTF. I can’t help but think, if you take…
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brand new: Packaging = media
Recently Ken Wong and I were invited to work on a series of wine labels for new wine company Vins Gagliardi. Company founder Pete Gagliardi wanted to introduce the dark simplicity of our twisted fairy tale concepts to a new arena. This has been one of the more interesting and fun applications of our work.…