Category: Link Blog
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Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire: Thoughts & links
On 26 November 2025, a deadly fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong. My thoughts and links to various articles, social media posts from China, and videos about this tragedy.
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The cognitive debt of using AI to write essays
The way you use AI to write essays could change your brain. Simply put: It could make you more stupid.
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Are you a loudcaster?
So, there’s a name for the phenomenon I hate so much: Loud casting. “So how do we react when we experience others listening to their phones and other devices in public? About half of people maintain a British stiff upper lip and do nothing. The most common reaction for those who take action (cited by…
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Tsunami ghosts, anti-LinkedIn post, digital gardens, Obsidian discoveries, NPCs and more
A collection of fun posts about various stuff I found on the Internet. Some tech, some birbs, nerdy PKM Obsidian shares, and a dash of weirdo stuff. I always aim to make you smile, and promise not to share stuff about politics. There’s enough of that goin’ around!
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What’s happening in Britain?
Documenting my efforts to find a more nuanced point of view about the British riots. Consuming news has become so hard, honestly.
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The reason why you’re so tired at work: Context switching
Cal Newport says that knowledge workers end up mentally exhausted because of the constant context switching at work, but how do we actually fix this?
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A secret Pentagon campaign to spread vaccine disinformation has come to light
No, really, this is not some conspiracy theory Youtuber reporting this. Reuters broke the story. Here’s how the world is reacting to the news.
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Comprehensible input and creating my own Mandarin-learning curriculum
Adventures in learning Mandarin. As a heritage speaker, I have to learn Mandarin differently. It has been a frustrating and fun journey so far. Fortunately, lots of content from language learning experts, and I found one that is the clearest one yet!
Elizabeth Tai 