Walter Hutchens’ Blog

• "Hum" may not be the word; several x last wk I jumped as one of these silently glid by Electric Boost for Bicyclists http://nyti.ms/aFphg0 #
• Upgraded RAM in my Chinese netbook (anybody ever heard of LEThink? Me neither, till I bought one) to 2 GB. Noticeably faster. #
• Stanely Fish on Citizens United case – What Is the First Amendment For? – http://nyti.ms/9ODjtr (I'm NOT a consequentialist) #
• Just finished Ian Johnson's Wild Grass, abt 3 "ordinary" Chinese who fight govt on excessive taxes, housing, FLG. Predictably, all crushed. #
• Human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng MIA, Liu Xiaobo got 11-years, PRC tells world to f'off. Andrew Jacobs in NY Times http://nyti.ms/bO2×3D #
• Novel legal theory: Restitution for child pornography victims, with joint & several liability for those in possession http://nyti.ms/dwgN0v #
• Wish Apple allowed this directly: Bluetooth keyboard for iPhone (if iPhone jailbroken): http://bit.ly/8XYMXE (via @engadget) #
• Played w/ one of these tiny PCs in HK recently. Keyboard just for thumbs but great screen Fujitsu UH900 http://bit.ly/bsRhji via @engadget #
• College grads earn a million dollars more over a career? Maybe not. WSJ.com – What's a Degree Really Worth? http://on.wsj.com/9OOgg7 #
• Round up of info on Google settlement talks re scanning U libraries http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Google-Book-Search-Settlement/20939/ #
• Reading Kunstler's dire, compelling book The Long Emergency predicting global upheval as we move past peak oil. #
• Weather cancelled my flight to DC, but I made it to Philly . . . snow not falling YET (minutes to spare!). Hope trains run to DC tomorrow. #
• Thankful made it to Philly for Wharton China Business Forum http://bit.ly/aek2wG esp. its capital markets panel: http://bit.ly/9G49oT #

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