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I write about Asia and other things for | AMA

Bangkok, Thailand
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  1. 7 hours ago

    Even gets DM spam

    3:44 AM - 25 Jul 2015 · Details
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    7 hours ago

    Lovely today in !

    3:26 AM - 25 Jul 2015 · Details
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  3. 8 hours ago

    People who smoke in front of their children are just the worst

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    8 hours ago

    Headline of the day so far

    Liverpool defender Kolo Toure hasn't touched his own dog for 7 years
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  5. Jul 24

    Gotta say I’m pretty impressed by Spotify’s Discovery Weekly feature — new playlist tailored to what you listen to

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    Jul 24

    Good op-ed on the trend in Indian startup scene: Money, not ideas, is shaping Indian startup industry

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  7. Jul 24

    Look forward to hearing talk SoftBank, Asian tech and more at Disrupt SF in Sept

    SoftBank President And COO Nikesh Arora Will Speak At Disrupt SF 2015 by
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    Jul 23

    Apple needs to start updating its apps through the App Store, not via entire iOS updates

    7:47 AM - 23 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 23

    FT, 2011: "Japan’s timid media in spotlight" via

    8:32 AM - 23 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 23

    Follow for live tweets from the FT newsroom as they're told about the sale

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  11. Jul 23

    Question is whether FT will be made to fall into that line, or allowed to exist as an outlier that brings something new to Nikkei portfolio?

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  12. Jul 23

    What’s interesting about Nikkei is that it runs a financially healthy biz, but editorial is business/process driven

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    Jul 23

    Worrying. Nikkei is basically a PR machine for Japanese biz; it initially ignored the 2011 Olympus accounting scandal (which FT broke)

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    Jul 23

    Nikkei has also hardly covered the Takata airbag defect; almost no investigative work on that issue whatsoever. Nikkei *is* Japan Inc.

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    Jul 23

    Nikkei’s English-lang Nikkei Asian Review been around for ~1 year now, and stodginess/paywall aside, it’s very good

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  16. Jul 23

    Wow, Asia rising >> Japan's Nikkei Buys The Financial Times Group From Pearson For $1.3B

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    Jul 23

    iOS 9 beta took touch typing to a whole new level.

    5:23 AM - 23 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 23 Mukim 12 (Bayan Lepas), Pulau Pinang

    Man, Oppo is really into advertising at Malaysian airports

    5:33 AM - 23 Jul 2015 · Details
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    Jul 23

    And it's about ice cream, which is better than smartphones.

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  20. Jul 23

    Uber delivering ice cream in 250 cities worldwide is more notable because it shows the scale and potential of its global logistics business

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