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Spent just a week in Hong Kong when I was 22/23 and got stopped for pictures 3/4 times. It felt like a real novelty at the time, but I imagine I'd tire of it eventually.
Re:Ask HN: What are your favorite podcasts? on Sunday August 13, 2017 @04:42PM (#15004827)
An episode that really stood out for me when I first heard it was about Imaginary Numbers: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tt6b2
Re:Esperanto as an Asian language on Tuesday July 25, 2017 @05:22AM (#14846335)
'import babelfish'
I grew up in a town about 80 kilometers north of London and used to go there pretty frequently, until I moved to Amsterdam last summer, so it was pretty surprising when I opened Facebook yesterday evening and was asked if I was safe from the fire in London.

I think Facebook's Safety Check is a good feature, but the implementation is pretty dreadful.