Participation of children in international competitions. We really shouldn’t be having children get physically burned out before the age of 20.

Compared to the daily vitriol that people call me (e.g. genocide denier), being called naive at this point sounds like a compliment.

-> Overthrows the government

-> Implements a new rule that all graphs must start at zero

-> Starts X-axis of GDP graphs at year zero AD

-> Refuses to elaborate further

-> Leaves

Lol, I didn’t even get that far. Got either ignored or into an argument as to whether China and the CPC is or isn’t communist just because I filled in that living in China and learning about Socialism with Chinese Characteristics was what introduced me to socialism. (not in the USA; applied to three)

Vetting isn’t the issue, but they’re supposed to provide you with the materials and the roadmap to joining. Not being a member of the party should preclude you from joining their open events and volunteering your time towards socialist causes.

I think it was for an 1337x user page. Anyhow, yes, I was aware of this page.

I’ll check it out. Always happy to support libraries.

Ahh nice. I did find someone (was it you?) linking to a similar torrent collection, but somehow that page gave a 404.

Not American (anymore), thanks though.

Been reading up on information around the book and I just noticed that the dates related to Cuba in my mind were all wrong. I knew the Cuban Missile Crisis was in 1962, but I didn’t know that the Bay of Pigs invasion was a year before that, and the conclusion of the Cuban Revolution a mere two years before that.

I always guesstimated the Cuban Revolution having happened almost a decade before it did.

Going to add it to the list I’ll create specifically for audible. Want to have another 3-4 titles on audible before I sign up.

OverDrive?

Actually stumbled up on that one. Got really weirded out by it being read in that accent.

I could give it another try. What did you think of it?

I rarely floss because it seems like a lot of work for seemingly little gains.

I suggest you take a look at water flossers. Flossing, while a lot of work, is sometimes necessary when you’ve eaten something stringy that gets stuck between your teeth. Having it be stuck between your teeth for a day(s) will result in cavities and inflammation.

I should’ve probably come prepared. I guess I’ll spend another week recording myself and record a dozen or so white papers that I’ll upload to YouTube for people to listen to and comment on.

Already made two thumbnails for recordings which I have finished, but which I’ll probably re-record later on. As I did, like you might have guessed, rush a bit in my speech in my first recording.

I wish I could listen to theory and work simultaneously…

You might be able to. If your employer says that you can’t listen to music and they’re technologically illiterate you can buy bone conduction headphones (e.g. AfterShokz) which don’t plug the ears. If they ask you can pretend that they “help you hear better”.

audio quality and a widely understandable accent

Luckily, I have the equipment. Which I need for my (Chinese) pronunciation lessons that are required for a broadcasting degree/exam. Spent 5 hours yesterday recording myself as I read PRC white papers. I must admit: Barely socializing for the last couple of years, and almost no socializing in English, really did a number on my “not tripping over my own words when I speak”. So, might spend the upcoming week(s) recording the white papers instead and then start cranking out those books.

EDIT:

distinguishing between X and Y

Will keep a pronunciation dictionary open while I record. At least I can assure everyone that I’ll be able to pronounce the names of Chinese places and people correctly. The amount of people that mispronounce Xinjiang, Huawei, or any Chinese name for that matter, really grinds my gears as a Chinese speaker.

Can’t say I was expecting Socialism with Chinese Characteristics to be part of the poll, but yet I’m still disappointed.