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Daily Twitter Posts - 03/16/2012 - 03/23/2012

Submitted by tomo on March 23, 2012 - 12:45pm

03/22 10:11 If you ever need to debug crazy bugs in Chrome, chrome://net-internals/ is AWESOME. Also: chrome://view-http-cache/ #
03/20 11:07 @WAYFUNBAA The trick is to type Vietnamese out on your phone, make THEM guess what the dau you're saying :D #
03/20 11:06 @kingceejay I'll unfortunately be out of town. Enjoy the game! I'd be rooting for Heat, haha! @Saigon_Heat #
03/19 12:04 Learning a foreign language is tuff. I mean tugh. Wait, tough. #
03/17 06:51 Saigon Heat vs Indonesia Warriors tonight. Who's going? #
03/17 06:41 ATTN VN: A new official book to be published in China with non-ridiculous English translations of Chinese dishes http://t.co/wyeEciYS #
03/16 02:54 Basketball in Vietnam - Saigon Heat: http://t.co/w6Pk5NAb #saigonist #

Daily Twitter Posts - 03/02/2012 - 03/09/2012

Submitted by tomo on March 9, 2012 - 12:45pm

03/08 11:15 @WAYFUNBAA Which really begs the question: Did you get a happy ending? #
03/08 10:21 @tobiassjosten LOL. Let me know how that goes and if you have any strategies for dealing with the melt-off #
03/08 01:18 Kony 2012: http://t.co/71JiiCK2 [or 'how young people can make the world a better world together'] #
03/07 04:00 @caligarn Easy. Become a new promising entrepreneur and you can have lunch with yourself every day of the week. #
03/05 04:20 [email protected]:Good try, McDonald's for printing Vietnamese in a billboard in Little Saigon.Too bad you got the wrong font http://t.co/N4EcNiR9 #
03/03 10:31 @caligarn LOL. Bastard. Totally used "normal" with scare-quotes. But now getting a kick out of shit CS students say: http://t.co/Leh4UGMe #
03/03 09:15 @Jane_Minnie It was part of a vegetarian curry with bread. I wasn't hungry after, but not so full either :) #
03/03 09:13 Anything in Vietnam media about this? Người M'Nông 'quyết trụ lại thủ đô': http://t.co/xFumqjlT - poor unrepresented ethnic minorities #
03/02 06:21 I just ate some ants. Surely eaten ants before. Today just couldn't be bothered not to. Otherwise vegetarian meal. #
03/02 03:17 @caligarn ..emulator to emulate a rock garden which itself emulates nature. We also got some neat biofeedback gear and SDK from Wild Divine #
03/02 03:16 @caligarn As it should. We hung out in Sebastopol, CA designing a GB SP game to emulate composing and tending rock gardens. Using a Gameboy #
03/02 02:52 @caligarn Hard to bare w/ the hand-waving (do I do that?) but the game at ~8:30 is cool. We started making a Zen game for GameBoy years back #
03/02 01:01 @HerDailyDigest Not just you, the sun is super fierce today. I'm thinking a vacation in Dalat is due soon, after a few weeks of this #

Daily Twitter Posts - 02/24/2012 - 03/02/2012

Submitted by tomo on March 2, 2012 - 12:45pm

02/28 09:41 Fix Facebook links and browse privately at the same time: http://t.co/K7L1Vo5O #vietnam #
02/28 04:05 HCMC should publish personal #s of officials too RT @tuoitrenewsvn: Da Nang City opens hotlines for foreigners http://t.co/Obh6tmJY #
02/28 04:03 LOL "How to synthesize Sudafed from crystal meth" #
02/26 07:15 @caligarn I read as inconclusive. Neurogenesis in small numbers w/o integration, effectiveness unknown. Still gonna avoid brain damage. #
02/24 02:09 At KCX Tan Thuan for a social games conference with Square Enix. Zynga vs Hoccorina up soon. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 02/17/2012 - 02/24/2012

Submitted by tomo on February 24, 2012 - 12:45pm

02/23 08:12 @caligarn It would take approximately 6385096 x 140 char tweets to answer your email here #
02/23 08:06 @caligarn At Mobile Mondays. Where's your ninja hide hiding? Are you watching me tweet this right now? #
02/23 07:32 RT @mqtran: Science in Vietnam: Stemming the outflow of talent | The Economist http://t.co/2P6XYkct #
02/23 04:57 @tamkaizen Just a coincidence I tweeted that RIGHT after your tweet... I swear... Really. \^_^/ #
02/23 04:49 I don't want to unfollow you, I just want you to stfu. #imho ^_^ #
02/22 02:46 @caligarn Another headline for you: Cafe in Vietnam where you can experience Zen: http://t.co/ejlekSfv #
02/20 10:53 Subtraction. Art created by only removing, not adding anything, to create sculptures from books: http://t.co/1YMcWlUZ #
02/18 03:08 @brettSjohnston Quite possibly another victim to that. Provide out-of-Twitter links? #
02/18 02:55 @brettSjohnston I would like to respond but I have no idea what you're talking about #
02/18 02:22 @brettSjohnston On a scale of 0 to 1? 1. #
02/18 02:01 @brettSjohnston Agreed. But DNA and geological evidence points to several population bottlenecks where mankind faced extinction. See Toba. #
02/18 01:37 Dau? RT @goldkorn: Why is my net connection in a Vietnamese village faster & more stable than both my home and office connections in Beijing #
02/18 01:34 @fisheggtree Maybe I'm the only person who feels the best part of MBP is the keyboard and trackpad. Otherwise, why pay the Apple tax? #
02/17 12:24 Brilliant. RT @benjaminbland: Fighting tyre repair gangs who spread nails on road in Binh Duong. http://t.co/DbP6Y8EN #
02/17 02:15 What Americans think Vietnamese eat vs. What Vietnamese really eat - a Venn diagram: http://t.co/DZ939iSX #
02/17 01:31 @travislotek ACK. Establish secure channel with CFX HQ requested. RESET #

Daily Twitter Posts - 02/10/2012 - 02/17/2012

Submitted by tomo on February 17, 2012 - 12:45pm

02/16 11:29 @jon7b @TylerWatts When I say slice up my Twitter people, I mean it in the sanest, most benevolent way possible. I forgot to say "lists of " #
02/16 11:26 @jon7b Looks like even Twitter REST api can be used to create lists. But just discovered a Google App Scripts way to do it. Mind = Blown #
02/16 10:46 I set Facebook to only show important updates and basically there's nothing important happening in people's lives #
02/16 10:41 There must be some way to export my Twitter people, drop some Unix commands to slice them up, then reimport. Twitter site is such a p.o.s. #
02/16 04:39 Alex Millan, billed as having played alongside Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Richie Hawtin, etc. playing at IDECAF tonight at 7 #
02/16 04:02 @betoneko Nothing special. Sounds like a Phnom Penh Post reporter #
02/16 03:57 @betoneko Perhaps of interest to your employer: another Overseas Vietnamese dies in a traffic accident @tuoitrenewsvn #
02/16 02:52 @caligarn If you can ride another human like a horse, controlling their mind directly, is that person (a vehicle) a cybernetic extension? #
02/13 03:45 @brettSjohnston @caligarn My friend has something similar for his aorta. We joke that he's a cyborg. Just not a cool/sexy cyborg. #
02/13 03:28 @caligarn @brettSjohnston I'm happy to talk about posthuman cyborgs but that research will likely be weaponized too... #transhumanism #
02/13 03:15 @ericburdette I assume you are looking for a better word than 'cake'? But I think cake can describe packed carbohydrates that are not sweet #
02/13 03:14 @brettSjohnston @caligarn I think one is speaking of the illusory nature of 'reality', the other is talking about being a cyborg? #
02/13 02:24 @brettSjohnston @caligarn So there is a conspiracy to produce weaponized dark matter thus all related scientific research is bunk? #
02/13 02:19 @brettSjohnston @caligarn If you're going to refute generally accepted theories, onus is on you to accompany with some proof, so be my guest #
02/13 02:08 @brettSjohnston @caligarn Physics predicted/describes properties of black holes. You believe God steps in to prevent them from forming? #
02/13 01:54 @caligarn @brettSjohnston There is Earth-scale engineering that requires post-classical mechanics, such as (quantum, etc) computer hardware #
02/12 23:45 @caligarn @brettSjohnston Yup, scientists disprove the status quo. You don't believe general relativity over Newtonian physics? Proof? #
02/12 23:09 @TylerWatts @caligarn Or perhaps Thích Quảng Độ? I think Vietnam needs more real heroes. (Or lots of small heroes!) Role models are lacking #
02/12 23:05 @caligarn Been wanting to attend #barcampyangon 2 years. Didn't hear #aungsansuukyi was speaking until the day before :( We need to get 2k+ #
02/12 05:35 Before dnb, it was called jungle - BBC 2 documentary about the burgeoning phenomena from 1994, amusing in hindsight: http://t.co/kezoNg9L #
02/11 10:36 It does not matter if the sign says 'WOMEN' on the outside. If there is a urinal no man shall hesitate to enter. #

Daily Twitter Posts - 01/20/2012 - 01/27/2012

Submitted by tomo on January 27, 2012 - 12:45pm

01/24 04:24 @nguyenhimself Ha ha ha. Welcome to my world. I take it as a compliment when it's Koreans who say it #
01/23 07:28 The reason for FourSquare: Vietnamese checking in and becoming mayor of grandpa's grave in the lunar new year #
01/22 13:02 Breaking news: At approximately 12:00AM Saigon local time, Vietnam started lighting shit on fire #CMNM #giaothuarealtalk #

Daily Twitter Posts - 01/13/2012 - 01/20/2012

Submitted by tomo on January 20, 2012 - 12:45pm

01/19 09:05 What is Khmer Bali-style drum&bass? Join me tonight at Yoko where we'll explore the creation-fabrication of undefinable musical microgenres #
01/19 02:45 OMG @ericburdette: Police ticketing illegally parked cars, as they should. Seeing this brought joy to my morning. #fb http://t.co/WIND4Nhg #
01/18 20:40 On censorship and the irony of protesting SOPA in Vietnam: http://t.co/yHOZQ6ec #
01/18 03:04 @tamkaizen Read some stories about Amish Rumspringa. Some kids go buck wild for a year, party like rock stars. #
01/18 02:19 If you need to read Wikipedia (en) today, just open it in links or lynx or turn JavaScript off in your browser #
01/17 03:53 Rain twice in one day in January in Vietnam makes me smile #
01/17 03:28 @jon7b @WAYFUNBAA @ourman Can't speak to intro classes, but dont recommend non-intro classes there. Skill level of students varies too much. #
01/16 11:27 That's great #DuMa RT @jon7b: Shit Asian Dads Say http://t.co/AhnnZ3cb #
01/16 03:52 If the Vietnamese government has to black it out by hand - http://t.co/d8pWPiVL - it must have some substance, right? http://t.co/77xFyJxX #
01/16 01:26 Shaolin version of wall-riding (http://t.co/P4UjSDCS) RT @bryanpelz: Shaolin Monk Walking on the Wall http://t.co/yznLdyUP #
01/16 01:09 RT @newsjean: We have opened AP’s newest bureau, located in Pyongyang. A truly historic moment.#nkorea #
01/16 00:58 "Research strongly suggests that people are more creative when they enjoy privacy and freedom from interruption." http://t.co/Ev8D2Brz #
01/15 11:37 RT @khmer440: French #expat and his 4 children murdered in #Cambodia. http://t.co/kg97sPVk #crime #
01/15 02:55 If I follow someone new on Twitter my timeline up to now only contains their tweets. Can't see others anymore. #wtf #fixurshit #
01/14 10:25 Aka by midcentury VN will no longer be in the bottom half RT @tuoitrenewsvn: Vietnam to be listed top economies by 2050: HSBC #

Daily Twitter Posts - 01/06/2012 - 01/13/2012

Submitted by tomo on January 13, 2012 - 12:45pm

01/11 08:49 @fisheggtree My reading: Commission predicts Vietnam will have bigger macroeconomic problems than inflation and currency deprec'n in 2012 #
01/11 08:48 @TylerWatts @ourman They have awarded me influential on chili and apples. Add bacon, drugs, and beer and it's a proper Klout party in here #
01/11 08:46 @learningdrupal We can do Drupal sessions at the next #BarCampSaigon and FOSSASIA events #
01/11 06:48 North Korean punishing people who didn't cry hard enough when Il died, using re-education camps: http://t.co/MrSuXakK #
01/11 06:01 RT @fisheggtree: LOL. Robin Hood lives! RT @tuoitrenewsvn: ‘Super thief’ targeting state agencies arrested http://t.co/Dt0LHfYP #vietnam #
01/11 05:40 @SaigonSean @jon7b I think Vietnamese take some blame for that too, for giving us undue flattering attention (when not trying to scam us) #
01/11 04:35 @dynamicscholar I remember one older cafe around the Turtle "Lake". Maybe they'll sponsor the app, and it just tells everyone to go there #
01/11 04:12 @jon7b @PedroInSaigon @saigonnezumi Why should Vietnam of all countries get stuck with the losers from other countries? (Reason: IELTS, etc) #
01/11 03:11 G F'n L. RT @benjaminbland: Vietnam central bank governor says maximum dong devaluation this year will be 2-3%. #
01/11 03:01 @lenabucatariu Local people definitely walk their bikes across the Cam-Viet border, but I'm not sure if any citizen is allowed or only local #
01/11 02:46 @dynamicscholar @fisheggtree I've seen these locker-like phone charging stations in some cafes in Saigon (not that it's a trust-based soc.) #
01/11 02:44 RT @GSElevator: #1: if you have a job where you have to wear a nametag, nobody gives a shit what your name is. #
01/09 06:57 Hey, so there is a Subway on Ho Tung Mau #
01/09 04:54 @ncouture Let me know if you find an automated solution. VNI should be purged from the internets. #unicode4life #
01/07 04:10 @careyz Indeed the Internet is technically speaking 'slow as ballz' #

Daily Twitter Posts - 12/30/2011 - 01/06/2012

Submitted by tomo on January 6, 2012 - 12:45pm

01/05 04:42 From 250+ tabs down to 99. NY resolution achieved, tempted to call it a day. #
01/05 04:37 @saigonnezumi I'm not seeing any tweets from you because apparently you are blocking me! #
01/05 04:34 @saigonnezumi @jon7b Most people who listen to dubstep don't realize it originates from doubleyoustep. #jk #
01/05 03:27 @jon7b @saigonnezumi In some languages it is "double-v", but historically there was no distinction between u and v, pre-w. Lingo artefacts. #
01/05 00:40 Why is one pronounced with a double-u and two pronounced w/o? #
01/04 07:52 In times of domestic good news paucity, local governments will shine the darkest light on foreign elements within #
01/03 03:22 @svenbergryen Sounds good, look forward to meeting. Who else will be coming? #
01/02 13:13 @madlyduck @philip_arthur You can remap your keys in software without replacing your keyboard. if typing speed's a bottleneck #
12/30 03:24 Is there an automated/scriptable way to convert Vietnamese text between VNI Windows and Unicode encoding? #
12/30 02:29 Only in "Vietname" can you misspell your own country on a large banner, shrug, and hang it up anyways #

Daily Twitter Posts - 12/16/2011 - 12/23/2011

Submitted by tomo on December 23, 2011 - 12:45pm

12/22 01:24 "It’s an era of the warring states for business in Vietnam." - Sapporo #
12/19 00:40 After a long day of looking at things in North Korea, Mr. Kim Jong Il has passed away. #
12/17 03:16 @PedroInSaigon @dynamicscholar LOL, love the expat camaraderie when it comes to "things that should just not be happening every day but do" #
12/17 02:01 Announcement: I want to murder the person who is hammering into my wall and has been since 7AM using his own hammer #
12/16 06:58 Any technical project managers in Vietnam? Get in touch! #

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Asian-American expat living in Vietnam over 3 years. I am involved in tech startups and do Drupal consulting. I choose to live in Saigon and Vietnam and I want to see the city and its people reach their true potential.

Where is Saigon?

It's not wrong to wonder where in the world Saigon is.

Saigon is the name of the city now officially known as Ho Chi Minh City. But most people who call Saigon home call their home Saigon and it's mostly tourists who I hear refer to it as Ho Chi Minh City (or Ho Chi Minh Ville for the French).

After the Vietnam/American War ended in 1975, many place names ceased to exist such as Saigon, South Vietnam, and plenty of street names.

Tu Do is now Dong Khoi, Thong Nhat is Le Duan. And Tan Son Nhut Airport is now Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Rue Paul Blanchy has been Hai Ba Trung since the 1950s.

Those who haven't seen Vietnam for decades will be confused not just by the geographical changes but the incredible amount of development and modernization that has since taken place.

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