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brannerchinese

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About brannerchinese

Lexicographer of Chinese, Python programmer, happy when using regex, LaTeX, and other powerful tools for manipulating words.

I've had a successful academic career, but have also worked in industry (which I prefer), in the non-profit sector, and in a semi-government think-tank. I am fluent in Chinese and have spent six years living and working in rural China and Taiwan.

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    Comment #17162940

    Review of _Bullshit Jobs: A Theory by David Graeber_; review by Eliane Glaser > As well as documenting personal misery, this book is a portrait of a society that has forgotten what…

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    Comment #7181996

    What he thinks are more valuable are "enthusiasm," "people with extended time horizons and strategic discipline," and "procedural architects." Sure — machines just program themselv…

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    Comment #6390567

    Thanks for your question. I grant you, it could mean that the strategic thinking of the strategist is still immature. But in context I don't think it does. Musashi lays great weigh…

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    Comment #4123925

    Marsha and John's guests and visitors, however, are a different matter.

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    Comment #4115665

    Some men will pee on the seat — whether intentionally or not I have never figured out — if it's left down. Leaving it up maximizes cleanliness.