There Is No Maker Movement in China
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#2I have a few ello invites left.
Update 5:02 PST: All out, sorry.
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#3The cybermart description matches exactly my memory of Sim Lim Square from when I lived in Singapore, except that place is immense and you could get the best naan you've ever had in the basement.
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#4I have a few ello invites left. Update 5:02 PST: All out, sorry.
I wouldn't turn one down. :-)
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#5Re: There Is No Maker Movement in China
#6The headline sort of nails it: In China, doing electronics is not a movement, but a livelihood, done out of necessity or ability rather than curiosity or idealism.
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#7The cybermart description matches exactly my memory of Sim Lim Square from when I lived in Singapore, except that place is immense and you could get the best naan you've ever had in the basement.
The best naan is to be had in Japan, where every single Indian restaurant seems to have what looks like a stone wood fired pizza oven (and there are many that run all you can eat naan lunch specials).
Living in Beijing, I'm so bored of cybermarts. Also, if you want to find the makers here, try wangjing and CAFA (central academy of fine arts) rather than Zhongguancun (where all the e-markets and grand tech universities are). It should not be surprising that the designers and artists would be more passionate about this than the engineer/entrepreneurs/traders trying to make some bucks.
Also, never leave your computer with the solder guy; always insist on watching the repair. They have swapped out good components for broken ones before.
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#8The headline sort of nails it: In China, doing electronics is not a movement, but a livelihood, done out of necessity or ability rather than curiosity or idealism.
The first thing I learned in China: there are many different China's to consider. There are definitely a lot of people making livings here, but there is creative talent if you look in different places.
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#9> the "We here in the Maker movement could not be more pleased with ourselves" vibe.
Oh my, yes, it is rather cringeworthy.
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#10Ello is so shitty. It's like a cross between Tumblr and Twitter with a shitty UI and almost no functionality.