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YouTube video by World Economic Forum Special Address by Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada

PM Carney: "Nostalgia is not strategy."

Agree 100%

Hong Kong’s Shattered Idea of Home Gigi Leung writes about Hong Kong and the deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court which took at least 160 lives.

"I dreaded seeing the blackened outline of what used to be a quotidian landmark." Novelist Gigi Leung writes on visiting Hong Kong in the wake of the fire at Wang Fuk Court.

不明白直播丨大火之后：没有被「驯服」的香港公民社会 YouTube video by 不明白播客

当“悼念”变成“软对抗”，当“问责”变成“黑暴”，香港人该如何在独裁的缝隙中守护彼此？三位香港嘉宾在此次直播中，带我们从竹棚背后的利益输送，谈到专业主义的崩塌，再追问香港人如何在“政治化灾难”中寻找生路： youtube.com/live/pnElrMA...

香港大埔火灾：“真香港，已经没有了，只有真香港人” 灾难发生不到十天内，围绕着灾难原因、官方问责姿态、民间救灾安排等种种问题，特区政府和民间发生了种种分歧；而在中国内地舆论场，媒体的焦点又与香港本地传媒不尽相同。“WOMEN我们”记录了悲剧背后的种种暗流涌动，帮助读者理解过去十天发生的一切。

“真香港，已经没有了，只有真香港人”
這標題起得好，說明了一切。
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YouTube video by 柴静 Chai Jing 香港大火幸存者：整层人不是生、不是死，而是凭空消失----告诉我，为什么？｜柴静访谈｜Hong Kong Fire

很深刻的一個訪談。 感恩柴靜， 也特別感恩受訪者李先生的在大火生死關頭時捨己為人的善良。🙏

Agree 100%

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television Hong Kong Fire Disaster Stirs Anger Over Ignored Warnings

Thank you @bloomberg.com Asia for this news coverage. I especially appreciate the frank discussions on public discontent and government's anxiety.

"Despite knowing the risks, no matter what he did, he couldn’t change what happened."

Wong said his father, who had worked as a foreman in building maintenance before retiring and was a certified electrician and plumber, had worried about the safety risks from the renovation on the building.

"What we have documented here is just the tip of the iceberg. This goes to show that the mutual aid networks and practices that were part of everyday life six years ago still remain, and it will always be Hongkongers who protect one another."

Is China Beating Trump?

Good briefing of how US-China relations got to this point ahead of the Xi-Trump meeting in Seoul today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/p...

What Carney hopes to gain from a Canadian reset with Beijing The Prime Minister is attempting to repair the relationship with Xi Jinping – without angering Donald Trump

Very comprehensive report on Canada-China relations and on the ground reporting by Globe and Mail after a long while...

Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103

“Nature is extremely subtle,” he said.

“I happen to think that the depth of natural substances cannot be fathomed by mankind. Because after all we only have, let’s say, 100 billion neurons.

How can you match that with the infinite depth of nature?”

If you reach a goal by compromising your values, you haven’t succeeded.

If you fall short of a goal by upholding your values, you haven’t failed.

The highest form of accomplishment is standing by your principles when they’re tested.

I still remember this.

Topology of "China AI" On circles, misconceptions, deep infrastructure, founder archetypes, state's role, memes, AGI. A conversation about the topology of China’s AI world for you.

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Love this!
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Farewell, Tess. The Pioneer of Old Shanghai Studies Dies at 93 "She gave Shanghai back its history."

Thank you Tess Johnston for your existence and for documenting of Old Shanghai, which was once my fascination when I was there in the late 1990s. RIP. substack.com/home/post/p-...

A touching part of story. You'd have to read what happened prior & his prayers to appreciate:

"As a new exile, Phurba received the Dalai Lama’s blessings in person.

“You have faced many hardships on your journey, I have been keeping you in my thoughts,” Phurba recalled the Dalai Lama saying."

and construct a rigorous mathematical system for China's outstanding philosophical thoughts, guiding social governance and practice in the coming intelligent era, thereby transforming into powerful productivity."

"endow artificial intelligence with a value system (the "conscience" mentioned by Wang Yangming) and a cognitive architecture (the "heart" mentioned by Zen Buddhism); to give "reason" to the humanities, interpret Chinese thought with the mathematical and cognitive models of artificial intelligence"

His ideas are quite unique and profound.

"This article attempts to build a two-way connection between the humanities and social sciences and general artificial intelligence: to establish a "heart" for the machine...

Very interesting read.

"AGI, Zhu’s team has recently said, is characterised by qualities such as resourcefulness in novel situations, social and physical intuition, and an understanding of cause and effect."

Reading about where we were then (+aspirations) and thinking about where we are now...

On Being Canadian: The Space We Make for Each Other - Policy Magazine The meaning of being Canadian begins with liberty. I knew this even before a turning point in my life became a turning point in the life of the country. If I

"The space we make for each other."

Please find some time to read this entire essay.

Reminds me of what Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche said:

"recently, I found out there's something we could do, which is maybe learn to outwit the algorithm.

You explore some other channels, so that the algorithm gets so confused."

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A.I. Is Coming for Culture We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?

“Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I wish everyone on the planet could breathe clean air...

"US is trying to undercut global demand for Chinese green tech by compelling its largest trading partners to import US fossil fuels instead..."

Landscapes of Uniqueness, Inner and Outer, on a Walk Through Japan.

"Living by the Japanese principle of "一期一会 / ichigo ichie"—the uniqueness of each moment—teaches us that our experiences intertwine through fate. This interplay cannot be controlled or manipulated; it’s about welcoming each moment with an open heart and surrendering to it."

A beautiful piece...