Taiwan
On the merits/issues of simplified and traditional Chinese characters
The New York Times took on this often heated topic for debate recently. The experts comments provide the initial fodder, but it is the hundreds of comments that prove the most interesting and enlightening. And though complete conversion to a romanized based language is bravely (ignorantly?) proposed by a few, many posters note that reading [...]
Standards, but what’s the point?
Masters of IT hardware standards Taiwan may be, but this has not translated into noteworthy capabilities in the softer side of information technology. No where is this more true than in web development in Taiwan and especially web development standards as defined and mandated by the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission. The RDEC, as it [...]
Google Earth Tour of Taitung and Dulan
This is a short video tour of the east coast of Taiwan with a focus on Dulan, which is a 30 minute drive north of Taitung City.
