About me
I am a graduate of Grinnell College with a degree in Biological Chemistry. The name of this blog is derived from the name I use in Chinese, 孟柏民 (Mèng Bómín).
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Happy New Year
With 2010 already an hour old here in Wisconsin, I wish you all a Happy New Decade.
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Unsurprising news: WordPress is blocked in China
If anyone was wondering why there haven’t been any of the updates I suggested in the last post, the answer is that I was unable to access WordPress from China and thus was unable to post any updates.
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WordPress’s video function still not ideal, but better
At the end of the primaries, I made a video of the results showing the relative time scale over which they occurred and posted it to Flickr. Unfortunately, I could not (or at least I don’t think I could) embed … Continue reading
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Not an easy past few months for the sane
I have not posted anything here for a while, mainly because I’ve been busy with school and the general intake of information, which has left me little time to spew it back out in a form that has been processed … Continue reading
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My logo
On a whim, I decided to create a logo for myself and this site. 孟柏民 (pinyin: Mèng Bómín) is my Chinese name, the name of this blog, and the name I use as a commenter elsewhere. I haven’t decided exactly … Continue reading
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New blog template and updated Maps page
I’ve decided to change my blog template so that I can fit 500px wide images in posts, which has allowed me to fit the “medium” size images from Flickr, which is what I use to host my maps. So, now … Continue reading
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Happy Constitution Day
220 years ago, a document now known as the U.S. Constitution was signed that set up the basic system of government that runs our country to this day. Unfortunately, there have been some in government who as of late, have … Continue reading
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The Issue
Yesterday, I was notified by Andrew Puschel of The Issue that my post Why I’m not voting for Kucinich was being featured in their US section. I was intrigued, as I had never heard of The Issue before and I don’t … Continue reading
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My first 30 days on WordPress
Today is my thirtieth day of having a blog on WordPress. This is not significant beyond the fact that WordPress provides statistics relating to blog traffic, with the number of visits (excluding those made by you while logged into WordPress) shown for the past 30 days, … Continue reading
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