Super expensive! For just over the first class price, you can fly return to Australia, in the same amount of time! As it's not cheap, I wonder - does it have fast wifi? This and traveling with large amounts of luggage (probably not allowed anyway) is about the only reason I can imagine to use it.
If you are interested in pedantic histories of such things, check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX
Basically, two spaces was a hack on monospace typewriters to create a more visually appealing document, prior to the advent of automated typesetting, 38 years ago.
TeX was the first system to really create accessible automated typesetting, setting the standard for computer typesetting for decades, and still broadly in use (in later iterations) particularly in academic circles. It was initially programmed by a single guy, Donald Knuth, who is an absolute genius as well as an interesting fellow.
TeX used to produce DVI (device independent) files - referring to the capacity of these files to be translated in to commands for different types of printing hardware - and then PS (postscript), which was the vector format graphics language used by many printers that Adobe's PDF format is derived from.
"Since version 3, TeX has used an idiosyncratic version numbering system, where updates have been indicated by adding an extra digit at the end of the decimal, so that the version number asymptotically approaches π. This is a reflection of the fact that TeX is now very stable, and only minor updates are anticipated."
Pedantry is awesome. If you are interested in modern printing history and the transition to phototypesetting and digital typesetting, two of the better museums are in Lyon (France) and Prague (Czech Republic).
biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.284.3.3 is an academic article 'Species of Psilocybe (Hymenogastraceae) from Yunnan, southwest China' (just came out - dated 16 November 2016) but USD$17 pricetag.
At least the following species exist here (source was a Chinese academic pictorial mushroom textbook):
psilocybe argentipes
psilocybe coprophila
psilocybe cubensis
psilocybe cyanescens
psilocybe fasciata
psilocybe merdaria
psilocybe venenata
You can do it - but just because they are both running doesn't mean they are both in use. In general, they are not designed to be used together.
Roughly speaking there are three ways to route outbound internet traffic, by proxy server (generally browsers only, though there are some other applications and VPNs with proxy support), by application (not supported on all platforms) and the standard method with TCP/IP routing.
The standard method only allows one VPN to route your traffic. The proxy methods may allow multiple VPNs to be in concurrent use, however you are basically still going to be using a maximum of one VPN per open application (that supports proxying).
Finally, application-based routing may be possible on some platforms, with the same limitation (one VPN per given moment per application).
Overall, it's generally pointless unless you have a super specific need.
@cloudtrapezer Public DNS servers are nothing to do with VPN providers. You are the naive one here.
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@nailer is being unfairly dismissed: they are certainly fallible. At one point they were well managed and the only game in town, and their outdoor bar had an interesting social vibe. Recently, none of these is the case (was given a bad bill to the tune of ~300% - no managers present and a subsequent complaint resulted in a less than ideal outcome, many more places are now open, and the outdoor bar is closed). Unless you are specifically seeking faux-Americana (often far better examples elsewhere) or two degrees removed faux-Mexicana, there's little reason to go there. How come French Cafe can serve a great sandwich for 24元 but Sals requires 50元 for a pretend-exoticized nibble? Certainly the business will continue, but the hey-dey is clearly gone. Romaniticizing the past aint gonna help. E-waste recycling by shipping (non carbon neutral) junk across the country? Puh-lease. Garbage processing people here recycle anyway! I applaud the ethical stance of one of the managers, but the place has frankly lost its mojo.
Hands down the best draft craft beer in Kunming. On top of that, very reasonable prices for food and other drinks (especially wine).
Called the number provided on a Friday at 2:15PM while a 10% discount was advertised "on Friday and Saturday" (listed in GoKunming specials).
A Chinese person answered the 'English' phone number in Mandarin then explained in broken English that you need to order 3 hours in advance. (Subtext: As their business is so slow)
Grumble. False advertising. Waste of time. Seems 100% Chinese run. Probably bad pizza.
The listing here is wrong! Teresa's are not defunct, they are just back to being one store instead of two stores on Wenlinjie now! They are still in business, still answer on this phone number, and are still delivering! Points for consistency, it's been years! As of right now, it's 68元 for the more toppings vegetarian at the largest size. They will do thin or thick crust. Yes, it's not to everyone's taste, but I always used to find adding dried chilli powder and some extra salt brought it up to tasty. Might go for a dash of Sichuan pepper oil to spice it up this time around. (You know you've been in China too long when...)
I also had a bad experience here recently.
Honestly, I wish them the best of luck, but I do think the staff are poorly managed and the owners have the wrong attitude and a clear lack of experience in service-oriented business. While the pizza is OK, everything else I have tried (including overnight stay) can be had cheaper and better elsewhere, and the pizza at Roccos is better in my opinion. The service has always fluctuated between acceptable to don't care.
Since they don't have their situation resolved yet, and it has been a few years, I have made the decision not to go there anymore or send anyone else. It's just not worth the hassle, given the crappy location (masked as private or lost). Better pizza with more quiet and privacy on Roccos' terraces.
Fishing 'season' ends on slowly reviving Dianchi Lake
Posted byWe delayed a week due to bad weather and went down last weekend, though it took us all day to get there.
We found the village named in the linked Chinese article - Shati (沙提) - and indeed there are lots of boats there, but they are all made of metal, not of wood. Currently because it is the end of the season they are all hauled up on land being re-coated. There is quite a lot of pollution as the village burns off its rubbish right next to the lake... even though they fish from it. Some government garbage collection effort is necessary!
Anyway, it should be possible to get a half-day on one of the boats when the season re-opens, according to the locals it runs from about April/May through October.
Nearby villages also have boats, it's not exclusively that one place, but that's where a fairly large fleet of fishing boats is based (upwards of 25 of them).
The easiest way to get there is to get a bus from near Haigeng Gongyuan in the Dianchi Road area of southwest Kunming for 4元. The bus simply goes straight down Huanhu Lu (环湖路), and the very last stop is close to Shati, either you can walk there down the main road (about 15 min) or you can get a cab or local bus from there.
Unfortunately, much of the nearby area to the northeast along the coast has been destroyed and is completely overdeveloped with stupid empty 'resorts', golf courses and ridiculous housing developments. There is an exception though. We also found a natural area a little beforehand, where the severe cliff topography has prevented over-development and there are still some beautiful little villages with some lovely old traditional houses still standing. The locals said that in March or April, when the water is lower, it is possible to walk across the lake and around the cliff. Could be a nice trip!
Archaeological find changing understanding of Yunnan's Bronze Age
Posted byActually the date (1400-1500BC) would mean it was earlier than the Dong Son culture proper, instead contemporary with its predecessor in the mid Vietnamese middle bronze age, the Đồng Đậu culture.
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Archaeological find changing understanding of Yunnan's Bronze Age
Posted byRelevant Wikipedia pages: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%C3%B4ng_S%C6%A1n_culture and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shu_(state)
Archaeological find changing understanding of Yunnan's Bronze Age
Posted byAlien, the immediate north around this period was the Shu Kingdom of Sichuan.
The Shu were very talented bronzeworkers.
However, the site of the discovery is very close to Tonghai (通海), which although probably a far later toponym, literally means "connection to the oceans", and probably refers to the area's ancient role as a critical stop on trade routes connecting central Yunnan's lake-plateaux with what is now northern Vietnam via the Red River. In a sense, once you had arrived at Tonghai, you had arrived at the "oceans" (large lakes). Similarly, if you left Tonghai southward bound for the Red River, you were heading toward the ocean proper.
Note also that the Dongson bronze drum culture of northern Vietnam is very significant in the region. It spread its influence and artifacts to Yunnan as well as Burma, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Therefore I would hazard a guess based purely upon geography and timing that the early evidence of bronzeworking discovered in Tonghai was likely due to technological and cultural influences from northern Vietnam rather than Sichuan's Shu Kingdom.
Fishing 'season' ends on slowly reviving Dianchi Lake
Posted byThree of us are going down to try to get a sail on Sunday, one more space in the car, PM if interested!