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Rethink: Web (Open Space) When we struggle to explain the inherent qualities of a medium, we tend to defer to analogies and metaphors. This is especially true of the internet.
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Back to work in Suzhou after an eye-opening National Week holiday exploring Xinjiang in far-west China. Lots to process – photos, views/opinions, and memories.
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Workplace topology | Clearleft by Clearleft Ltd (Clearleft) Within our organisations, we have increasingly been introducing practises such as dev ops and design ops, to reduce operational inefficiencies.
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Notes from a crosswalk. — ethanmarcotte.com (ethanmarcotte.com) On the route, the steps, and what follows.
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Stretching our legs on a 6km there-and-back trek to break up the drive from Baicheng to Aksu.
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http://scottmallinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/41908419_959514290908392_1382031925790163352_n-1.jpg The ruins of Subashi, an ancient temple complex in the Taklamakan Desert, used continuously from the 3rd to 10th centuries. Subash is a Uyghur word meaning “the origin of water”.
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http://scottmallinson.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/41523350_2162406580450042_364939382536859340_n-1.jpg Distant views from a short hike over the Tiemenguan, the end of the Great Wall of China in Korla, Xinjiang, and a key passage on the Silk Road.
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Visited Tiemenguan, the western-most gate of the Great Wall of China, and a key passage on the Silk Road.
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The incredible sculptures at the Longmen Grottoes, painstakingly carved out of rock over several hundred years.
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Arrived into Korla earlier this evening. Hungry, we stumbled into the nearest eating establishment we came across. Only after ordering a couple of dishes did we realise it specialised in dog and donkey meat 😳
Scott Mallinson
Software development engineer