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by reuven 7y ago
Thanks so much!
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by reuven 7y ago
I'm going to keep blogging and writing my free, weekly Better Developers newsletter about Python and related technologies. (Not the same circulation as LJ, but more than 13k subscribers.) I don't know about the others, but I hope
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by reuven 7y ago
I've been writing for Linux Journal since 1996. Two years ago, we were told (with zero notice) that the magazine was shutting down. This was disappointing on numerous levels, and I wrote about it here: https://lerner.co.il&
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A sad day: The end of Linux Journal(lerner.co.il)
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by reuven 7y ago
I've been writing for LJ since 1996. I just got up and saw this. I'm very saddened by the news. And yet, LJ lived for two years beyond its original obituary. Here's what I had to say then, all of which still applies: https
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Why do Python lists let you += a tuple, when you can’t + a tuple?(lerner.co.il)
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by reuven 8y ago
Thanks so much; I just found the article on HN a few moments ago!
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by reuven 8y ago
This is extremely disappointing. I make a growing proportion of my income via online Python and Git courses. The platform I use (Podia) supports PayPal and Stripe. I'd love to use Stripe, but they don't work with businesses out
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Open Source Is Winning, and Now It's Time for People to Win Too(linuxjournal.com)
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Understanding Python Slices(blog.lerner.co.il)
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Want to Understand Python’s Comprehensions? Think in Excel or SQL(blog.lerner.co.il)
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Beyond the “hello, world” of Python’s “print” function(blog.lerner.co.il)
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Beyond the “hello, world” of Python’s “print” function(blog.lerner.co.il)
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by reuven 8y ago
You need to install a VPN before you go to China. Then, once you're within China, you can use the VPN to access restricted sites and services -- including the various app stores.
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by reuven 8y ago
That's great advice, except for one thing: Many Westerners visiting China cannot accept money transferred to them. The "wallet" functionality just doesn't exist. That's why I wrote that blog post. Sorry it wasn&#x
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by reuven 8y ago
Let's Encrypt is one of the best things that has happened to the Web in the last few years. Everyone wants (and needs) SSL/TLS, and there was no reason for companies to be charging so much for the service. Kudos to the authors an
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by reuven 8y ago
OP here. Yes, it's a bit of a risk. But I figure that it's a small one.
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by reuven 8y ago
Wow, thanks for the warm words... FYI, every time I visit China, I write a bunch of things on Facebook about my experiences. (I know, lots of issues there, but it's convenient...) Follow/friend me there, and you'll see more
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by reuven 8y ago
Yes, that was my point — that if you visit China with a non-Chinese Android phone, the phone will get apps from Google Play. Without a VPN, it won't be able to access Google Play, putting you in a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation.
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by reuven 8y ago
Yes, this is definitely a possibility.
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by reuven 8y ago
OP here. It wasn't an ad, per se -- I really do use ExpressVPN. I love them and use them all the time, in China and when I'm at clients' offices. Whenever I mention them, I use an affiliate link. Heck, why not? But if you
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by reuven 8y ago
A good point. I made sure to have a power pack (i.e., big, external charging battery) with me — not so that I could talk on the phone, but so that I could pay for things and/or call a taxi with DiDi. Without a charge on my phone, I&#
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by reuven 8y ago
Yes. You pay money to withdraw from your WeChat wallet into your (Chinese) bank account. I've never had to do this, because I'm a foreigner, and thus cannot remove money from there. Besides, WeChat is sitting on a pile of cash, t
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by reuven 8y ago
I totally accept your point about tourist vs. local prices. But when it comes to credit cards, China is truly different: They don't have Visa or MasterCard (or AmEx) in the country. They do have Union Pay, which is a special, China-on
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by reuven 8y ago
As I wrote in the blog post, I tried to get Alipay to work. So far as I can tell, they truly don't let foreigners (without Chinese bank accounts) use their payment system.
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Perhaps, but the official docs (following your link) explicitly says: "At the current time, "Wallet" is only available to users registered in mainland China, Hong Kong, South Africa and Malaysia." In other words, the of
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by reuven 8y ago
I seriously thought about getting a bank account and phone number. But I have a single-SIM phone, and really didn't feel like swapping the SIM in and out, depending on who I was calling. (Nor did I feel like having two phones with me
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by reuven 8y ago
Businesses can accept foreigner credit cards. But why would they, when foreigners are a tiny proportion of the population, and taking such cards probably costs them a fortune? Someone just told me that the Shanghai hotel I stayed in for
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by reuven 8y ago
OP here. Foreign credit cards are almost never accepted in China. I've sometimes been able to use my non-Chinese Visa card in supermarkets, although even that has been rare and tedious. And hotels all take foreign credit cards, but
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A foreigner's guide to WeChat payments in China(blog.lerner.co.il)
107 points by reuven 8y ago|112 comments

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