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Posted on: Power Outage
July 1, 2010 at 2:15 AM

Fixed.

Posted on: Wait for Me Here
July 1, 2010 at 2:10 AM

Fixed now.

Posted on: An Unplanned Tan
June 28, 2010 at 2:44 AM

Apparently xiaophil we have different senses of humor. Either way Americans do say "on accident." You learn something new every day, Bodawei!

Posted on: World Cup Talk
June 24, 2010 at 2:41 AM

Not sure how dependable this info is, but I read online that Kaká isn't a real word in Portuguese (outside of being a nickname for folks called "Ricardo"). Kaká's little brother, who couldn't pronounce his super long real name (Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite), gave him this nickname and it stuck.

Posted on: 人类的起源
June 18, 2010 at 2:59 AM

I think the intro simply refers to the fact that scientists still haven't come to a consensus on where exactly humans come from. The out of africa theory has certainly been the preferred one for the past 20 years or so, but there are still lots of gaps in our knowledge of the path from chimp to homo sapien! That being said, I don't think it was the author of the introduction's intention to cast doubt on the theory of evolution.

Posted on: Diet Coke
June 17, 2010 at 9:49 AM

I think Coke Light is a European thing. Diet Coke is what we get in the US. I've only ever seen Coke Light and Coke Zero here in China (as far as "diet" Coke products are concerned).

Posted on: Can't Get to Sleep
June 17, 2010 at 6:09 AM

There's a link to a Qing Wen that discusses 得 in the form you mentioned above: here.

Posted on: Football and Dragon Boats
June 17, 2010 at 3:03 AM

Just a quick note: I will not pretend that we have fixed all problems. Some take more time and planning than others. But in defense of this new group we have fixed many of the problems people have reported (so thanks, to everyone, for reporting them. And keep the input coming!).

lesson not loading

group member formatting issue

posts publishing multiple times

not getting rid of the posts tab

( I know, I know, not a bug. But a successful use of user feedback in making changes to the site - or in this case, not making changes).

Posted on: Football and Dragon Boats
June 17, 2010 at 2:56 AM

Thanks for the support, bababardwan and xiao_liang! I have been posting a lot recently. Just trying to make sure issues are communicated to the right people (and as quickly as possible).

@ma1942 You're allowed to not like someone's podcasting style, but please refrain from personal attacks here. You can find our commenting policy here.