Just what I was hoping to see, thanks.

Thank you for starting this thread, I’m getting good recommendations from this too!

I’m an American learning Mandarin so I’m not an expert but here are the first shows and movies I’ve been getting into as I begin to understand more.

The only show I’ve watched so far is SpongeBob Squarepants in Mandarin: 海绵宝宝
I get this from torrents, but I don’t have subtitles for it. Luckily I know the first 3 seasons by heart. It is also available on some streaming sites/apps such as bilibili.

For movies, I really enjoyed Love Never Ends (2023) which has dual subtitles, both English and Mandarin which both appear at the same time and helps a lot. This movie has great production value, it’s quirky, and is a little artsy. I watched it on an international flight, it was in the “art house” category, although it is also a drama, romance, family movie. It’s kind of about a punk dude that has grown up and is trying to do his thing while aging within Chinese culture, so it teaches about culture as well.

Chunking Express (1994) is a comedy drama with fantastic reviews, but I haven’t watched it yet. The trailer looked cool and I’ll watch soon.

Only the River Flows (2023) was also on the international flight and was cool, it is a crime drama with good reviews.

Green Snake (1993) is an action fantasy movie that is a classic from the 90s. I’m trying to watch some 90s films so I can relate to Chinese people my age lol.

I’m sure, but I suppose it wouldn’t verify whether the object in the photo is what hit him in the ear. However, it could potentially confirm that there was shrapnel flying nearby.

If we knew the shutter speed of the photograph of the supposed bullet, then you could calculate its velocity and see if that falls in line with the type of bullet that was used or with shrapnel, which would probably be much less as it comes from a ricochet.

If you are doing something illegal then you should definitely bring a new device. If you are not doing something illegal then you should just bring your normal device and keep it locked/off when entering.

They can force biometrics but not pin, but they will only do that if you’re already in super deep trouble for breaking the law. Just be normal and you’ll have no issues.

This is all extremely unlikely unless you are a known enemy of the state or are bringing in illegal goods.

In customs they simply ask you why you’re visiting, where you came from, if you’re bringing any illegal goods, then let you pass through. If you’re flying in, there’s usually a huge line of people at the airport and you only end up talking to the customs agent for 10 to 30 seconds.

If you have a very suspicious story that doesn’t check out or you’re trying to bring in illegal goods to the country or you know that you are doing something nefarious then you should be concerned that they might pull you into a back room. I think all of these concerns are very overblown for the average person though.

When I was reading about whether to bring my phone to China, everyone online had similar recommendations about bringing a new device and it ended up being completely unnecessary. They don’t check anyone’s phone and they asked no questions other than reason for visiting. When I told my co-workers about my concerns they all thought it was quite comical because they’ve traveled more than anyone and see this as extreme paranoia.

Of course they could take your phone and put you in jail for any reason they want if they really wanted to, the most important thing is to not give them a reason to. They will only get your phone if you give them a reason in the first place.

Just keep your phone locked/off when you go through the border so it requires a pin.

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Thanks I’m going to give this a try.

You can opt into it and other beta technologies at Google Labs.

Congrats! It’s scary, but this is when you finally have the freedom to live your unique life. Stay in touch with your close friends, everyone else will fade away. And remember, wear sunscreen.

I came over here when /r/piracy moved and at first I was confused by hexbear. Over time I’ve come to embrace the ideas and movement and I appreciate the discussions on here. Sorry if I’ve frustrated any of you over the past year, I’ve really had a shift in perspective coming from a ballot box liberal background.

No problem! When I was picking out which search engines or “plugins” to install, I visited most of the sites on the list and chose the ones I had heard of plus some other ones that looked like they were for English content. Some of the sites were clearly for other languages or for niches like anime, so just pick out whichever ones are relevant to your interests and then you’ll be able to search all of their databases instantly without dealing with their terrible websites and just get the magnet link.

Have you tried using the search engine built into qBittorent? For example, here is what it looks like when searching for Paw Patrol S01:

How to install search engines in qB:
https://www.makeuseof.com/qbittorrent-add-search-engines/

https://archive.is/tbxE6

The difference is the profits used to return to the US, now they stay overseas.

That’s a Chinchilla.

It looks like an April fools joke but in case anyone is curious, it’s a real truck and it is 21 feet long. 4 doors with an 8 foot bed is available from other manufacturers as well. Here is a good article about it:

https://www.theautopian.com/why-the-internet-is-going-crazy-over-a-photo-of-a-longbed-pickup-truck-at-a-dealership/

Don’t forget to deduct your home office if you work from home.

Link for others:
https://youtu.be/9FIwYkGc4Qw