Just a guy living in China who loves… well, right now I just love studying Chinese. And I also love @Melissa. Here’s my website, twitter and facebook. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-309310-18"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); Tumblr (3.0; @johnerik)http://johnerik.tumblr.com/<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/blog-twitter-updates-and-hackathons/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=blog-twitter-updates-and-hackathons">[Blog] Twitter updates, hackathons, YCombinator</a>: <p>My <a href="http://blog.think27.com/?p=249">last post</a> got me thinking about passively digesting information and how that concept can abstracts all the way out to hackers and creating great products.</p> <p>Passively digesting information can…</p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257212623http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257212623Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:14:09 +0800<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktogp7gJAv1qz7x6xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/nov/25/oasis-seas-biggest-cruise-liner"> Titanic times five: Oasis of the Seas aims to leave cruise rivals in huge wake | Travel | guardian.co.uk</a></p> <p>(6300 passengers * USD$1050 per seven day jaunt)* twice per month (24) = $6,300,105,024</p> <p>Is that right? my 24 number has got to be wrong…</p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257169123http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257169123Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:29:31 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/some-excerpts-from-danah-boyd-information-flow/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-excerpts-from-danah-boyd-information-flow">Some excerpts from danah boyd. Information flow.</a>: <blockquote> <p>Our bodies are programmed to consume fat and sugars because they’re rare in nature. Thus, when they come around, we should grab them. In the same way, were biologically programmed to be attentive…</p> </blockquote>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257100893http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/257100893Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:18:08 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/245/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=245">Link</a>: <p>Pretty sure my iPhone is a goner.</p> <p>I have 16 days left on my original one year hardware warranty from Apple, but since that’s only valid in the America (*fail*) I guess what I’m going to do is buy…</p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/253312749http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/253312749Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:14:05 +0800<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHX1YfC4Uek&feature=autoshare">Trying to fix my dropped iPhone</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/iHX1YfC4Uek&fs=1" width="480" height="385" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I uploaded a YouTube video: white screen of death. it’s no the number 1 connector. i think the lcd is out. sucks.</div></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/253284864http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/253284864Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:46:04 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/melissa-is-here-visiting-me-from-hk-yay/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=melissa-is-here-visiting-me-from-hk-yay">Melissa is here visiting me from HK. Yay…</a>: <p>Melissa is here visiting me from HK. Yay! We’ll be sure and do a YouTube video tomorrow (I’m writing this so we will remember). Today we went to the 798 District and looked at modern Chinese art….</p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/252063968http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/252063968Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:55:24 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/just-signed-up-for-a-guided-account-with/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-signed-up-for-a-guided-account-with">Just signed up for a Guided account with…</a>: <p>Just signed up for a Guided account with @ChinesePod. </p> <p>I’ll be using it to keep up my Chinese skills while I’m back in the US for a month or so. Seems like a very cool service.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/john-erik-metcalf/~4/Lo168NyeQxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/248203648http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/248203648Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/been-watching-melissa-and-davemcclure/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=been-watching-melissa-and-davemcclure">Been watching @Melissa and @davemcclure…</a>: <p>Been watching @Melissa and @davemcclure’s tweets all day from the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum in Hong Kong. Not good for staying focused on studying Chinese.</p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/john-erik-metcalf/~4/rEqQu72EQoI" height="1" width="1"/>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/247367960http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/247367960Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:48:54 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuUWHEYSUMw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NuUWHEYSUMw&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuUWHEYSUMw&feature=youtube_gdata">Hi</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/247338385http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/247338385Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:09:17 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ontyBhzjsqg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ontyBhzjsqg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ontyBhzjsqg&feature=youtube_gdata">Movie on 2009 10 18 at 23 55</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246958806http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246958806Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:49 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q50vExKwW-c&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q50vExKwW-c&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q50vExKwW-c&feature=youtube_gdata">Movie on 2009 10 18 at 23 45</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246844574http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246844574Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:29:16 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/i-really-want-to-make-an-iphone-app-that/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-really-want-to-make-an-iphone-app-that">I really want to make an iPhone app that…</a>: <p>I really want to make an iPhone app that helps people create sentences in Chinese.</p> <p>Here’s the minimum viable product:</p> <li>1. Search for a word or phrase like you would in any Chinese dictionary app. </li> <li>2. Save it. </li>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246096143http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/246096143Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:46:20 +0800<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqnfUkxhRA&feature=autoshare">What I sang at KTV</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FGqnfUkxhRA&fs=1" width="480" height="385" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I uploaded a YouTube video: What I sang at KTV</div></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245932541http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245932541Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:59:41 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FGqnfUkxhRA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FGqnfUkxhRA&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGqnfUkxhRA&feature=youtube_gdata">What I sang at KTV</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245879252http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245879252Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:29:41 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwRBF_dYU7A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwRBF_dYU7A&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwRBF_dYU7A&feature=youtube_gdata">jmetcalf27’s webcam recorded Video - November 15, 2009, 11:43 PM</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245824019http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245824019Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:36 +0800<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wFUKR5gr_ec&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wFUKR5gr_ec&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFUKR5gr_ec&feature=youtube_gdata">Having a hard time learning Chinese.</a></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245824020http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245824020Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:48:36 +0800<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFUKR5gr_ec&feature=autoshare">Having a hard time learning Chinese.</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wFUKR5gr_ec&fs=1" width="480" height="385" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I uploaded a YouTube video: recorded 2009-10-12</div></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245817033http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245817033Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0800<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwRBF_dYU7A&feature=autoshare">Testing YouTubes "Record Video from Webcam" feature</a>: <p><div><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mwRBF_dYU7A&fs=1" width="384" height="313" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div> <div style="padding-top:3px">I uploaded a YouTube video: jmetcalf27’s webcam recorded Video - November 15, 2009, 11:43 PM</div></p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245817030http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245817030Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/clouds-are-rolling-back-in/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=clouds-are-rolling-back-in">Clouds are rolling back in.</a>: <p><a href="http://blog.think27.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/l_1600_1200_6A096D6E-C9F4-410C-A19C-09CC15EC8F7F.jpeg"><img src="http://blog.think27.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/l_1600_1200_6A096D6E-C9F4-410C-A19C-09CC15EC8F7F.jpeg" alt="" width="300" height="225" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-364"/></a></p> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/john-erik-metcalf/~4/_UuxwNpIwNo" height="1" width="1"/>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245620868http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245620868Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:38:49 +0800<a href="http://blog.think27.com/2009/11/here-goes-trying-to-use-my-blog-like-a-l/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=here-goes-trying-to-use-my-blog-like-a-l">Here goes trying to use my blog like a l…</a>: <p>Here goes trying to use my blog like a longer version of Twitter. I really like this P2 Wordpress theme.</p> <p>I just got back from shopping at YaShow or YaXiu. I’ve been going there, and to other…</p>http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245620870http://johnerik.tumblr.com/post/245620870Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:38:49 +0800