Y Lee
@ylee.bsky.social
A Canadian expat in Taiwan.
Books, movies, coffee/espresso, rum, straight razors, fountain pens, bread, chocolate, Heritage style
Books, movies, coffee/espresso, rum, straight razors, fountain pens, bread, chocolate, Heritage style
This is a tangelo (a honeybell orange). It is an absolute juice bomb. It was like peeling a water balloon–almost more juice than pulp. Tasty, though.
January 25, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This is a tangelo (a honeybell orange). It is an absolute juice bomb. It was like peeling a water balloon–almost more juice than pulp. Tasty, though.
Burn alert!
Terrible restaurant could close unless people enthusiastically embrace bad food, complains chef.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Burn alert!
I've now witnessed the greatest proof of AI's desire for self-preservation. It pegged my wife's age as 7-17 years younger than she actually is. It's safe to say that its intelligence is equal to that of a married man. 😁
#AI
#AI
January 18, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I've now witnessed the greatest proof of AI's desire for self-preservation. It pegged my wife's age as 7-17 years younger than she actually is. It's safe to say that its intelligence is equal to that of a married man. 😁
#AI
#AI
I can't stress enough how much I agree with this. We need these kinds of stories, too.
I don’t think we need to be told that leaders lie and heroes fail. I think that’s obvious. I need some stories where there are honest people doing good things again. They don’t have to be edgy. They can just be good.
January 16, 2026 at 5:55 AM
I can't stress enough how much I agree with this. We need these kinds of stories, too.
My wife was elated yesterday because one of her students said she was pretty and another said she was her favorite teacher.
Pffft! Every student of mine tells me that. Of course, those are test questions. 😁
Pffft! Every student of mine tells me that. Of course, those are test questions. 😁
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My wife was elated yesterday because one of her students said she was pretty and another said she was her favorite teacher.
Pffft! Every student of mine tells me that. Of course, those are test questions. 😁
Pffft! Every student of mine tells me that. Of course, those are test questions. 😁
I recently saw a post (if it was you, reply to claim your shout-out) about a Taiwanese corn snack called 乖乖 (pronounced "guai guai"). It means "obedient" or "well-behaved" in Chinese. People put them on machines to make them work properly. Here's the copier and water machine at work today
#Taiwan
#Taiwan
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
I recently saw a post (if it was you, reply to claim your shout-out) about a Taiwanese corn snack called 乖乖 (pronounced "guai guai"). It means "obedient" or "well-behaved" in Chinese. People put them on machines to make them work properly. Here's the copier and water machine at work today
#Taiwan
#Taiwan
In today's internet creepiness:
We received our Lodge cast iron skillet last night. Today, Instagram is recommending I follow the account of the importer here in Taiwan.
We received our Lodge cast iron skillet last night. Today, Instagram is recommending I follow the account of the importer here in Taiwan.
December 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
In today's internet creepiness:
We received our Lodge cast iron skillet last night. Today, Instagram is recommending I follow the account of the importer here in Taiwan.
We received our Lodge cast iron skillet last night. Today, Instagram is recommending I follow the account of the importer here in Taiwan.
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
#Music @wilwheaton.net
#Music @wilwheaton.net
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, or Alice in Chains.
#Music @wilwheaton.net
#Music @wilwheaton.net
Interesting that both China Miéville and Yann Martel will have new fiction out in 2026 after long hiatuses.
Anything else on these lists that piques your curiosity?
#Books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Anything else on these lists that piques your curiosity?
#Books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The books to look out for in 2026
New books by Liza Minelli, David Sedaris, Maggie O’Farrell and Yann Martel are among the literary highlights of the year ahead
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Interesting that both China Miéville and Yann Martel will have new fiction out in 2026 after long hiatuses.
Anything else on these lists that piques your curiosity?
#Books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Anything else on these lists that piques your curiosity?
#Books
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
You are in charge of a movie studio and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
- Our Game, #JohnLeCarre
- Rose, #MartinCruzSmith
- Dark Voyage, #AlanFurst
- A Burnt-Out Case, #GrahamGreene
- Our Game, #JohnLeCarre
- Rose, #MartinCruzSmith
- Dark Voyage, #AlanFurst
- A Burnt-Out Case, #GrahamGreene
@aptshadow.bsky.social’s Children of Time
@brianstaveley.bsky.social’s Unhewn Throne
@byzantienne.bsky.social’s Memory Called Empire / Desolation Called Peace
@karinlow.bsky.social’s Warchild
@annleckie.com’s Ancillary Justice
@brianstaveley.bsky.social’s Unhewn Throne
@byzantienne.bsky.social’s Memory Called Empire / Desolation Called Peace
@karinlow.bsky.social’s Warchild
@annleckie.com’s Ancillary Justice
OK, less contentious post:
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
You've been placed in charge of a movie studio, and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
For me: PC Hodgell's Kencyrath Cycle and there's no close second
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You are in charge of a movie studio and have an unlimited budget to adapt any work of your choosing that has never been made into a live-action TV series or film. What are you picking?
- Our Game, #JohnLeCarre
- Rose, #MartinCruzSmith
- Dark Voyage, #AlanFurst
- A Burnt-Out Case, #GrahamGreene
- Our Game, #JohnLeCarre
- Rose, #MartinCruzSmith
- Dark Voyage, #AlanFurst
- A Burnt-Out Case, #GrahamGreene
My student's hoodie today. I wish it were in my size. It could actually make me want to wear a hoodie.
December 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
My student's hoodie today. I wish it were in my size. It could actually make me want to wear a hoodie.
I was wondering how long it would take, but today it happened. I had my first student say, "Six, seven." She's in grade four.
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I was wondering how long it would take, but today it happened. I had my first student say, "Six, seven." She's in grade four.
One thing I like to do when teaching "scared" to my 1st- and 2nd-graders is to ask them if they're scared of me. Then I pretend to look for something, letting them get a little restless. And then I shout, "BOO!" Usually a couple of students jump, but today was the first time I made someone scream. 😁
December 4, 2025 at 8:09 AM
One thing I like to do when teaching "scared" to my 1st- and 2nd-graders is to ask them if they're scared of me. Then I pretend to look for something, letting them get a little restless. And then I shout, "BOO!" Usually a couple of students jump, but today was the first time I made someone scream. 😁
This is very welcome news! But it shouldn't be up to any one gov't alone to fight this battle. Consumers need to shift their purchasing habits, too.
#UPF #UltraProcessedFoods
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#UPF #UltraProcessedFoods
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
San Francisco sues food giants over ultra-processed products | San Francisco | The Guardian
City argues corporations profit while communities bear the cost of diseases linked to ultra-processed foods
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
This is very welcome news! But it shouldn't be up to any one gov't alone to fight this battle. Consumers need to shift their purchasing habits, too.
#UPF #UltraProcessedFoods
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
#UPF #UltraProcessedFoods
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
I will forever remember Tom Stoppard as the screenwriter of The Russia House.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
#TomStoppard #TheRussiaHouse #movies #JohnLeCarre
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
#TomStoppard #TheRussiaHouse #movies #JohnLeCarre
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 | Tom Stoppard | The Guardian
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I will forever remember Tom Stoppard as the screenwriter of The Russia House.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
#TomStoppard #TheRussiaHouse #movies #JohnLeCarre
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
#TomStoppard #TheRussiaHouse #movies #JohnLeCarre
Do yourself a favor and go see Zootopia 2. Perhaps not quite as good as the first one, but still worth the ticket price. Lots of good humor for adults.
#Zootopia2 #Movies
#Zootopia2 #Movies
November 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Do yourself a favor and go see Zootopia 2. Perhaps not quite as good as the first one, but still worth the ticket price. Lots of good humor for adults.
#Zootopia2 #Movies
#Zootopia2 #Movies
This is some epic Lord of the Rings animation!
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#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #Tolkien #Animation
Via mastodon.social/@gemelen@mam...
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#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #Tolkien #Animation
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship Of The It's My Book They'll Walk If I Tell Them Too (ANIMATED)
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November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This is some epic Lord of the Rings animation!
youtu.be/I3g6mFI4Fug...
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #Tolkien #Animation
Via mastodon.social/@gemelen@mam...
youtu.be/I3g6mFI4Fug...
#LordOfTheRings #LOTR #Tolkien #Animation
Via mastodon.social/@gemelen@mam...
My wife's 6-week checkup on her collarbone went well yesterday, so she went with me to the market this morning. I have been demoted from chief purchasing agent to mule. 😁
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 AM
My wife's 6-week checkup on her collarbone went well yesterday, so she went with me to the market this morning. I have been demoted from chief purchasing agent to mule. 😁
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Philippines just can't catch a break. They were just hammered by Typhoon Kalmaegi, and now Fung-wong is barreling down on them.
#TyphoonFungWong #ThePhilippines
#TyphoonFungWong #ThePhilippines
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
The Philippines just can't catch a break. They were just hammered by Typhoon Kalmaegi, and now Fung-wong is barreling down on them.
#TyphoonFungWong #ThePhilippines
#TyphoonFungWong #ThePhilippines
And here's Queen + Adam Lambert with their rendition of Fat-Bottomed Girls where the girls outnumber the boys:
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#Music #Queen
youtu.be/_Q2x5oqS34c...
#Music #Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen Dallas 2019
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November 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
And here's Queen + Adam Lambert with their rendition of Fat-Bottomed Girls where the girls outnumber the boys:
youtu.be/_Q2x5oqS34c...
#Music #Queen
youtu.be/_Q2x5oqS34c...
#Music #Queen
Two recent pictures of my wife. (Details in the alt text.)
I'll be busy for the next little while, so I'll be less active online. It's not that I'm ignoring anyone.
I'll be busy for the next little while, so I'll be less active online. It's not that I'm ignoring anyone.
October 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Two recent pictures of my wife. (Details in the alt text.)
I'll be busy for the next little while, so I'll be less active online. It's not that I'm ignoring anyone.
I'll be busy for the next little while, so I'll be less active online. It's not that I'm ignoring anyone.
I shaved off my mustache earlier this morning. It took my wife two hours to notice, even though we had a couple of face-to-face conversations. 😐
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I shaved off my mustache earlier this morning. It took my wife two hours to notice, even though we had a couple of face-to-face conversations. 😐
So that village of Guangfu in Hualien that had the massive flood a few days ago has seen an influx of volunteers to help with the cleanup. That's one very noteworthy aspect of Taiwanese society that always impresses foreigners here.
#Taiwan #Hualien #Guangfu
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#Taiwan #Hualien #Guangfu
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Gym bros, monks, retirees: thousands descend on Taiwan town to clean up after devastating flood | Taiwan | The Guardian
Trains packed with volunteers arrive at tourist town of Guangfu, days after typhoon sent millions of tonnes of mud and water crashing through its streets
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
So that village of Guangfu in Hualien that had the massive flood a few days ago has seen an influx of volunteers to help with the cleanup. That's one very noteworthy aspect of Taiwanese society that always impresses foreigners here.
#Taiwan #Hualien #Guangfu
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
#Taiwan #Hualien #Guangfu
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...