Tag Archives: Digital-life

Video: How WeChat and Alipay Dominates Chinese Life

Posted on 2018-06-04 by jcs

I’ve written several times (1, 2, 3, 4) about how China has embraced the digital life and use their smartphones for everything from paying for lunch to interacting with the government. This is made possible largely by the WeChat and … Continue reading →

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The Smartphone as Part of Your Mind

Posted on 2018-03-07 by jcs

Karina Vold over at the Sigularity Hub has a thought provoking article on the extent to which your smartphone is part of your mind. At first, it seems like a silly idea except in a trivial sense. But as Vold … Continue reading →

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WeChat and Privacy

Posted on 2017-09-25 by jcs

As most of you know, I’m a big fan of the “digital life.” By that I mean moving as many chores and record keeping tasks as possible into the digital realm—in particular, onto my iPhone. Thus I pay almost all … Continue reading →

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Digitization at the Hospital

Posted on 2015-05-13 by jcs

Due to a sick family member, I recently had the occasion to spend time at one of our local hospitals. If you’ve ever been through that, you know that it involves a lot of waiting around, which gave me a … Continue reading →

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