About William Moss
Trans-Pacific spin doctor. Head of Global Media Relations at TSMC. Occasional writer of humor and PR analysis. This is a personal blog and opinions are my own. More information at “About Imagethief“.
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Tag Archives: Rants
Rocketship to Planet Urologist
Getting older, one awkward gland at a time It’s been getting harder to pee. It’s not that I can’t pee. That would be time to rush for the emergency room and get catheterized, something that (so far) I have not … Continue reading
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Growing Popularity of Alien Brain Squids Fuels Controversy
Squid-wearers call for mankind’s extermination, but some say we should hear them out DES MOINES, Iowa—Aug 31, 2025—Debate raged today over the sudden popularity of head-worn squids in this normally sedate midwestern city. First noticed in social media posts from … Continue reading
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Decapitation!
Doing comms when a leader is ousted. Also, travel fun! I just got home from a trip that took me around the world, from San Francisco to Amsterdam, from Amsterdam to Taiwan, and then back home. I arrived in Amsterdam … Continue reading
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The Ticking Spine Bomb
My lower back counts me down to mortality I threw my back out. It happened as I was out for a pre-dawn run. One moment I was a gliding athletic superman, the picture of health. The next, blam!, I was hobbled … Continue reading
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Traditional Characters
How many strokes do you want? I’m back in Taiwan this week. Since the beginning of September I’ve spent more than a month here, spread over three trips. In general, it’s been a delight! And a welcome opportunity to dust … Continue reading
Escape from the cavern of the credit Morlocks
Note: Originally published on Medium. There are two kinds of people in America: those with good credit, and Morlocks who live below ground and emerge at night to steal your children. Returning to the US after my years abroad I … Continue reading
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The Devil’s Air Conditioner and Other Tales of Woe
Sometimes life in Beijing is like one of those Japanese game shows where they see how much torture people are willing to endure for surprisingly mediocre prizes. Picture the following and you’ve more or less got it: “Mr. Ishihara, for … Continue reading
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Remembering Talk Talk China and the “Cycle of Funk”
A lot has changed in the China blogosphere since I first put (virtual) pen to paper for Imagethief in June, 2004. I can’t think of many blogs that are still around from those days in anything like their original form. … Continue reading
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I can haz international funds?
After seven years and change in China it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that the purpose of the Chinese banking system is to keep you from doing anything useful with your money. It is widely said that the … Continue reading
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In which I finally hire a car and driver
After seven years of taking taxis in Beijing I finally crossed the Rubicon of bourgeois colonialism and hired a car and driver. I now have two full time domestic employees, which seems somehow wrong. In the back of my mind … Continue reading
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