I would be really happy if US didn't give a shit for anything that happens outside it. Unfortunately it is the other way around, it wants to make sure everything that happens outside it goes accordingly to its agenda.
Corruption "Perception" Index. Look at the second word before using it as an argument. I am quite sure the average US citizens are able to delude themselves enough not to see the rampant corruption around them. It is a lot easier to ignore corruption in a good Economy, and US Economy is indeed a lot better than China's.
US has its share of awkward moments, too, regarding misuse of public money and badly constructed structures, and not every (nor even most) structure in China collapses as you seem to think. China's rail system is already much better than the US one
You are wrong about that. Technological development is both a prerequisite and a direct result of a growing Economy at the present, so yes, we are talking about Economy here.
State Capitalism has worked very well in the past. Nazi German was decades ahead of the rest of the world technologically, for example. I can't really predict if it will work in the end in China, but it is working quite well at the moment. They have been growing at a frightening pace and steadily closing the technological gap.
The main difference between China and US is that China is going from communism to a more free-market oriented economy with minimum interference from the government, which worked quite well for US in the past, whilst US is abandoning this model and going in the direction of crony capitalism.
Transparency International is hardly has a very narrow definition of corruption. It does not account for campaign donations, for example, which is the most common means of corruption used in US.
Yes, communism doesn't really work. You won't get any argument from me here. But see, China is hardly like USSR anymore. It is transitioning to a capitalist dictatorship very quickly.
It indeed remains the most successful system in the world, but it is less successful than it used to be, and if US doesn't make a U-Turn soon it will keep getting less and less successful as time goes until it fades, as all empires.
Chinese technology has already gone much farther than you give them credit, and the natural tendency is for them to surpass stagnated US sooner or later. Considering how US has put in place so many impediments to innovation with the excuse of "helping innovation" that is just a matter of time.
And please, although the Chinese government is very corrupt, it is not more corrupt than US government or US corporations.
No it is not. When most people willingly choose to remain stupid it is exactly the same in the end. Induced apathy and disinformation are much more efficient means of control than censure.
You can't have that reliably in any phone connecting anywhere no matter the technology. The carries do not have the capacity to give you speeds in that level, you will end with a tenth of that in average if you are lucky.
I do carry extra batteries when I need to be sure I won't be out of juice, but more than that batteries get bad with time. I use my phone a lot and charge it everyday. The average life time of my batteries is 1, 1.5 years, after that they are holding less than half of the original charge. I usually replace my phones every 2.5 to 3 years or so, so having the option to easily exchange my battery for a new one is necessary,
Apple and Microsoft do want total control. Google does not care much about total control, they get their money in so many ways that it is unavoidable that they will get it in the end. The proof of that is that anyone can sell apps outside Google Play, be it in other stores or in his own site, instead having to go through the centralizing policy Apple and MS apply to their products.
If they could press charges they would, because they will be certainly sued here (as they should) and criminal charges against the boy would help them to defend themselves.
Your excuses for the arrest procedure are ridiculous. There was absolutely no motive to judge him dangerous. He could be easily dominated without handcuffs. They could have taken his backpack from him before handcuffing him, and they certainly didn't need to search his belongings after he was handcuffed and completely dominated, thus presenting absolutely no threat, even if he had a Uzi in his backpack, which he obviously did not. They didn't search his belongings looking for guns, but looking for cameras in order to illegally apprehend them after illegally demanding him to do erase his pictures.
Now about the lawyer's opinion. No, it is not fact, but it is more likely than not an accurate analysis whilst yours is more likely than just uninformed stubbornness.
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I would be really happy if US didn't give a shit for anything that happens outside it. Unfortunately it is the other way around, it wants to make sure everything that happens outside it goes accordingly to its agenda.
Corruption "Perception" Index. Look at the second word before using it as an argument. I am quite sure the average US citizens are able to delude themselves enough not to see the rampant corruption around them. It is a lot easier to ignore corruption in a good Economy, and US Economy is indeed a lot better than China's.
US has its share of awkward moments, too, regarding misuse of public money and badly constructed structures, and not every (nor even most) structure in China collapses as you seem to think. China's rail system is already much better than the US one
As I said, no campaign money buying favorable laws in the mix, which is US main trend of corruption...
You are wrong about that. Technological development is both a prerequisite and a direct result of a growing Economy at the present, so yes, we are talking about Economy here.
State Capitalism has worked very well in the past. Nazi German was decades ahead of the rest of the world technologically, for example. I can't really predict if it will work in the end in China, but it is working quite well at the moment. They have been growing at a frightening pace and steadily closing the technological gap.
The main difference between China and US is that China is going from communism to a more free-market oriented economy with minimum interference from the government, which worked quite well for US in the past, whilst US is abandoning this model and going in the direction of crony capitalism.
Transparency International is hardly has a very narrow definition of corruption. It does not account for campaign donations, for example, which is the most common means of corruption used in US.
Yes, communism doesn't really work. You won't get any argument from me here. But see, China is hardly like USSR anymore. It is transitioning to a capitalist dictatorship very quickly.
Add all your MPAAA bought senators and congressmen to the calculation and you will see how wrong you are.
It indeed remains the most successful system in the world, but it is less successful than it used to be, and if US doesn't make a U-Turn soon it will keep getting less and less successful as time goes until it fades, as all empires.
Chinese technology has already gone much farther than you give them credit, and the natural tendency is for them to surpass stagnated US sooner or later. Considering how US has put in place so many impediments to innovation with the excuse of "helping innovation" that is just a matter of time.
And please, although the Chinese government is very corrupt, it is not more corrupt than US government or US corporations.
Keep telling yourself that. I am sure you will sleep better at night...
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No it is not. When most people willingly choose to remain stupid it is exactly the same in the end. Induced apathy and disinformation are much more efficient means of control than censure.
The question is where and when. At 3 AM in Times Square maybe. At 6 PM in a industrial zone, probably not.
You can't have that reliably in any phone connecting anywhere no matter the technology. The carries do not have the capacity to give you speeds in that level, you will end with a tenth of that in average if you are lucky.
I do carry extra batteries when I need to be sure I won't be out of juice, but more than that batteries get bad with time. I use my phone a lot and charge it everyday. The average life time of my batteries is 1, 1.5 years, after that they are holding less than half of the original charge. I usually replace my phones every 2.5 to 3 years or so, so having the option to easily exchange my battery for a new one is necessary,
And that is exactly why LTE is mostly irrelevant.
Apple and Microsoft do want total control. Google does not care much about total control, they get their money in so many ways that it is unavoidable that they will get it in the end. The proof of that is that anyone can sell apps outside Google Play, be it in other stores or in his own site, instead having to go through the centralizing policy Apple and MS apply to their products.
Outcome is actually everything. Allowing you a delusion of freedom is even more effective than controlling you by fear.
No it is not, because in the end the results are very similar.
Hey, I thought Haven was there. How much more excitement do you need?!!! :P
Excellent article. Thank you for linking it.
Sorry, but accepting the opinion of an expert over that of an idiot regarding a technical issue is not a logical fallacy, it is common sense.
If they could press charges they would, because they will be certainly sued here (as they should) and criminal charges against the boy would help them to defend themselves.
Your excuses for the arrest procedure are ridiculous. There was absolutely no motive to judge him dangerous. He could be easily dominated without handcuffs. They could have taken his backpack from him before handcuffing him, and they certainly didn't need to search his belongings after he was handcuffed and completely dominated, thus presenting absolutely no threat, even if he had a Uzi in his backpack, which he obviously did not. They didn't search his belongings looking for guns, but looking for cameras in order to illegally apprehend them after illegally demanding him to do erase his pictures.
Now about the lawyer's opinion. No, it is not fact, but it is more likely than not an accurate analysis whilst yours is more likely than just uninformed stubbornness.
More people should follow their example. Monopolies are bad in the short term and terrible in the long term.