by showing the Americans an example of "TRUE democracy" that works better than the US politically/economically/socially.
You are kidding, right? The US has quite possibly the most corrupt political system in the world! You do realise that EVERY election since the 60s or 70s was won by the party that spent the most on their campaign? Or that in order to get the money to buy the presidency, you have to take corporate buttfucks to get there?
2000? Don't even get me started!! 2004? "Flip-flop"? That's the basis of your political campaigns? Making your opponent look foolish? You're not seriously suggesting that there are people in the world who look up to American "democracy". We used to, but what it's become is a gross shadow of it's former self; almost so that it's become the exact opposite of what is desirable in democracy.
Recently here in the UK, Tony Blair and his Labour party (present rulers) attempted to set the ball rolling for a Bush style "you need me to defend you" campaign. When I saw this I feared for a the state of my country, as we have all seen where this road leads (godwin be damned!!). But fortunately, the media stepped in and tore him apart for it.
US media would never do that, as their media conglomorates (sp?) are the ones paying the political donations in the first place. One government, for the corporations, by the corporations. One shareholder, one vote.
Some cultures for one reason or another are not ready to embrace American style democracy.
Look at the people of Iraq, and how they have embraced their liberation. It makes you wonder if they want to go back to days of Saddam.
It has nothing to do with that. You invaded their country under false pretences, killed over 15,000 innocent people (non-combatants), god knows how may combatants as well.
Their hatred has nothing to do with their thoughts on democracy. The US has completely destroyed their country. You've turned it into a relavively sane state in the middle east, into a hotbed of racist and religious violence. There weren't any Al-Qaida in Iraq prior to the war, now it's a magnet for anyone with a desire to fight.
As Bush said, "you're either with us or against us". And from the Iraqi in the street, who's lost 50% of their family, who's lost what little facitilites they had (even health care is still much worse than it was under Saddam), who's lived in a war zone for months, who's had friends sexually molested and raped by soldiers; are you really going to consider the US a friend?
9-11 was mainland America's only taste of what it's like to be attacked by a foreign aggressor. Why can't you see that others, such as the Iraqis', feel the exact same way when YOU attack them? Honestly, it's fucking unbelievable how stupid this is. I don't care who the leader of my country is, if you start chucking explosives at me and my family, I'm going to come hunting you. And as you'll have the superiour manpower and weaponry, it'll be hit & run insurgent attacks. This was all so predictable, even in the early days an attack being discussed.
Acting surprised is not an option. Your leaders either knew this was coming, or they are moronic. Read some history; nothing that has happened in Iraq came as a surprise to anyone. War is not a Jerry Bruckheimer movie.
here is no need to have it calibrated from 0 to 100. Celsius scale is definitely arbitrary but it is based on properies of water. And water is, well, important for us.
Pretty much everything is derived from water in SI, the meter, the gram, the liter.
Why does your purchasing decision depend on the actions of other people? I mean, sure, if you're opposed in principle to Apple accomodating the recording companies, I can understand that, but to me Apple's small compromise there has enabled them to make some cool stuff.
True, they would neve have gotten the media library from the record industry without it.
I've seen this before though; DVDs. The whole multi-region thing comes from the studios refusal to accept DVD without it. So, as an early adopter of DVD in the UK (which had a very limited catalogue to begin with), I am very much against these kinds of restrictions.
Also, people are new to this technology and have no expectations. If they are introduced to it in this limited way, the vast majority of the people will never know that you could use an iPod to transfer files back and forth. All because a few music execs said so. That's just wrong. The IT industry trounces the media industry in terms of turnover, so I don't see why we have to pander to them.
I'll be eager to take a look at your app...IFF it supports my iPod. : )
For me, you and the rest of the Slashdot community, sure WE can get files of the iPod using hacks. But Joe Sixpack can't, and that is why I don't like it. It sets a bad trend that will likely continue in these devices.
Don't get me wrong, the iPod is a great little piece of kit. But it's not the best.
I'd love to see another database driven music management app.
Good.:-) I've been working on one for the last year! Long way away tho.
Either come up with some specifics (which I'll debunk anyway) or just admit you're an anti-Apple snob
I just did! I said you are not free to do what you wish with your music. I want a device that allows me to use it as a portable hard-drive, copy music/data on and off at my will. I DO NOT want to get a device that loses features on each firmware upgrade, at the whim of the recording industry.
I'll be buying an OPEN device, that let's ME do what I want, with MY music.
I can't say it would surprise me to see the image of a phone with a camera on it in the middle of a red circle with a slash through it.
So, I take it you've never taken a stroll through the red light district in Amsterdam? Taking photos is not allowed there, and the symbol is just as you describe. It's not illegal, just will likely get your camera taken off you.
The iPod is a phenomenon because Apple made a product with the best combination of features and it took a very long time before anyone could touch them.
Bollocks. It's technologically inferiour. It is very limited in what you can do. Each update deliberately breaks functionality that Apple deem undersirable; not the kind of product I want to buy into, I tend to go for the ones that have more features as time goes by. It DOES have a great UI, something Apple are very good at.
The iPod succeeded because it had a great mix of features, and to beat it your player will have to do the same.
Sigh. You really don't know the power of marketing, do you? Everyone seems to think the iPod is the best around, when technically it isn't. The point of marketing is to make the marketplace believe that your product is the superiour one. When you are in a shop, this familiarity breeds trust and product recognition. It clearly is working.
I predict they will discover that injection molding cannot create the large optically flat surfaces they need to create an undistorted image. Differences in the solidification time across the wedge will distort the shape of the surfaces and distort the images.
From the article, it sounds like they correct for this in software. You'd need to calibrate the firmware specially for each new display, but it's doable and can be automated.
eriously... she could land a part in shrek 3 just for saving on CGI. A bit of green face paint and that guy out of bro-sis, and you have a winner!
Yeah, totally dude!! All singers should look like Britney Spears!! After all, who cares about the music?
Personally, I find this interesting. The UK one was won by a huge chick a year or two ago as well. Perhaps the public is trying to send a message that we are bored with the Britney's.
Our school had a better 'hack'. If you took a water pistol and sprayed water into the bill slot, it'd short out the electronics of it, and you could push buttons all day to get free drinks.
That's usually called salting, as it works best with salt water. Most modern machines are immune to it apparently.
You know this casual copying of money could easily be avoided if America used plastic money. Australia does and its heaps harder to copy money.
There are a lot of problems with the current US currency. All of the bills are the same size and colour, which not only makes life impossible for the visibly impared, but also means that turning a 1 into a 100 isn't all that hard.
Also, with Bush at the helm, US currency is devaluing daily!;-)
He probably didn't realize how potentially bad a move it was considering he only has two GTA titles.
Ironically, they (GTA) are some of the few games I own that actually use the analogue buttons. For example, with X lightly pressed you can cruise at a law-abiding pace, push harder and you go flat out.
Okay. How hard is it for government forces to get hold of the footage shot by privately owned cameras?
Which works for me. They don't get live monitoring, nor can they use image recognition technology. If there is a known crime in the area, then they can request the footage via a court order.
if you REALLY think that the difference in leadership REALLY changes things very much[snip] Bush vs Kerry would *hardly* affect you directly
Wrong. As a white person, there is now an entire region of the world I am unwelcome in and it would be unsafe to visit. By invading Iraq, Bush created a divide across the globe. That very much affects ME directly. As a UK citizen, a part of this "colalition", my life is at risk every day. Contary to what you are told, terrorists don't hate freedom or the west, they hate American foreign policy (rightly so, as anyone familiar with the history has to conclude). Until the butt-fuck of Tony Blair, Islamic terrorism was never a concern to the UK. Now we are a potential target.
Kerry would have repaired some of the damage done. Bush will only continue in his "work". So, the result of the election DOES affect me, and almost everyone else on the planet.
this thread is supposed to be about China and its innovations
Which WAS my original point. Most posters where slating China through typical cold war hatred and preduces. I took offence to this, as I am sick of seeing every thread about China being a hate fest. The Chinese are going to be one of the most dominant nations in the 21st century, and this pre-disposed hatred scares me. Most Americans are incredibly racist, that kind of attitude would not be tolerated in many countries around the globe.
GET OVER YOURSELF - WWIII is not coming, neither is Doomsday
Christians believe that there will never be peace on earth until EVERYONE believes in Christianity. And they are willing to do this by the sword if it comes to it. Bush is a very spirital person, and fully believes in what he is saying. He threatens countries with nuclear arms. He invaded countries knowing full well that it would generate infinite hatred for the west. And he has made a point of making clear that "you're either with us or against us". This is exactly how world wars are started. Don't have it in your head that things like WW1/2 will never happen again. All that's changed is the technology, we are still the same people with the same aspirations, fears etc. WW3 is entirely possible.
Just curious, what country are you from glesga_kiss?
Answering a AC, but what the hell, I'm from Scotland. A country used to being under control of foreign governments of which we have little influence over.
If you want to win a battle you don't create more enemies. It's a basic concept, but Bush doesn't understand it and neither do you. You're no better than he is.
Oh, I understand. I just don't care. The election was a travesty. The mere fact that he was allowed to stand given his track record of deceipt is apauling. The whole country should have been up in arms about it.
As I said, I have no respect for Americans anymore. All of you. I know that is wrong, and I shouldn't feel that way, but I do. What passes for "democracy" in the US scares me and I worry in which way the world is heading.
We have a man who believes in revelations (and his redemption and everlasting life following) AND has the means to bring it about through WW3, which he is taking us to gradually. Terrifing.
You've all put my life in danger by allowing him to be re-elected. And I'm not sure I'll ever forgive your nation for that; you've certainally all completely lost my respect for a very long time. And this is from someone who used to love the US and visit anually. I still respect what the US used to stand for, I'm genuinely worried about what it's become. I won't be back.
You are so deluded it is unreal. The US does nothing for the world. Of course, you are exposed to endless flag waving propaganda that makes you think that is true. Whenever you hear of food aid, you see food sacks with the US flag. Whenever you hear about the like of Kosovo, you get shown pictures of AMERICAN troops. Whenever you watch a movie, you see AMERICA saving the world.
Slight problem. The REAL world isn't like that!
Fact is, the US is one of the lowest contributers to charity in the first world. Any aid you DO give is in the form of loans, which are evil in almost every single way. The receivers corruptly squander them away, leaving the people in dept for decades. Google for "third world dept" to hear about an issue killing thousands. Most of the European countries have written of these debts to allow the countries to try to bounce back. The US not only refuses to do this, but continues to give out these loans and even boast about them in a positive way; as if they are actually helping anyone other than the bankers drafting the billion dollar loan!! Whenever you see official figures on US foreign aid spending, it includes these "loans".
Evils in the world? Excuse the fuck me!! Now, lets see, we could:
a) Invade Iraq, and take a person who commited small-time attrocities ten years into custody.
or
b) Invade Somalia, and stop wide-ranging attrocities that are being commited while you are reading this. Literally. I bet you aren't even aware of it, because it's not interesting (profitable) to your news media
Which did the US choose? Which was the more PROFITABLE?
The US cares about nothing other than it's bottom line. And if that means creating, funding, training and arming the likes of Saddam and Bin Laden, then it is willing to do it. MORALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER FUCK-WAD!!:-)
You gotta love propaganda. The US is testament not only to it's power, but it's continued presence in our world. The US population actually believe their country is a "good samariton":-)
Don't forget that 49% of Americans are as upset as you are. More so: we live here!
My point exactly! Bush is a clear liar, hate/fear mongeror, corrupt, not suited for the role, I could go on for days how much a disaster this guy is for world peace. Your media should have tore him apart for the lies and propaganda leading up to the Iraq Conquest, yet they didn't. In fact, he won the election.
So therefore you are a part of my problem. As I said, you guys lost a lot of respect from me on Nov 14th, and I doubt I'm alone in these feelings. America is broken just now.
What's with all this "your" stuff? I'm not American.
From the tone of your e-mail, the "USA is the greatest" belief, I assumed you were. You gave a nod towards America being some sort of pillar of the world community, which they are the exact opposite of.
So we are not counting the creation of the internet
Well, practically all of the foundation technologies (switching) and the layers on top of the internet (WWW etc) were invented outside the USA. All the US saw was a military application (communications) and threw money at it.
or the human genome project
Don't know much about the logistics of that one, but from the frontpage on their homepage:
During the early years of the HGP, the Wellcome Trust (U.K.) became a major partner; additional contributions came from Japan, France, Germany, China, and others.
Your "everything about America sucks" kind of post is just as unreasonable as the "Go USA!" mantra you complain about.
Somewhat true, however my beliefs are based in fact and history, while the USA mantra is blindly based on propaganda. America has done nothing for the world in the last 50 years except create problem after problem. This is done under the guise of "good-doing" but ultimately comes down to ecconomic self-interest, with people like Saddam and Bin Laden as former allies, when it suited them.
Since the re-election of Bush, I have lost all respect and self-restraint from the critism of all things "American". I still respect what America used to be, just not what it is now. If I see what appears to be one shitting on some other country in a hypocrytical maner, I will tear them appart. Sorry, but the gloves are off. WW3 is coming, take your sides now.
Go to China and see how many people are willing to speak out against their oppressive government.
I did. May I point out that most people in the USA were unwilling to say anything against the US government for the two years following 9-11 for fear of being called "unpatriotic". You are reaching the point where things like TIA mean you have fear of saying anything out-of-line, as you lose your travel privledges ("do not fly" list), or get yourself investigated. Undercover agents attend all protest meetings and gatherings, taking photographs of who is there and what they do. All linked into your personal profile containing your politics, religion, dietry preferences and so on.
The funny thing is, every day China becomes more capitalistic. On the other hand, the USA becomes more like China.
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Have you been living under a rock for the last two years? ;-)
Ok, perhaps I was being a little melodramatic. However, out of the nations that claim to be democratic, the US is one of the most delusioned.
You are kidding, right? The US has quite possibly the most corrupt political system in the world! You do realise that EVERY election since the 60s or 70s was won by the party that spent the most on their campaign? Or that in order to get the money to buy the presidency, you have to take corporate buttfucks to get there?
2000? Don't even get me started!! 2004? "Flip-flop"? That's the basis of your political campaigns? Making your opponent look foolish? You're not seriously suggesting that there are people in the world who look up to American "democracy". We used to, but what it's become is a gross shadow of it's former self; almost so that it's become the exact opposite of what is desirable in democracy.
Recently here in the UK, Tony Blair and his Labour party (present rulers) attempted to set the ball rolling for a Bush style "you need me to defend you" campaign. When I saw this I feared for a the state of my country, as we have all seen where this road leads (godwin be damned!!). But fortunately, the media stepped in and tore him apart for it.
US media would never do that, as their media conglomorates (sp?) are the ones paying the political donations in the first place. One government, for the corporations, by the corporations. One shareholder, one vote.
Some cultures for one reason or another are not ready to embrace American style democracy.
Look at the people of Iraq, and how they have embraced their liberation. It makes you wonder if they want to go back to days of Saddam.
It has nothing to do with that. You invaded their country under false pretences, killed over 15,000 innocent people (non-combatants), god knows how may combatants as well.
Their hatred has nothing to do with their thoughts on democracy. The US has completely destroyed their country. You've turned it into a relavively sane state in the middle east, into a hotbed of racist and religious violence. There weren't any Al-Qaida in Iraq prior to the war, now it's a magnet for anyone with a desire to fight.
As Bush said, "you're either with us or against us". And from the Iraqi in the street, who's lost 50% of their family, who's lost what little facitilites they had (even health care is still much worse than it was under Saddam), who's lived in a war zone for months, who's had friends sexually molested and raped by soldiers; are you really going to consider the US a friend?
9-11 was mainland America's only taste of what it's like to be attacked by a foreign aggressor. Why can't you see that others, such as the Iraqis', feel the exact same way when YOU attack them? Honestly, it's fucking unbelievable how stupid this is. I don't care who the leader of my country is, if you start chucking explosives at me and my family, I'm going to come hunting you. And as you'll have the superiour manpower and weaponry, it'll be hit & run insurgent attacks. This was all so predictable, even in the early days an attack being discussed.
Acting surprised is not an option. Your leaders either knew this was coming, or they are moronic. Read some history; nothing that has happened in Iraq came as a surprise to anyone. War is not a Jerry Bruckheimer movie.
Pretty much everything is derived from water in SI, the meter, the gram, the liter.
IIRC 1 liter == 1 kg water.
True, they would neve have gotten the media library from the record industry without it.
I've seen this before though; DVDs. The whole multi-region thing comes from the studios refusal to accept DVD without it. So, as an early adopter of DVD in the UK (which had a very limited catalogue to begin with), I am very much against these kinds of restrictions.
Also, people are new to this technology and have no expectations. If they are introduced to it in this limited way, the vast majority of the people will never know that you could use an iPod to transfer files back and forth. All because a few music execs said so. That's just wrong. The IT industry trounces the media industry in terms of turnover, so I don't see why we have to pander to them.
I'll be eager to take a look at your app...IFF it supports my iPod. : )
It will, it's an open system!
Don't get me wrong, the iPod is a great little piece of kit. But it's not the best.
I'd love to see another database driven music management app.
Good. :-) I've been working on one for the last year! Long way away tho.
I just did! I said you are not free to do what you wish with your music. I want a device that allows me to use it as a portable hard-drive, copy music/data on and off at my will. I DO NOT want to get a device that loses features on each firmware upgrade, at the whim of the recording industry.
I'll be buying an OPEN device, that let's ME do what I want, with MY music.
So, I take it you've never taken a stroll through the red light district in Amsterdam? Taking photos is not allowed there, and the symbol is just as you describe. It's not illegal, just will likely get your camera taken off you.
Bollocks. It's technologically inferiour. It is very limited in what you can do. Each update deliberately breaks functionality that Apple deem undersirable; not the kind of product I want to buy into, I tend to go for the ones that have more features as time goes by. It DOES have a great UI, something Apple are very good at.
The iPod succeeded because it had a great mix of features, and to beat it your player will have to do the same.
Sigh. You really don't know the power of marketing, do you? Everyone seems to think the iPod is the best around, when technically it isn't. The point of marketing is to make the marketplace believe that your product is the superiour one. When you are in a shop, this familiarity breeds trust and product recognition. It clearly is working.
Apple just have great marketing. That's all there is to it. And so, Ipod is to mp3 as hoover is to vacuum as tivo is to DVR.
From the article, it sounds like they correct for this in software. You'd need to calibrate the firmware specially for each new display, but it's doable and can be automated.
Yeah, totally dude!! All singers should look like Britney Spears!! After all, who cares about the music?
Personally, I find this interesting. The UK one was won by a huge chick a year or two ago as well. Perhaps the public is trying to send a message that we are bored with the Britney's.
That's usually called salting, as it works best with salt water. Most modern machines are immune to it apparently.
There are a lot of problems with the current US currency. All of the bills are the same size and colour, which not only makes life impossible for the visibly impared, but also means that turning a 1 into a 100 isn't all that hard.
Also, with Bush at the helm, US currency is devaluing daily! ;-)
Ironically, they (GTA) are some of the few games I own that actually use the analogue buttons. For example, with X lightly pressed you can cruise at a law-abiding pace, push harder and you go flat out.
Will there be a community created "Bush Mod"? That I'd pay to see!
Which works for me. They don't get live monitoring, nor can they use image recognition technology. If there is a known crime in the area, then they can request the footage via a court order.
It's not monitoring at all.
Wrong. As a white person, there is now an entire region of the world I am unwelcome in and it would be unsafe to visit. By invading Iraq, Bush created a divide across the globe. That very much affects ME directly. As a UK citizen, a part of this "colalition", my life is at risk every day. Contary to what you are told, terrorists don't hate freedom or the west, they hate American foreign policy (rightly so, as anyone familiar with the history has to conclude). Until the butt-fuck of Tony Blair, Islamic terrorism was never a concern to the UK. Now we are a potential target.
Kerry would have repaired some of the damage done. Bush will only continue in his "work". So, the result of the election DOES affect me, and almost everyone else on the planet.
this thread is supposed to be about China and its innovations
Which WAS my original point. Most posters where slating China through typical cold war hatred and preduces. I took offence to this, as I am sick of seeing every thread about China being a hate fest. The Chinese are going to be one of the most dominant nations in the 21st century, and this pre-disposed hatred scares me. Most Americans are incredibly racist, that kind of attitude would not be tolerated in many countries around the globe.
GET OVER YOURSELF - WWIII is not coming, neither is Doomsday
Christians believe that there will never be peace on earth until EVERYONE believes in Christianity. And they are willing to do this by the sword if it comes to it. Bush is a very spirital person, and fully believes in what he is saying. He threatens countries with nuclear arms. He invaded countries knowing full well that it would generate infinite hatred for the west. And he has made a point of making clear that "you're either with us or against us". This is exactly how world wars are started. Don't have it in your head that things like WW1/2 will never happen again. All that's changed is the technology, we are still the same people with the same aspirations, fears etc. WW3 is entirely possible.
Answering a AC, but what the hell, I'm from Scotland. A country used to being under control of foreign governments of which we have little influence over.
Oh, I understand. I just don't care. The election was a travesty. The mere fact that he was allowed to stand given his track record of deceipt is apauling. The whole country should have been up in arms about it.
As I said, I have no respect for Americans anymore. All of you. I know that is wrong, and I shouldn't feel that way, but I do. What passes for "democracy" in the US scares me and I worry in which way the world is heading.
We have a man who believes in revelations (and his redemption and everlasting life following) AND has the means to bring it about through WW3, which he is taking us to gradually. Terrifing.
You've all put my life in danger by allowing him to be re-elected. And I'm not sure I'll ever forgive your nation for that; you've certainally all completely lost my respect for a very long time. And this is from someone who used to love the US and visit anually. I still respect what the US used to stand for, I'm genuinely worried about what it's become. I won't be back.
Slight problem. The REAL world isn't like that!
Fact is, the US is one of the lowest contributers to charity in the first world. Any aid you DO give is in the form of loans, which are evil in almost every single way. The receivers corruptly squander them away, leaving the people in dept for decades. Google for "third world dept" to hear about an issue killing thousands. Most of the European countries have written of these debts to allow the countries to try to bounce back. The US not only refuses to do this, but continues to give out these loans and even boast about them in a positive way; as if they are actually helping anyone other than the bankers drafting the billion dollar loan!! Whenever you see official figures on US foreign aid spending, it includes these "loans".
Evils in the world? Excuse the fuck me!! Now, lets see, we could:
or
Which did the US choose? Which was the more PROFITABLE?
The US cares about nothing other than it's bottom line. And if that means creating, funding, training and arming the likes of Saddam and Bin Laden, then it is willing to do it. MORALITY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, YOU COMPLETE AND UTTER FUCK-WAD!! :-)
You gotta love propaganda. The US is testament not only to it's power, but it's continued presence in our world. The US population actually believe their country is a "good samariton" :-)
My point exactly! Bush is a clear liar, hate/fear mongeror, corrupt, not suited for the role, I could go on for days how much a disaster this guy is for world peace. Your media should have tore him apart for the lies and propaganda leading up to the Iraq Conquest, yet they didn't. In fact, he won the election.
So therefore you are a part of my problem. As I said, you guys lost a lot of respect from me on Nov 14th, and I doubt I'm alone in these feelings. America is broken just now.
What's with all this "your" stuff? I'm not American.
From the tone of your e-mail, the "USA is the greatest" belief, I assumed you were. You gave a nod towards America being some sort of pillar of the world community, which they are the exact opposite of.
So we are not counting the creation of the internet
Well, practically all of the foundation technologies (switching) and the layers on top of the internet (WWW etc) were invented outside the USA. All the US saw was a military application (communications) and threw money at it.
or the human genome project
Don't know much about the logistics of that one, but from the frontpage on their homepage:
Your "everything about America sucks" kind of post is just as unreasonable as the "Go USA!" mantra you complain about.
Somewhat true, however my beliefs are based in fact and history, while the USA mantra is blindly based on propaganda. America has done nothing for the world in the last 50 years except create problem after problem. This is done under the guise of "good-doing" but ultimately comes down to ecconomic self-interest, with people like Saddam and Bin Laden as former allies, when it suited them.
Since the re-election of Bush, I have lost all respect and self-restraint from the critism of all things "American". I still respect what America used to be, just not what it is now. If I see what appears to be one shitting on some other country in a hypocrytical maner, I will tear them appart. Sorry, but the gloves are off. WW3 is coming, take your sides now.
I did. May I point out that most people in the USA were unwilling to say anything against the US government for the two years following 9-11 for fear of being called "unpatriotic". You are reaching the point where things like TIA mean you have fear of saying anything out-of-line, as you lose your travel privledges ("do not fly" list), or get yourself investigated. Undercover agents attend all protest meetings and gatherings, taking photographs of who is there and what they do. All linked into your personal profile containing your politics, religion, dietry preferences and so on.
The funny thing is, every day China becomes more capitalistic. On the other hand, the USA becomes more like China.