What they need to learn is that we don't have, or need, propaganda machines. We can look at their news for ourselves and see how ridiculous what they're saying is, or how true it is.
Despite the internet being community without boundaries, each individual is still part of a physical, bounded community, and is thus still subject to the physical community's rules, despite what many people seem to think.
What's funny is that in another post, they mention numbers of higher-ups from Google China already leaving, either to Baidu or to start their own search engines. You're shocked, right?
You can spend more on R&D if your budget for the actual build is 1/4 of the price because of all the other factors.
Also, don't act like the Chinese are against killing even a single person if that person is in the way of "the good of the country". That's exactly where the guy in Tianemen Square was, and look where that got him.
And the "Jewish conspiracy" strawman? Hell no, I don't believe that. It's the Chinese government using an "end justifies the means" mindset just like every other major communist power has done.
Let's just clarify this point: they did it with less cash because each worker gets paid less, has a lower standard of living, each company is willing to sell their materials for less, the government orders the construction of the power plant so there's no regulation to contend with, any homes at the site of the power plant not evacuated will be bulldozed with people still inside, and any dissenters will be disconnected from the internet forever and banned from telling their story.
It's funny that this always come up in conversations about bloat, because not everyone has to program for embedded code, because not everyone is programming embedded devices. It's almost like you guys are a subsubculture of programmer, to the point where many of you guys come off with the general attitude of being superior, when in fact, neither approach is superior, just different based on the situation. /rant
Well, pyramid schemes are not legal. However, a multi-level marketing "scheme" is, as there's actually product being delivered through the network of people tricked into selling it and/or getting people to sell it for them. Since no product ended up being produced in this case, this was a pyramid, and is illegal. It's a fairly fine distinction here in the states.
At that point, you have to be doing something with a product, like producing it. It's easier, and cheaper, to get yourself situated high up in the chain of another person's MLM since you don't have any of those requirements.
The US government repeatedly tries it, and seems to fail just about every time because there's at least one guy who goes "That shit ain't right". China says "Censor!" and everyone gets on making it work. See the difference?
The other problem with centralized, long-term planning is that when a leader dies, a lot of the plans change course in some fashion, rendering those long-term plans vaporware or ineffective.
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What they need to learn is that we don't have, or need, propaganda machines. We can look at their news for ourselves and see how ridiculous what they're saying is, or how true it is.
^ One of the many advantages of a free internet.
Mod this up!
Despite the internet being community without boundaries, each individual is still part of a physical, bounded community, and is thus still subject to the physical community's rules, despite what many people seem to think.
I'm betting we're seeing chemical engineers judging patents related to plumbing.
They should be, if the patented technology is a new sealant for the joints.
Forcing people to reveal their identities is censorship, which China does require for forums and such.
No, whether the project is going to be canceled or not within the last approximate month of development.
Good thing kicking ass is a decent method to get back stolen property.
What's funny is that in another post, they mention numbers of higher-ups from Google China already leaving, either to Baidu or to start their own search engines. You're shocked, right?
Seems like he's getting the China treatment, then.
Dead ears technically are deaf, though.
You can spend more on R&D if your budget for the actual build is 1/4 of the price because of all the other factors.
Also, don't act like the Chinese are against killing even a single person if that person is in the way of "the good of the country". That's exactly where the guy in Tianemen Square was, and look where that got him.
And the "Jewish conspiracy" strawman? Hell no, I don't believe that. It's the Chinese government using an "end justifies the means" mindset just like every other major communist power has done.
The power supply won't shrink provided our infrastructure stays maintained. It just won't grow as fast as consumption.
You worked for the wrong corporation, or didn't use your position to your advantage.
and they did it with less cash.
Let's just clarify this point: they did it with less cash because each worker gets paid less, has a lower standard of living, each company is willing to sell their materials for less, the government orders the construction of the power plant so there's no regulation to contend with, any homes at the site of the power plant not evacuated will be bulldozed with people still inside, and any dissenters will be disconnected from the internet forever and banned from telling their story.
Wow, I don't know whether to mod this funny or insightful!
He has more facts per hour than most true news organizations.
It's funny that this always come up in conversations about bloat, because not everyone has to program for embedded code, because not everyone is programming embedded devices. It's almost like you guys are a subsubculture of programmer, to the point where many of you guys come off with the general attitude of being superior, when in fact, neither approach is superior, just different based on the situation.
/rant
Well, pyramid schemes are not legal. However, a multi-level marketing "scheme" is, as there's actually product being delivered through the network of people tricked into selling it and/or getting people to sell it for them. Since no product ended up being produced in this case, this was a pyramid, and is illegal. It's a fairly fine distinction here in the states.
At that point, you have to be doing something with a product, like producing it. It's easier, and cheaper, to get yourself situated high up in the chain of another person's MLM since you don't have any of those requirements.
The US government repeatedly tries it, and seems to fail just about every time because there's at least one guy who goes "That shit ain't right". China says "Censor!" and everyone gets on making it work. See the difference?
Wow, a French guy saying the French are the best at X? I guess I should believe this obviously unbiased source of unqualified information!
A train on the open ocean is impossible. In the open ocean, on the other hand....
No, that's how you spell turtle-rush.
....until some other dude decided he was fed up and was going to beat the living shit out of those two, and the other guy too.
The other problem with centralized, long-term planning is that when a leader dies, a lot of the plans change course in some fashion, rendering those long-term plans vaporware or ineffective.
You do hope they're digging the same hole, if you're a part of certain other nations of the world.