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Argh, that article has the "Things are different in China" excuse in there that utterly makes my blood boil. Granted, things are different in China, but that do
by 50CNT 11y ago
Argh, that article has the "Things are different in China" excuse in there that utterly makes my blood boil. Granted, things are different in China, but that doesn't excuse fraud or 豆腐渣编程[0].
They're worse than Baidu.
[0] tofu dreg programming
- wodenokoto 11y agoI don't think your translation helped anyone understand that phrase.
- dchest 11y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofu-dreg_project
- raphman_ 11y agosee also this wonderful image: https://twitter.com/Linde136/status/696286289474228225/photo/1 https://twitter.com/Linde136/status/696286289474228225/photo...
- yadongwen 11y agoThis image is actually from a recent earthquake in Taiwan, whereas Tofu dreg projects are mostly referring to low quality constructions in mainland China.
- simplemath 11y agoShit is shit wherever shit may be. I think the linked photo is a clear example of the spirit of the euphemism.
- 50CNT 11y agoSorry, it's based off tofu dreg construction, which is a chinese slang term meaning substandard, rushed construction. Used either as 豆腐渣工程 or just 豆腐工程. I've heard it explained as old tofu being mixed into concrete to push up volume, that it refers to buildings being built as sturdy as blocks of tofu, or spilled concrete that wasn't removed looking like tofu dregs. I've taken to using 豆腐编程 (doufubiancheng) to refer to the sturdier variant of chinese software engineering, which suffers from similar quality issues as chinese construction.