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Looks cool but this caught my eye. > The campus also features a replica of the White House that is used as a lab and testing building Lol, wtf? I mean, Apple

• nick_kline 7y ago
  The white house is pictured at https://static.asiatimes.com/uploads/2019/06/Screenshot-2019-06-27-at-5.54.27-PM.png https://static.asiatimes.com/uploads/2019/06/Screenshot-2019.... I agree that is a kind of weird choice.
  • metildaa 7y ago
    Its warped idolization of the west. Very weird, but likely caused by the far reaching effects of US cultural influence.
    • nullwasamistake 7y ago
      I'm sure the builders understood the irony. Reminds me of "Los Arzamas", one of the less terrifying jokes of the cold war. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarov https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarov
  • adamhepner 7y ago
    This reminds me of an old (communist-old) polish joke: Why are all the houses in the village of Wąchock painted white? Because the mayor thereof heard that "no bomb shall ever fall on a white house" There were a lot more, including: why are all the houses in Wąchock round? Because the fortuneteller told mayor that he'll get slapped in the face behind the corner. Oh, fun times. But yes, it's amazingly decandent how all those companies build up their campuses. I have comparison with a german campus in Hamburg, where the feel that I got was more of a tired and forced one, even with all the new developments and efforts to keep it up to date.