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> They are rapidly approaching the West's level of technological sophistication really? a few months ago one of their rapid trains crashed into another because
by zalew 14y ago
> They are rapidly approaching the West's level of technological sophistication
really? a few months ago one of their rapid trains crashed into another because a lightning strike disabled it's system and the following one didn't even know the hit one slowed down. all other super rails have systems and procedures to prevent such occurences (let's not even get started on the Japanese one). say what you want, I wouldn't want to live or work in one of those Chinese 'build in 14 days' buildings.
- angersock 14y agoCome now, we all know that "fail fast" is a valid design philosophy in architecture. :P
- zalew 14y ago"move fast and break things!"
- Dirlewanger 14y ago>I wouldn't want to live or work in one of those Chinese 'build in 14 days' buildings. Oh, neither would I. When I say they're rapidly approaching us, I mean they are fast acquiring the means/funding to do so, but not in the sense that everything they make is safe/ethical through a Western society's lenses. This is the lack of oversight I'm talking about and is one of the tenets that sets us apart from the BRIC countries and other developing ones.
- zalew 14y agoBrasil and Russia both have various specific to their natures issues, but I wouldn't put them in one line with China trying too hard to become Jetsons overnight.
- georgefox 14y agoComing from the United States, I find the idea of a country with "rapid trains" pretty darn sophisticated.
- altcognito 14y agoThat's strange, I flew from Detroit to New York the other day, and it seems pretty rapid and sophisticated to me.
- klibertp 14y agoTrains are flying nowadays? I would certainly like to have those here! ;)
- mikeash 14y agoThat doesn't mean they don't have the necessary technology. I'm pretty sure they do. It means they didn't feel like spending the money to use it, which is a completely different thing.