anthonyleecook

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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
AI discovery in cancer drugs is definitely a good trend as it is halving the time to discover. However, the other four I fear are overblown. Old fintech is no close to being unseated by any startups. Lots of new online banks have gone and w
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
Let's use some bigger, current metrics to measure whether or not US is collapse or not, instead of some random stats about shooting, or observations about US collapse. 1.) US GDP is 19.73 trillion in 4th quarter 2017, best in the world
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China oil spill: warning over seafood contamination(theguardian.com)
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
Oh I lived in Pudong for a while ;). I will have to disagree with you. It was also very busy for US in 2007, during the housing bubble. And it was busy for Japan in 1989, during the asset bubble. There is little reason for China to be able
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
China may have a middle class, but that middle class is still making a low $1000/month, even if that middle class is slightly bigger than 100M Also, lots of Chinese local governments have confessed to faking data. https://ww
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
yup, I've heard many stories of expats turning around and leave the second they found the internet frustrating, which is strange that they didn't do their homework before coming. Also, the food I found ok; lack of variety (hot pot
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
It's pretty true, speaking from experience. China is a pretty harsh place to live. But since this is hacker news, here are some links: - Viral footage shows bystanders doing nothing as Chinese woman is attacked in hotel https:&#x2F
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
What I got out of this article was be thankful where we all are today, and let's all work towards a better future solving hard problems. and fight for things which are good, and against things which are bad.
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
Pudong, 2013.
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
Excuse me, I've seen many dead bodies in shanghai, lying out on the streets for everyone to see. One of the most memorable one is there was a guy laying face down lifeless, his legs covered in gangrene, about a block away from a bus
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
I think pictures are worth a thousand words: http://designhotpot.com/infographic-four-perspectives-to-und... Also from the article: "while life in the hutongs might sound exciting to some hipsters in town, most of the
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
The qualities will vary, of course, but the bad hutongs can mean 1.) shared outhouse (no indoor toilet) 2.) dilapidated building 3.) communal politics from what I've heard (hutong grudges and fights for example) 4.) poor immigrant fami
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by anthonyleecook 9y ago
China is still a relatively poor country (1). I lived in Shanghai for a few years back, and even if you just go into the side streets a few blocks from the richest area in Shanghai (Pudong, Huangpu), you can see slums and sometimes dead pe