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by cglee 18y ago
I have no problem with facts. If there is currently an IQ gap between races, then that's a fact. We can study the reasons, that's fine too. But it's the potential for assigning social roles to certain groups because of some "natural" dispos
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by cglee 18y ago
Imagine a couple of young ambitious Chinese hackers, sitting around asking themselves "what's unique about American culture that is in need of a technological solution?".
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by cglee 18y ago
Maybe perceptions of Chinese American immigrants taint your attitude towards Chinese people. Most immigrants have to be frugal because they're poor. Most immigrants have to be cunning because they're at a severe social disadvantage. It's be
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by cglee 18y ago
Surprisingly, they don't block all the foreign gambling sites. Maybe poker just isn't that popular, but I have several American friends who play online poker once a while from China. Porn is out of the question. You'll probably get thrown i
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by cglee 18y ago
You make a good point, but you're missing the main point: China's internet users aren't destitute and they're growing, along with a growing middle class. Lots of farmers are very poor; they're not your market. If you've ever been to a high
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by cglee 18y ago
Problem is, a lot of techies aren't "normal" (in the sense outlined in the article) and they've been following the scratch-your-own-itch advice.
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by cglee 18y ago
One huge impediment of starting up in China is the legal hurdle. YC tries to help young hackers navigate the relatively easy legal formalities in the States, but China is ten times worse. Not only does it require much more money, but it als
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by cglee 18y ago
There are a lot of side effects of the burgeoning middle class, and I'm not sure it can continue at this rate unchecked. However, it's true that more and more Chinese will be able to buy nicer things.
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by cglee 18y ago
I tend to agree with this. What matters to the "rising middle class" isn't so much democracy or not, but how much individual freedom and lifestyle they can have. Once the sustenance issue is solved, people want higher ends - more personal f
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by cglee 18y ago
See the "Why would I use this library over other others?" section. But chaining is the best reason. The jquery ecosystem is also growing very quickly. You can always give jquery a try alongside Prototype...just set the noConflict to some ot
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by cglee 18y ago
This is relevant for context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhole_cover_theft
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Hundreds of manhole covers disappear(news.yahoo.com)
3 points by cglee 18y ago|4 comments
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by cglee 18y ago
Very nice. This reminds me of that "groups" feature request for HN...
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by cglee 18y ago
In chess you could have a checkmate without a single capture. Fool's mate, right?
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by cglee 18y ago
I made no such argument.
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by cglee 18y ago
You're right, if I ask the most oppressed people in a society, they will tell me everything wrong with the government. I'm sure that's no different anywhere else. My question is: what do you do about these problems? How do you curb local po
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by cglee 18y ago
For your first sentence, look up Hawaiian Sovereignty or slavery retribution or head out to any Native American reservation. Or ask yourself why it is that there are more black youths in jail than in college (hint: slavery & discriminat
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by cglee 18y ago
I'm not sure anything can "offset" those things, but you should consider a long duration stay as a first step towards understanding some of the issues around China. China faces distinctly different problems than the US on so many fronts, th
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by cglee 18y ago
I don't see how that statement relates to China specifically.
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by cglee 18y ago
I feel obligated to comment just because I pass by that monstrosity every day. It's not obvious from the title, but this is primarily a piece on several of Beijing's new architectural showpieces, while trying to interleave China's "growth"
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by cglee 18y ago
I consider myself Christian, but I do not subscribe to the notion of specific social roles per gender.
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by cglee 18y ago
I don't feel competent to judge them - I guess it's a testament to your self awareness, but why let others choose what's good to you? Your experience is just as valid as anyone else's.
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by cglee 18y ago
The more interesting analysis is why do girls want to be CEOs of fashion mags rather than computer companies? At what age do they make this choice, why? Does it carry across different cultures? etc
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by cglee 18y ago
I can't answer your direct question, but if you're trying to infer whether the Chinese video sites are profitable or not, I can say that I've heard they are all losing money at the moment and the general strategy seems to be a war of attrit
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by cglee 18y ago
Rumor has it 56 simply burned through their funding and is using the government as a nice excuse to close shop. Someone wise once said something to the effect of: Don't attribute to malice what can be attributed to stupidity.
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by cglee 18y ago
I don't see how linking hacking and thinking brings any new insight. It's pretty obvious the two are connected. Hacking and painting is a more interesting cross-pollination. The title "Hackers and Painters", in my opinion, doesn't overstate
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by cglee 18y ago
Actually, that is quite a mouthful to type
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Where the hell is matt?(youtube.com)
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by cglee 18y ago
This wouldn't seem like a contradiction if we had better definition of intelligence. For example, it wouldn't seem like a contradiction to say you enjoy talking with fascinating people who were all worse than you at math and logic.
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by cglee 18y ago
slow as snails...can't even get the page to load

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