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by papersmith 17y ago
I don't know about carpenter rates, but it's cheaper to get a custom-tailored suit than to buy a factory-made name brand.
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by papersmith 17y ago
I wouldn't say the protest was without fruit. Much of the economic progress of the 90s owe to the government trying to please an impoverished population. Empty stomach sits at the root of much political changes in history, ideologies ride
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by papersmith 17y ago
China's freedom seems to come in cycles, but the general trend seems optimistic. In the 50s after the revolution, to justify the new regime on ideological grounds, Mao sanctioned freedom of speech against the state. But after a few years w
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by papersmith 17y ago
That's another part of the reason. :) If the hole is too big you won't be able to bucket out the water fast enough.
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by papersmith 17y ago
I probably should've written a disclaimer as to indicate my opinion. :) To be more specific, perhaps I should've emphasized that "modern" Asian cultures have questionable tastes, which is in direct contrast to traditional Asian sensibiliti
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by papersmith 17y ago
PRC's government is known to be relatively insensitive to external pressure, but is scared shitless of its own people. China doesn't rely on foreign aids, and contrary to popular beliefs, value from export accounts for a very small percent
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by papersmith 17y ago
Being Asian myself, I concur that we tend to have questionable tastes. It probably has something to do with the cultures going through an identity crisis. This is most pronounced in car designs. Japanese and Korean cars designs generally
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by papersmith 17y ago
This is only true if the bar is rising at a pace regardless of increase in participants. In reality, increases in trade raises the bar faster for everyone, often so much that it offsets the drop from the increased competition. So say both c
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by papersmith 17y ago
I think it has something to do with the Confucian formalities. This is true of Taiwan and Singapore as well. Though ironically enough mainland China is probably the least Confucian of the bunch as a result of Communism. I've read a lot ab
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by papersmith 17y ago
It probably works better for niche projects where the participants are well-informed and can agree on most of the decisions, rather than watered-down mass market projects that try to please everyone. Same reason democracy works better in sm
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by papersmith 17y ago
"The problem with that is, like much Eastern spiritual thought, it doesn't scale. Sure, we could all be Zen practitioners, but we'd have no fast computers, cool phones, or footprints on the Moon to show for it." I think what Buddhism preach
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by papersmith 17y ago
You have mentioned some important commonalities, but what do you think make psychotherapy and meditation stand apart from religions? Would you list a few of the major differences?
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by papersmith 17y ago
That's part of their business model. They also put virtual billboards on prime "real estates".
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by papersmith 17y ago
This worked pretty well for me: http://www.43folders.com/2005/09/08/kick-procrastinations-as...
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by papersmith 17y ago
Hmm, I wonder if aquasocks could do the trick (they're fairly inexpensive), though durability comes to mind.
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by papersmith 18y ago
More pics: http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/tesla-model-s-live-revea...
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by papersmith 18y ago
FYI, Tien Shinhan in Dragonball is based on him.
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by papersmith 18y ago
Maybe he was referring to a bed warmer (wink wink).
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by papersmith 18y ago
That was certainly the case with China.
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by papersmith 18y ago
Cool, thanks :)
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by papersmith 18y ago
Could you post your URL here? I'd be really interested to subscribe.
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by papersmith 18y ago
Sounds like education in East Asia as well, except classical musical instrument lessons being the only extracurricular activities, which are almost as demanding as schoolworks.
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Nanotubes bring artificial photosynthesis a step nearer(technology.newscientist.com)
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by papersmith 18y ago
The fact that the government's keeping a cap on gas prices doesn't help either. On the other hand, since my trip there in 2000, electric mopeds/scooters were already immensely popular there, way before I started see them here in North Amer
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by papersmith 18y ago
Keep in mind that certainty is just a model constructed by our mind based on a limited sampling frame, so we can make practical decisions in a timely manner. Thus "absolutely sure", "leap of faith", or "atheism" are just practical labels f
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by papersmith 18y ago
Nice article, but provocative title. Essentially it comes down to that TDD works mainly because it forces you to think about the implementation more clearly before you begin coding, while the various benefits of automation come as a bonus.
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by papersmith 18y ago
That's awesome. I'll definitely give it a try then.
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by papersmith 18y ago
I find the transparent persistence and caching much more interesting. I wonder if you can transparently persist closures and continuations. If so you can do some really neat things.
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by papersmith 18y ago
I think it was first written in the 40s, then revised in the 60s.
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by papersmith 18y ago
I think a good compromise would be a table of sitting-height, but without a chair.

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