throwawayecchai

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   by throwawayecchai 9y ago

   Yes, thank you. Mea Culpa. I have updated my original comment to reflect that.
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   by throwawayecchai 9y ago

   Fair enough, but I have never ever seen a conference change it's title overnight, two days before the actual event, to such an extent. Nefarious or not, it does seem a bait and switch - won't you agree. I had signed up to attend,
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   by throwawayecchai 9y ago

   By fake I mean fronts for the Chinese Gov. There have been numerous reports in NYTimes and other reputable media on this topic, including many that have been posted here on HN. Of course not all of them are such, but many are. Just look at
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   by throwawayecchai 9y ago

   Would love for the down voters to explain why.
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   by throwawayecchai 9y ago

   Chinese Government is all over the Silicon Valley these days trying to get into US AI developments, using all sorts of nefarious tricks. A case in point. There is a conference, SYNC 2017, in Computer History Museum tomorrow (July 14th), org