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Comment · 9 years ago
>There's nothing that implicitly makes something made in Canada, or USA, or Germany that much better than if it were made in China.
I'd say that there is, sort of. Much of the manufacturing that remains in the USA is for industrial applications, with specific requirements for performance and reliability. We basically exported the consumer product manufacturing category, and with it went the majority of the low quality market.
It's like the legendary status of "American made tools". When my grandfather passed away, I got some of his American tools from the 40s - 70s. They're junkier than most tools you'll find at Walmart or Harbor Freight today. Why? Because he was relatively poor and bought cheap, domestic tools built for the hobbiest market.
The one exception I've read is that China isn't producing raw steel that's as high quality as US and German steel. I was looking into tubing benders awhile back and read several accounts of even high-grade Chinese steel kinking at the same wall thickness where American and German steel continued to bend smoothly.
Comment · 9 years ago
There are vastly more vehicles on the road today, and people expect to maintain higher average speeds. Also, maintaining speed becomes exhausting on smaller bikes, for a variety of reasons.
Comment · 9 years ago
The best deal I've found for international use is Schwab. I forget the purchasing terms, but for ATM access they don't charge a currency conversion fee, and they even reimburse you the mandatory 1% fee.
Comment · 9 years ago
Canonical is also ending development of Ubuntu software for phones and tablets, spelling doom for the goal of creating a converged experience with phones acting as desktops when docked with the right equipment.
I'm surprised there isn't more discussion here about that part. I'm really saddened to read that. When the project was first unveiled, it looked like exactly the sort of experience I want out of a smartphone.
Comment · 9 years ago
Just keep it inside a lucite display case like you'd use to display a model or figurine.
Comment · 9 years ago
The cop dropping him on his face was horrible, but AFAIK everything up until that point was the correct course of action. The kid was refusing lawful orders. If a cop asks you to do something (which is what all the 'border' checkpoints show, often with clever wording), you can refuse. If a cop orders you to do something, you can't refuse.
Before someone comments about lawful orders, it's a complex topic and you're welcome to fight it in the Supreme Court, but in general I'm just going to obey police orders.
Comment · 9 years ago
Obama administration set the record in deportation
I read the other day that this is an artifact of a change made under Bush that redefined deportation to include turning anyone away at the border.
Comment · 9 years ago
You're not saying the same thing at all. Your statement assumes the process eliminates bad hires, while GP's point is clearly that it doesn't.
I'm not agreeing or disagreeing with either side, but you clearly aren't in agreement.
Comment · 9 years ago
It should probably be titled "42 examples of static analysis catching programmers outsmarting themselves".
Comment · 9 years ago
There is no real difference between "help me" and "give me money".
There's a huge difference. Actively putting in work alongside someone is a great bonding experience. Being "in it" with someone is completely different from putting up some money.
Comment · 9 years ago
Did you replace the coffee intake with other liquids? Usually when I see people experience "caffeine headaches", they tend to be the types who get most of their liquid intake from caffeinated sources. So, they end up with a headache from mild dehydration.
Comment · 9 years ago
I've come across more doctors and bankers on HN than on any other social bookmarking site I've ever read. It's not limited to a "tech forum".
Comment · 9 years ago
And the Amiga had preemptive multitasking in 1985. :-)
(It didn't have per-process memory protection, though, but it was a huge point of pride for Amiga users back in the early 90s)
Comment · 9 years ago
Why? I'm genuinely curious, as I've only ever seen the book recommend.
Surely that's a historical oddity courtesy of the economy at the time.