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Likewise. Running LINQPad in Parallels just isn’t the same.

I find it strange that this Ask HN was ranked #23, then I refresh after a minute and it's #190...

There is no GFW in Hong Kong, so you enjoy unfettered Internet access.

For traffic inbound to China from HK, traditionally it's been slightly faster but that may just be proximity rather than any preferential treatment by the GFW.

Recently went through the same process. I really like the management interface and tight integration with GSuite.

They don't support all of the latest TLDs though, so be sure to check first if you want to do a complete port away from your current registrar.

Good. 99% of it was utter bullshit and any worthwhile research was getting drowned out.

Regardless of whether or not blockchian and cryptocurrencies end up being pivotal technologies in future, one positive fallout is that we are asking "how can we do this better" of some very traditional and established industries.

This kind of thing reminds me why I still love the Internet.

Thank you for sharing.

For whatever he gets right or wrong, this is a fascinating look back into the past. Thanks for sharing!

This is actually a big deal. You can go right through Hong Kong and never leave Mainland jurisdiction.

Talk about showing who owns who.

There was a bit of moaning about it in HK, but it was off the front page news fairly quickly.

That’s a good point, which I should’ve mentioned as it goes hand in hand with the topic.

Despite how intense some situations can get in China, I’ve rarely ever felt physically threatened. It’s culturally abnormal to resort to violence.

Yes there’s a few nutjobs out there (sword-guy in Sanlitun), but on the whole it’s pretty incredible that such a big city, and country is relatively speaking, so peaceful.

Since the line-cutting topic seems to be of interest, I thought I’d share some first hand experience.

Having succumbed to the need for a Big Mac a handful of times during a decade long stint in China, I became accustomed to the devolution of queuing when it was peak time. I quickly found myself pushing in and cutting others off, to make sure my order was taken.

This made me reflect on how quickly I adapted to the situation. I found that when push comes to shove, we seem to have a threshold which says “bugger it, I want my burger more than I care about being polite”. I guess this is obvious, but how easily I threw my supposed Western manners out the window was what surprised me.

I think there’s a couple of observations that are interesting, which aren’t covered in the article;

- People that tended to queue jump just hadn’t been told it wasn’t ok. If it wasn’t already complete anarchy, quite often another person in the queue would tell them off with a stern “get in line”, to which the offender would apologize and shuffle to the back of the line

- In some places they have staff that “queue-manage”. Nobody cuts the queue or complains, they just wait for their turn patiently, albeit not usually quietly

I believe China knows it has accrued some deep social issues to deal with, and that debt will need to be paid off slowly. I remember a few years back that TV and print adverts promoting “dynastic and elitist” culture were banned. I think that says a lot about the governments mindset.

I hope the above gives a little more context to anyone who hasn’t had the privilege of finding themselves stuck in a fast-food restaurant in downtown Beijing during peak hour.