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Comment · 8 years ago
It's reported in the Chinese media almost daily right now.
Comment · 8 years ago
No, not everything. But this can be.
Comment · 8 years ago
You have some very very wrong ideas about how the world actually works.
Comment · 8 years ago
I'm using DroidAnki on my phone as part of my efforts to learn Mandarin. It took a bit of time to figure out how best to configure it, but now that I have it tuned to my liking, it's a great tool. It's not the only tool I've been using, but it's one of the most helpful.
Comment · 8 years ago
Sounds in the same ballpark as China's "social credit score."

Don't think this is satire that can't happen.

Comment · 8 years ago
Yeah, he didn't burn Savannah, which was by far the oldest city on his route. Atlanta wasn't even 30 years old when he burned it.
Comment · 8 years ago
What I'm noting in these articles is an absence of mentions of Google or newspapers.
Comment · 8 years ago
My dad did these jobs his whole life. He's in still in better shape than I've ever been and has a union pension better than anything any company has ever offered me.

So.

Comment · 8 years ago
I always assume there's a buyer lined up before these things ever happen.

But then, when they stole The Scream a while back they clearly had no exit strategy, so who knows?

Comment · 8 years ago
Comment · 8 years ago
I have exactly the opposite experience, time after time after time.

The one area where Google search provides me with a notably better experience is in image search.

Comment · 8 years ago

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