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by _t9ow 9mo ago
It's a myth that China heavily subsidises its EV industry. See e.g. this Bloomberg article titled "China Can't Cut EV Subsidies It Isn't Paying": https://archive.ph/5olix
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by _t9ow 10mo ago
As someone who has been living in Asia for decades (including in several of China's neighbouring countries), thank you for this even-handed take. It aligns very well with my own experience of how people living in these regions outside
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by _t9ow 10mo ago
> not something that can reassure China's neighbors that this is where its desire of expansion will stop May I ask if you actually live in one of these neighbouring countries? I do -- in fact I have lived in more than one -- and I c
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by _t9ow 10mo ago
The person you replied to wrote: none of them were products of “Han Chinese imperialism.” This is correct, since the Qing Dynasty was led by the Manchus ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qing_dynasty ), not by the Han Ch
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by _t9ow 10mo ago
> Typical russian whataboutism Not the person you replied to, but this isn't constructive. Correctly pointing out hypocrisy/double standards is very pertinent to the discussion, and shouldn't be dismissed as "whatabou
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Obesity drugs quiet 'food noise' in the brain(nature.com)
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A Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics – what discoveries could it make?(nature.com)
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CRISPR vs. cholesterol: can gene editing prevent heart disease?(nature.com)
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy released from prison pending appeal(aljazeera.com)
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Classical theories of gravity produce entanglement(nature.com)
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AI chatbots are sycophants – researchers say it's harming science(nature.com)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
> The first thing that comes to mind when I think of the South Korean government is the storied tradition of physical confrontation in their parliament along with more than a few viral videos of brawls and such over the years You're
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by _t9ow 1y ago
Interesting, I did not know that. Thanks for sharing!
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Chinese scientists set world record with magnetic field 700k times Earth's(english.news.cn)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
> weaponizing that against their adversaries I understand your skepticism, but here is an interview from April 2025 with the founder of VYRIY, a Ukrainian drone company: https://militarnyi.com/en/news/vyriy-foun
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by _t9ow 1y ago
I suspect it's a mix of many Danish politicians' own authoritarian tendencies/ambitions and corporate lobbying, though I have no proof of the latter when it comes to ChatControl specifically. Generally speaking , there is a
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by _t9ow 1y ago
> It would lower the cost of acquiring the data for China and Russia Yes, it would lower such barriers for countries that are commonly seen today as Europe's adversaries. But in this case, the U.S. (or rather, U.S. organisations and
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by _t9ow 1y ago
> The accepted solution is to have a constitution that says otherwise And the willingness and ability to enforce it. The current iteration of ChatControl is pushed by Denmark, which is at present the President of the Council of the Europ
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by _t9ow 1y ago
> you should follow recent events in TW Nearly impossible for anyone who isn't proficient in Mandarin to do this. Western journalists tend to be extremely biased in favour of the DPP, because DPP's anti-PRC rhetoric aligns with
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US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia(ft.com)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
https://archive.vn/F9QQA
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How Big Tech Is Quietly Taking over AI (Without Mergers) [video](youtube.com)
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Japan should debate cap for foreign residents, government report says(channelnewsasia.com)
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I Left Quantum Computing Research [video](youtube.com)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
Link: https://archive.vn/Cb8yS
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I talked to Sam Altman about the GPT-5 launch fiasco(theverge.com)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
Thanks for this insightful rebuttal. I've briefly fact-checked what you wrote (don't take this personally; it's just something I do), and your timeline is overall correct. I've noticed that alephnerd's comments are
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Meta's flirty AI chatbot lured a retiree to New York. He never made it home(channelnewsasia.com)
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by _t9ow 1y ago
I've been using Fastmail the past few years and I'm a great fan. Not alone does it allow me to generate up to 600 random email addresses using domains owned by Fastmail, it also supports catch-all email addresses using my own doma
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China cautions tech firms over Nvidia H20 AI chip purchases, sources say(reuters.com)
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