zephyreks

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[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

ALPS isn't perfect and Tepco has a track record of cutting corners. I'm rather skeptical about Tepco's ability to do this properly.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

China likes Japanese culture too much to do anything significant about it.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 11 points 2 years ago (4 children)

The only territorial claims China has tried to enforce recently are to literally uninhabited lands (Aksai Chin and the SCS islands) and Taiwan (which they are still at war with).

How much do you really care about a piece of rock with no people and no animals living on it?

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why exactly do you think that pretty much the entire Global South has not placed significant sanctions on Russia? Why do you think so many countries want to join BRICS?

Must be because of poor Russian diplo. Meanwhile, African countries are literally committing coups for their government staying too close to European colonial powers.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Because modern diplomacy says to be nice to your allies and not nice to your enemies? That's why the US keeps on throwing sanctions at China.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 4 points 2 years ago

CATO as a source is worse than RT lol. Talk about arguing in bad faith.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude responded with a Time Magazine article, you're arguing in bad faith.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Turns out, making chips isn't that hard when you can just pay high-level TSMC engineers to work for you.

IMO a big limitation today is China's lack of a domestic region where Europeans can immigrate to without completely assimilating into Chinese culture (and food), so attracting European talent is really hard to do.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

oi that's me you're talking about

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They could reform ICE and CBP, or they could instead buy another aircraft carrier.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

Because China (and Mexico, India, Southeast Asia, South America, Africa, and the Middle East) have not really introduced sanctions (except against military equipment)? These companies are following their government's policy, which is more than can be said for companies like PepsiCo and Mars (both American).

International trade is dictated by countries, not by companies. If a company is breaking the policy of the country it operates from, that's obviously very bad. These companies aren't trying to pick sides: their government hasn't picked a side and so there is no reason for the company to.

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