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This is like saying that a regional dish in the US isn't "American"... China is a vast place and has a multitude of local flavours and dishes. This does not mean that HK isn't Chin…

Hongkong was taken away from China with cannons and drugs. Handing it back was the right thing to do legally (for the new territories), morally, and historically. It's sad to see p…

An accident in a nuclear plant that was constructed in a highly seismic and tsunami-prone area isn't an argument against nuclear power. I'm sure that Germany can find a more suited…

We have "probability different from zero" to be annihilated by an asteroid... This is again spreading irrational fears.

We know how to make nuclear power safe. Nuclear power is safe. It's not helpful to try to kill the discussion by stroking irrational fears.

> An average onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 2.5–3 MW can produce more than 6 million kWh in a year (Source: http://www.ewea.org/wind-energy-basics/faq/ ) That's an actual …

> It does because it is a relatively industrialized country. No, it does because its electricity comes from fossil fuels. You are completely avoiding the point of my comment. Germa…

Calculate how many wind generators you need to guarantee the same production as Hinkley point and you'll see that it is not really realistic. Then, take into account the goal of ma…

"Unlimited vacation" is just a gimmick that originated in the US. Since there are no legal right to anything over there they can advertise "unlimited vacation" but the reality can …

Bugs are change requests like any others.

Trivial bugs can just be fixed. Non-trivial, non-urgent bugs can go to the backlog for the next sprint(s). Non-trivial, urgent bugs replace go into the current sprint, with planned…

What happens if you lose access to Stripe or they shut down? Engineering is one thing but it must never trump strategic business thinking. Sometimes the cleverer engineering option…

Agreed. > In general, we think it's a good idea to make Stripe the "one true source" for as much of your customer and billing data as possible. Customer and billing data are missio…

The comparison was with the holocaust, and what China does, which you clearly don't know, has also nothing to do with the Nuremberg Laws. This is getting beyond ridiculous.

The author (what's his authority, by the way?) agrees, though: > Well, it can't sell "copyright licenses," as that is a misrepresentation over the rights that Getty Images has -- b…

> Is that settled in a court of law? Yes, of course. As said a licence is what the owner of some exclusive rights issues to grant someone else some of those rights.

The allegation is that they licensed public domain images, which is something obviously unlawful (and likely criminal if done knowingly) since they do not own the rights of a publi…

I'm gobsmacked that you do not know what the holocaust was, then. China is not trying (and never has) to physically and systematically eradicate an entire ethnicity, nor are they t…

Upholding copyrights in court seems the basis of the rule of Law, and quite far from the situation in China and Russia. Living in a 'free' country' does not mean being able to flau…

Considering that both Tibet and Taiwan are recognised Chinese territories it is odd to see that as expansion. Taiwan is a continuation of the Chinese civil war with the winner seek…

This is a ridiculous comparison. China is not expanding and does not systematically imprison minorities (and as you know the holocaust is in another league altogether). The point o…

You should be careful about the terms you use. Some terms should not be overused because overuse trivialises.

They should feel very guilty of confusing "numerique" and "digital" all the time. In French, 'numerique' generally means 'digital' and 'digital' only means related to fingers (e.g.…

Even in Chinese the order may change depending on style or when writing quickly in cursive. So I think this tool is useful for both.

Yes. Perhaps my comment was a joke, you know...