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As a Chinese kid, I remember first coming into contact into Chinese philosophy around 11 or 12 and it was basically impenetrable. Comics like these by Tsai Chih Chung (Cai Zhi Zhon…

Probably because most users are blissfully ignorant of the less ethical bits of how Yelp conducts its business. As long as there isn't a huge discrepancy between the expectation an…

Old one but a good one -- check out Dragon's Dogma It's an open world RPG with Monster Hunter combat mechanics (and tbh I think also influenced how HZD's excellent combat is design…

I played Underrail a while back but didn't get too far. I do want to go through it fully at some point. Is it worthwhile? I also heard the developer is working on an expansion pack…

The first Dragon Age is arguably a spiritual successor. Dragon Age II was largely panned by Bioware fans as it got a lot more action oriented and less RPG/choice driven. Dragon Age…

I learned English by trying to figure out how to navigate menus in Warlords II and Castles II. I played Baldur's Gate and barely understood the plot. A few years later, I eventuall…

I think you're largely referring to sites that work based on their content, and not their workflow. i.e. site you interact with to consume content. Most of those sites are "free". …

I think there's a sense of conclusiveness when "to the ground" is added. Something drops or falls can still be caught, but the author didn't leave that ambiguous.

I think you have a point. It certainly can be interpreted that way -- as a reference to the suicides of his peers. The more I read the his other poems in the original article the m…

Ha! Before I came back to reread it that's exactly what I was thinking. Usually it's "摔" for a person who fell. To use the verb "掉" on a person is unusual, but I think it's exactly…

Yeah I didn't interpret it as having committed suicide. But his other poems hinted at him falling asleep at the line. So it could be exhaustion. Or, it could be metaphorical -- tha…

I really liked that one as well, but I don't like the fact that the translator translated "掉在地上" differently between the first and final lines, which are meant to mirror each other…

> You don't know what you're talking about. Whoa there. That escalated quickly. You're absolutely right about the protocol, but protocol does not a complete wireless ecosystem make…

Right, your cited sources would actually be a more sound counterpoint than your original comment. Maybe it was just a spur of the moment thing. I guess my point is that if you want…

How about we put it this way: Both Chinese and US consumers lose when their respective governments engage in arbitrary protectionism. You can find his comments "ironic" all you wan…

I think it's cultural and lack of technological awareness 1) People aren't raised with a mind to combat discrimination. Despite recognizing and celebrate some 50+ ethnic groups, th…

People don't view privacy the same way we view them in the west. The government is obviously not too keen on passing Privacy Laws that itself has no intention of obeying. I still a…

While not explicitly mentioned (at least from cursory searches), the manga "Koroshiya Ichi" is based on a dense complex very much inspired by Kowloon where it's basically a lawless…

There's no doubt that Jack Ma is smart and hard working. But he and his success is also a product of his environment. I don't have any direct evidence but no companies in China ach…

Super layman's take: - China has a "ministry of culture" which decides what foreign media can enter the domestic market, especially to play on the big screen - Chinese domestic fil…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24_Game Maybe 5 is a bit young for all of multiplication and division (but you could include the face cards). The game is still playable without -- th…

Would've loved to pick her brains on what she learned. I imagine she had interviewed tons of people in the process of making the documentary.

Funny enough for me, neither happened. I left when I was in my early teens but having spent enough time being indoctrinated. I didn't chalk every western report on the CCP to be ba…

I'm in my mid 30s and remember seeing it on TV as a kid in Shanghai. The news were all reporting on how the PLA rolled in and were holding back and avoiding violence against harass…