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Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware [video] (2016)

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Re: Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware [video] (2016)

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Post by bgee »

candiodari wrote: post #13
the-dude wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you arguing Chinese death sentences are less humane than US ones? A pretty weak point to make.

I am saying that a government that gets accused on a regular basis of things from religious discrimination to organ trading, on occasion even by credible sources, is unlikely to be better than the US government. Most Chinese people I work with would agree with that too. They left China, they know why, and they're mostly not looking to get back.

> and they're mostly not looking to get back.

The Chinese sitting across my desk just happily came back from China, the Chinese sitting besides me will go back to China in two weeks and has been looking forward to it since Christmas. I would have gone back to China during Christmas if I had enough PTOs.

Actually all the Chinese folks I know since college all go back to China on a regular basis (usually at lease twice a year). So what kind of Chinese do you work with?

Re: Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware [video] (2016)

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Post by [deleted] »

candiodari wrote: post #13
the-dude wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you arguing Chinese death sentences are less humane than US ones? A pretty weak point to make.

I am saying that a government that gets accused on a regular basis of things from religious discrimination to organ trading, on occasion even by credible sources, is unlikely to be better than the US government. Most Chinese people I work with would agree with that too. They left China, they know why, and they're mostly not looking to get back.

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Re: Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware [video] (2016)

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Post by iklos55 »

aaron-lebo wrote: post #37
iklos55 wrote: post #35

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Let me guess, you live in the US and think you live in a completely free democracy?

This is not an argument. The OP took the time to write up some actual criticisms and you've waved that off with "you must be American". That's not fair criticism. You can be disenchanted with American democracy and still see Chinese authoritarianism as far worse. Do you have any response to the OP or are you just going to wave them off? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_China Numerous human rights groups…

You're absolutely right and I apologize for unnecessary ad hominem attacks.

Re: Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware [video] (2016)

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Post by contingencies »

rubber_duck wrote: post #24

I don't know much about HW development but recently I wanted to play around with making a smart quadcopter to play with ML - so I'm looking in to what would be required on the hardware side. Devboards I see online with a high powered ARM board are in 150-200$ range for the devboard without camera/sensors and with stuff I don't need (network ports, display ports, etc). Then I look at my 150$ Chinese smartphone (Xaomi…

The real question is how much processing grunt do you need, and does it have to be onboard or can you process it at the basestation after video broadcast? Simple ARMs are $10 or less. My cheap sourcing advice at hobbyist scales is to search for the chip model number on taobao.com and evaluate CNY prices. Most suppliers will ship overseas for a small additional shipping fee. Also, if you find a niche product (dev board, etc.) with a clear manufacturer, try contacting them through their website directly. Seeed is a well known and reputable source of popular parts who ship overseas.
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