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Likewise. Running LINQPad in Parallels just isn’t the same.

I find it strange that this Ask HN was ranked #23, then I refresh after a minute and it's #190...

There is no GFW in Hong Kong, so you enjoy unfettered Internet access.

For traffic inbound to China from HK, traditionally it's been slightly faster but that may just be proximity rather than any preferential treatment by the GFW.

Recently went through the same process. I really like the management interface and tight integration with GSuite.

They don't support all of the latest TLDs though, so be sure to check first if you want to do a complete port away from your current registrar.

Good. 99% of it was utter bullshit and any worthwhile research was getting drowned out.

Regardless of whether or not blockchian and cryptocurrencies end up being pivotal technologies in future, one positive fallout is that we are asking "how can we do this better" of some very traditional and established industries.

Norton Commander.

https://bit.ly/2SBnriS

Nothing since has ever made me feel so in control of my file system.

There have been a few clones, but never quite hit the spot.

I first heard of Franzen through a book review by the Welsh professor Robert Adams. Adams is a tour de force, who brings an incredible depth and character to every book he reviews. He retired years ago, but TVO has thankfully archived some of his best.

https://tvo.org/video/archive/big-ideas/robert-adams-on-jona...

This kind of thing reminds me why I still love the Internet.

Thank you for sharing.

For whatever he gets right or wrong, this is a fascinating look back into the past. Thanks for sharing!

This is actually a big deal. You can go right through Hong Kong and never leave Mainland jurisdiction.

Talk about showing who owns who.

There was a bit of moaning about it in HK, but it was off the front page news fairly quickly.

I did a year in Berlin and tend to agree with Peter Thiels assessment - “I always thought Berlin would be a great place for innovation, but now I think it’s a place people in their 20s move to when they want to retire”

Personally I had a lot of good times in Berlin, but it didn't feel like it had the drive of the valley.

Recently moved to Toronto, and loving it here so far. Great scene, smart & friendly people and lots of growth.

Not trying to badmouth Berlin, it's a super cool city. Just didn't hit the mark for me.

https://business.financialpost.com/technology/torontos-tech-...

That’s a good point, which I should’ve mentioned as it goes hand in hand with the topic.

Despite how intense some situations can get in China, I’ve rarely ever felt physically threatened. It’s culturally abnormal to resort to violence.

Yes there’s a few nutjobs out there (sword-guy in Sanlitun), but on the whole it’s pretty incredible that such a big city, and country is relatively speaking, so peaceful.

Since the line-cutting topic seems to be of interest, I thought I’d share some first hand experience.

Having succumbed to the need for a Big Mac a handful of times during a decade long stint in China, I became accustomed to the devolution of queuing when it was peak time. I quickly found myself pushing in and cutting others off, to make sure my order was taken.

This made me reflect on how quickly I adapted to the situation. I found that when push comes to shove, we seem to have a threshold which says “bugger it, I want my burger more than I care about being polite”. I guess this is obvious, but how easily I threw my supposed Western manners out the window was what surprised me.

I think there’s a couple of observations that are interesting, which aren’t covered in the article;

- People that tended to queue jump just hadn’t been told it wasn’t ok. If it wasn’t already complete anarchy, quite often another person in the queue would tell them off with a stern “get in line”, to which the offender would apologize and shuffle to the back of the line

- In some places they have staff that “queue-manage”. Nobody cuts the queue or complains, they just wait for their turn patiently, albeit not usually quietly

I believe China knows it has accrued some deep social issues to deal with, and that debt will need to be paid off slowly. I remember a few years back that TV and print adverts promoting “dynastic and elitist” culture were banned. I think that says a lot about the governments mindset.

I hope the above gives a little more context to anyone who hasn’t had the privilege of finding themselves stuck in a fast-food restaurant in downtown Beijing during peak hour.

No they’re not, they are frighteningly accurate for the most part.

There are two things that one should keep in mind to help one be less offended;

1) It’s not only the Chinese

2) It’s not all Chinese

I think it’s fine, most Chinese people complain about these things too. Nobody likes a line-jumper, in any culture.

What I think is a problem is to suggest the entire Chinese populous of being money-loving but without asking how that happened. Life is tough when you have over a billion people to feed, and no government support structures to lean on in times of need. It’s dog-eat-dog because it needs to be, not because the Chinese people like it.

Regarding the not-stopping-to-help someone hit by a car; There’s pretty well known story about a bystander who tried to help, getting into deep trouble for doing so. I don’t have the link, but some creative Googling should surface the story.

The way to think about censorship and risk in China is to consider reach. This article is in English, and hosted on what appears to be the authors own blog. The chance of it being spread to any significant number of people in the Mainland is negligible. Suffice to say, I think he’s pretty safe. In case it’s relevant, I’ve been in and around China since 2004.

Another Aussie in Toronto. I’ve found the driving here quite a contrast to back home. Drivers tend to veer all over the road, and don’t really indicate. Love the relatively small number of speed cameras though, Australia is getting a bit out of control with the whole multinova thing.

Reminds me of this quote from the tabbacco industry in the early 90s;

“We don't smoke that shit. We just sell it. We reserve the right to smoke for the young, the poor, the black and the stupid." - R.J. Reynolds executive’s reply when asked why he didn’t smoke

Democracy at its finest!

One minor positive is the requirement for disclosure, but time will tell if this is actually enforced.

As an Australian, I feel a mounting sense of fear that we’re next...

Tools we love:

1) Discord - superb chat, voice & screen sharing (weak on file sharing)

2) GitHub - +LFS if you track large binaries

3) Paper - note taking tool from Dropbox (best for personal use only)

4) Dropbox - bit pricey but more natural to use than Drive etc

5) Asana - can be slow, but good for project org

Tools we used to love:

1) Skype - malware, UI train wreck

2) Slack - distraction contraption

3) Hangouts - too much wtf

4) Hipchat - slow, annoying

5) Google Drive - feels half baked

6) Trello - scale fail

Something like... https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/idiocracy

I’m still not 100% sure this is for real. It’s just so utterly insane.

Seems like the news is still breaking. Nicehash balance is showing zero BTC however.

https://bitinfocharts.com/bitcoin/address/33dH7xpzrQG8ydZvtj...

Getting the APEC card was life changing. If you’re an Aussie or New Zealander that visits China or anywhere else regularly in Asia, I’d highly recommend checking your elegibilty.

My arrival in China now goes something like; fill in the arrival form, queue at the special APEC immigration line for around 2 mins, show the card + passport, give a polite xiexie and enter.

https://www.border.gov.au/Busi/visas-and-migration/travel-fo...

One of the best set of science fiction novels I’ve read. I’m always surprised at how few sci-fi loving friends haven’t heard of the Hyperion Cantos. It should be required reading.

Apparently it’s being made into a movie. All four books squeezed into a feature length film.

As an Aussie, I don’t necessarily want to overthrow my government (what’s a circus without the clowns), but I do like the fact I can safely voice my displeasure if and when I feel it’s useful.

Having moved to Taiwan after spending many years in Beijing, the feeling of a weight being lifted off is palpable. I don’t miss those towering windowless soviet-style government building one bit.

Minor lol

The Chinese government would not allow WeChat to exist if this weren’t the case. They already have a difficult job managing Tencent, which is arguably China’s second in command after the Party. You don’t get that big without some serious concessions.

I use WeChat every day, but I hesitate momentarily before writing anything negative about the Chinese Govt... just in case.

I suppose they’ve done their job.

Had a quick look through the showcase, looks like mosty small indie titles or developers personal projects - which is cool, but have any larger games shipped with Godot? Any titles we might have heard of?

We use ArangoDB currently and are pretty happy with it. Installs and upgrades could be better though.

Very curious about RavenDB as I’m writing a lot of .NET Core these days. How would you say it stacks up against ArangoDB?

Edit: Ok, just saw the pricing. Ouch.