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Re:Nvidia prepares to abandon $40B Arm bid by oytis on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:08AM (#30072582)
> the Chinese invented the concept of the civil service and examinations, as we think of them today.

That's a bit of overstatement I think, regarding the civil service I mean. Civil service was known in Babylon, in Egypt and in Roman Empire. From some point Roman Empire also introduced requirements for public servants' education. Not a formalized meritocratic system like in Han China, but we don't have a formalized examination of public servants today either.

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Re:Nvidia prepares to abandon $40B Arm bid by AtlasBarfed on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:44PM (#30075057)
Which is why a guy whose primary managerial experience was equestrian shows was in charge of FEMA when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans.

Heck of a job brownie!

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