Apple goes to war with the BBC

Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by dzhiurgis on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:20AM (#8772278)

Sleeping publicly in asian cultures is perfectly normal.

I remember seeing these asian students just passed out on university benches once I started studies abroad.

The journalist says 'it seems that they have no choice'. So he just displayed his cultural unconsciousness and publicly alleged Apple of wrongdoing.

One could easily speculate that people working in western societies are pumped up with caffeine, sugar or other drugs, freely available by their profit-hungry bosses.

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by Zikes on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:34AM (#8772343)

If I recall, in Japan if you're not seen sleeping at your desk then you've not been working hard enough.

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by andybak on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:45AM (#8772390)

And it's perfectly acceptable to beat your domestic help in the UAE.

Let's not confuse 'accepted' with 'acceptable'.

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by Zikes on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:51AM (#8772412)

Well, that's about as ridiculous a leap as I can imagine.

Some Asian nations have culturally integrated the fact that naps boost productivity[1][2][3] but we should impose our own cultural standards on them because they might actually be a bunch of uncivilized mongrels and it's our responsibility to teach them the error of their ways.

[1] http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/07/24/why-you-...

[2] http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/features/america-its-ti...

[3] http://www.health.harvard.edu/newsletters/Harvard_Health_Let...

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by aikah on Friday December 19, 2014 @09:50AM (#8772408)

> Sleeping publicly in asian cultures is perfectly normal.

So is sleeping on the job after 12 hour shifts. The issue isnt sleeping publicly but the 12 hour shift thing. Your argument is a big strawman,even the best spin doctors wouldnt dare using that argument,unless maybe those on fox news.

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by dzhiurgis on Friday December 19, 2014 @10:43AM (#8772672)

What is wrong with 12 hour shift?

And what's up with ad hominem?

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Re:Apple goes to war with the BBC by aikah on Tuesday December 23, 2014 @03:04AM (#8787257)

What is wrong with 16 hour shift?

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