avandelay1
Re:What being filthy rich in China looked like in 1, 1000, and 2000 AD
on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @12:41AM (#38009196)
Also a lot of these Chinese fake their standardized tests (had a friend for whom this was his job in China) to get in and fake the academic work (I went to an ivy, this actually happened, chinese sending other people in for tests…). At least at the high end (second generation wealthy “fuerdai”) it’s a culture of shortcuts where only the outcome is important, not improving as a human.
Re:YC says visa challenges hampering participation of international fo...
on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @02:36PM (#37574207)
I agree, and also think they could/should consider having hubs in places with more progressive immigration policies for entrepreneurship (like a UAE for instance would likely be accommodating of participants of any nationality, as well as provide an optimal default environment for many companies to incorporate/have a legal domicile/hq).
Re:Why my favourite API is a zipfile on the European Central Bank's we...
on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:08PM (#37530588)
Nginx or Apache would both cache these versions transparently. I think they just wanted to distribute as a zip