News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

therealpeal

> China doesn't do that. The US makes China look free and friendly.

China does a lot more , a lot worse, that is in no way "optional" for citizens or travelers alike

Re:IQ is only a minor factor in success on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:22AM (#13243228)
A truly smart person will have a very impressive, convincing answer to this question.
Re:Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People on Friday December 23, 2016 @01:04AM (#13243174)
> High-tax Sweden has as many billionaires per capita as the US

The first thing they all did was move their incorporations out of Sweden

Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:15PM (#13182101)
I think what he is saying is that the South Bay is completely without culture, unless you count strip malls and chain restaurants.
Re:Does It Make Sense for Programmers to Move to the Bay Area? on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @09:54PM (#13181990)
> the fact that there's absolutely nothing else to do other than work

> I lived in the south bay though

Well, yeah

Re:Snowden: Stop Relying on Facebook for Your News on Sunday November 20, 2016 @07:32PM (#13002193)
"Russophobic" people are afraid of countries that invade and occupy other countries (bonus points if it's a dictatorship). This is not irrational.
Re:Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy on Thursday September 29, 2016 @12:23AM (#12603290)
Are these serious questions?