I can't say that though... had these videos been sent to me and it was mentioned "Arnold lost weight" or "Brad Pitt reshot the scene after shedding some pounds" I'd have probably been less of a sceptic and in a quick pass this "fake news" could have got a pass from me or others. It's an interesting time and if you're doing cursory browsing of news bites for the day this may fly right past...
The Fight Club one I couldn't tell was I looking at Edward Norton or Brad Pitt the whole time. Definitely in the valley for me but I guess I was looking for it.
I own a 2010-2014 Lexus RX-350 with a tactile feedback "mouse" / "joystick" for the UX that was later replaced by Toyota / Lexus in newer models and I will never understand why. The cursor when it moved over a button will feedback to the mouse to make it more difficult / needing a nudge to navigate away from the button but still feels very natural. I am not sure why this type of UX was completely abandon but after driving older and more recent cars this was the clear winner for the task of navigating an interface while also operating a huge SUV through traffic.
The American consortium of chip makers is closing down their communication with anyone Huawei. I'm not sure how much was being collaborated on there as I am only just picking up on all of this. However, this is certainly starting to get really heated.
I am sure we will hear much more from the leaders of these American businesses on how they are responding to the embargo when they have to talk to their shareholders so that should be another interesting tidbit.
I mean sure you could look at it that way - noting that there are other non-US members as well - but then you need to recognize that China has equivalent embargoes across almost all industries that have a presence in China: from the China ownership requirements, to outright banning of foreign competitors.
You can’t complain about a magical consortium in the US without acknowledging that China already does the same or worse.
Doesn't it feel like a bit of a letdown when the best excuse possible for actions of a country that built its image on freedom of speech is "China did it too"? Even during the Cold War there was some scientific collaboration between East and West.
Stop replying to email threads, erase the company from the website... 1984 much? :)
Less dramatically, I think this means two things. The leadership of powerful tech companies can now dictate foreign policy to some degree. There used to be complaints about the tech industry's lack of lobbying power. Look at them now. And second, the reason they have to resort to these tactics is they have run out of technical innovation and are desperately trying to shore up prices of what is about to become a commodity product.
It is also duplicitous when China closes its market off. Insofar as the point that it's cutting off foreign companies is so that it can filter in the control it has over it's population. You try to dance around that fact which is why you need to reconsider your angle on all of your comments. The actual truth is that this is a move necessary on a multitude of facets: Chinese spying, Nearly cutting off American technology supplies to China implying a HUGE blockage of intellectual property as well as devices and chips, Starving the state proxy Huawei, Creates a dialogue of concessions China could make, etc. This has created a chokepoint where American interests can act more nobley to circumvent a totalitarian state. Your slant could read as anti-American but more accurately I think it is more pro-Chinese or perhaps you are just missing the bigger picture.
