I honestly don’t care. There might have been a good reason for it, but I simply have no sympathy towards google. I was basically baiting him into admitting that the comparison is kinda stupid

Google why is Wikipedia banned in China

My ignorance to the meaning behind it? Do educate me on how a company collecting user data is anywhere close to military espionage.

Like, don’t get me wrong, we all like to shit on US, capitalism, spying, etc. but I’ve grown tired of, without fail, always seeing “but US” comments under every post that says something bad about what China is doing, as if that somehow excludes other bad actors. I’m convinced this is an actual strategy used by CCP, just like how it was an official strategy of CCCP/USSR

You made the comment. I’m ridiculing it.

Are you in full seriousness comparing foreign governments spying on military and medical networks similar to google trying to find out what to advertise to you? Man, the whataboutism is reaching new heights.

I mean… as much as we hate this, I always had this thought at the back of my mind. Games commonly become abandoned not because of greed, but because of financial reasons. Same financial reasons would make it impossible for many companies to hire programmers to modify the game for playing single-player. Sometimes outright impossible due to game design (can’t really make NPCs smart enough to act like players in MMO, which are needed for raids, etc.).

I don’t see how can this realistically become a legal obligation, but devs should still be encouraged to make their games in a way they can keep functioning without servers

I know of only one country that actively messes with people in foreign countries. Granted, they’re mostly Chinese, but still. Chinese foreign police stations have been well documented.

Can you elaborate? This is first time of me hearing of google spying on China’s critical infrastructure for the government

a bit

And real gentlemen re-used the grass

Tbh the more believable route is we outsourced our manufacturing to China, got barely any natural resources, and now China+Russia are both slowly eating Europe, starting with Ukraine. Only now the west is seemingly learning than China trains Russian troops and produces drone parts, and neither is looking to stop

Okay, hear me out - childbirth, but it’s in US, therefore it costs 250’000 and since the baby can’t pay it, then everyone in US is born with a 250k debt. Republicans, contact me for idea copyrights

Not always. I think some have done a truly lasting effect, especially Snowden and people’s distrust in governments not spying on you. Everyone started caring about privacy more since then.

I, H, H, … what is that letter? L? I’m at loss here

Luckily I just picked my name and a zip number.

Two problems; zip number is kind of a personal info, and at that age I didn’t even know my zip number properly and made an error, which persists 20 years later.

With enough lube… And condoms

Does the tip count?

Seriously, I’ve heard people say “Pakis” as a short for Pakistani in a non-insulting way, similar to Spaniards or Aussies.

Backend developer

Most relatable meme ever

What was even his end-game?