They had to get a different algo and server infra under Trump I and Biden because they were threatening it back then on grounds that they would spy on american’s data. They proceeded to start deranking anything political during the 2020 protests and hiring former spooks to moderate content, but that was never going to be enough.

Does anyone who follows Nepali politics know if this is going to turn into a color revolution? Are western powers successfully using this as a pretense to get a right-wing government in?

You can’t take anything with you, because the British will rob your tomb and take your stuff back to Britain.

Batteries are heavy, you’re looking at .5-1 tons of Li-ion batteries. A number of companies are doing battery swap though it doesn’t seem to be catching on.

If mass production of solid cell batteries works, that could be lowered to 5 40 lb batteries.

I want to like chinese EVs so much, but they put in so many novelties that look like points of failure in 10 years

I just want the electric equivalent of like a miata; reasonably cheap, fun to drive, and trivial to maintain for decades.

Saving the planet by selling cars that cost >1.5 median yearly income, pretax was always a joke.

Weirdly they are more progressive when it comes to prostitution; prostitution isnt illegal, but soliciting it is.

Applying nuance and researching more context instead of jerking off while grunting “china bad authoritarianism” isnt defending or excusing. You’re just annoyed they dont join your circlejerk.

Correct. But at the same time, once you understand your speech is limited by your reach, which is determined by how big of a megaphone the capitalists will let you have, it becomes more murky. You can say whatever you want in America, and if the government doesnt like it, you will be silenced and ignored. The same applies in China, but there is a greater record of the government actually listening, though often to the worst groups, such as nimbys protesting the expansion of the Shangai maglev and assholes protesting even limited lockdowns in the city with the most covid that keeps infecting the rest of the country.

I cant speak about all of China, but of the 6 cities Ive been to, each had far more accessible child-care-related facilities than the US, from schools within walking distance of tower blocks to more parks and infrastructure/personnel to help kids get there without crossing busy roads, to massive libraries with play places, movie theaters, family restaurants, to tiny amusement parks.

To be clear, writing and posting erotica isn’t illegal, its profiting off it that was illegal, which is still fucked, but less of a free speech issue.

Humans have rights, not states, and Israel’s existence as an apartheid state is mutually exclusive with the rights of the humans living there.

I am glad your friends and family are more technically literate than mine or the people I meet.

Asking for someones email when they ask for your whatsapp is weird.

It would be nice if I didnt need a dozen chat apps,each with their own faults, but being able to communicate with friends and family is more important than software evangelizing.

SMS has issues if youre traveling a lot or want to send large files. Nobody has Signal and Im not going to ask someone I just met to install a new app.

Half of them are boomers or have the tech literacy of boomers.

When I tried to move my family to Telegram, only 2 managed to successfully install and verify a client.

Do you have WhatsApp?

No Telegram?

I dont have that one, none of the clients seem to work on my phone… Wechat?

Cant verify, SMS doesnt get through. LINE?

lol I dont have a japanese number. Kakaotalk?

No… …discord?

Sure!

Shit he’s 30 seconds from finding out Im a furry.

Also all their examples of non-violent successes had violent factions demonstrating the alternative.

Sure, they can work with the Hong Kong protesters, Lamas, and Cuban patriots. Maybe some Free Syra Army guys can help too.