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Just a reminder: polls aren't facts. They are sample based estimates. But you are right it'd be good to see the poll numbers on sanders. And the margins for error.

You are stating the delegate count as if it is in stone, when in fact it doesn't work the way you imply, as others have pointed out.

I think I mostly agree with you.

But with source mappings, trans-piling is pretty neat. With ECMAScript 6, Coffee, or Typescript. I remember the days of buggy Coffee and agree it was ridiculous when you hit a compile bug. But all the transpilers are much more mature now, and with source mappings you always know which line is wrong, and can even breakpoint and debug etc.

The only opinion I was expressing was that of surprise the down vote for a perfectly decent comment, it seemed to be related to the topic, rather than the comment. I admit, the group think statement is a hypothesis, but not an unreasonable one given the circumstance.

There isn't really any need for smugness here.

I also love mangos. I wonder whether that's because I didn't live through the cultural revolution? :D

Once you add a transpile step, your "transpile step" can give you a lot more confidence, with linting, and flow, and ecmascript 6.

Minifying, concatenating, and compiling only used code paths/files and assets is only a few lines of code (with webpack).

JSX to me is the more natural way to use React. I don't understand what the benefit of moving away from <html> is. It's more verbose, and harder to read if you construct your views in pure-js. (imo)

To me, using webpack is avoiding complexity. It's a set and forget exercise, sure it's a bummer upfront. But once it's running, it's pretty smooth.

Curious why you are getting down votes... Your post is good.

Seems HN group think favours regressive tax?

We also have higher energy food products. And an obsession with speed and productivity

... Zero income tax? Care to name one. I would hazard a guess they derive revenue from some other source as their middle class is either non existent or they have piles of oil.

So you are saying you want higher business tax? Or a flat tax rate... How does the mechanism of tax relate to your view of coercion though? Isn't it coercion regardless the rate?

So you took advantage of a system paid for by others and then decided you wouldn't contribute back. That's fine, but also pretty much the definition of greedy/selfish.

Regardless what your "hardship" story maybe, it would have been harder if everyone acted the way you do now.

I think they meant geographically

... Evading prosecution. The only thing here done is make his extradition order impossible to execute, he hasn't really evaded (ie he didn't break the conditions of his bail)

Why did we want Aaron Swartz to go free? He was actually charged with a felony crime.

Or maybe some times things aren't what they seem and their are political motivations, and they require politics to fight them, not just blindly following false justice

Paying people the same value they contribute is not socialism. It's called: Being a good person.

Capitalism seems to have made us all think it's completely okay to exploit someone else's surplus labour. How is the risk the founder takes that different to Employee #1's? Their payout is usually vastly different, but their contribution not so much.

It's called Huawei, or Xiaomi.

... The factories are still in China, meaning Chinese are gaining the skills and thus creating an industry for themselves

It wasn't Mao, it was a civil war coupled with a foreign occupation. Ever since then, their wealth has grown (including during Mao)

When my arguement is about moral superiority, then hypocrisy is completely relevant.

When someone says "spreading human rights" they are appealing to a moral superiority. I'm pointing out there isn't one. But if the sand is comfortable by all means keep your head in there.

No. Did I imply that I did?

But again. They do things differently. There is unjust percsecution of Lawyers in China (I am not surprised). There are are unjust invasions of countries by "The West" (also, not surprised).

My point is, there is no moral superiority, just political agendas and sides to be chosen/avoided. I think reading news about china (especially if it's in english) is to realise that fact. (Same advice goes to chinese reading news about anything if it's in chinese ;) ).

... And that is democracy?

Did he concede because he lost (as in didn't get the votes)? or because the media had made his win too illegitimate to claim?

But once you start making semi-conductors you start making money. The 100 billion is the seed capital. Semi-conductors pay for themselves once they're rolling. See samsung's balance sheet.

I agree that is why he should be remembered. I disagree that is why he is. Of course impossible to seperate the reasons now. But certainly his notoriety is far more widespread after his death, than before.

Yeah, one privileged guy had problems and everyone remembers it forever... Isn't really comparable to the thousands of underpribileged who's lives are just as tragically ruined...

You are comparing money without factoring inflation or overall GDP... So basically you are just spreading FUD.

Is there evidence that private sector is more efficient?

Lots of companies blow money on lots of stupid shit... I guess that doesn't fit your narrative though.

> exactly at the point where they would otherwise be invested in economic growth

That's why a tiny percentage of people hold the vast majority of wealth... Because they "reinvest"?

Are you seriously arguing government shouldn't exist and shouldn't tax?

... It was a statement of fact.

I know how a plane flies without being a pilot.

Obvious troll is obvious.

2008 was connected to 97? How?

Last I checked it had nothing to do with oil, so please explain.

Compare a US problem that caused global recession, to a single countries recession!?

Or even better compare to china that might have to down grade its growth to "normal"...

I forgot what your point was...

Well that would be relevant if paleolithic humans died from cardiovascular disease or physical injury caused by exercise.

I'm pretty sure that isn't the case, and they died of things that are completely solved now (hence our longer life expectancy).

> I was responding to OP's statement 'nobody else is going to come in and take those customers except Chinese companies'

But you haven't refuted that statement. You merely pointed out there is a tiny amount of "western" companies operating in China, with no numbers on the ratio of foreign to local operations. Which would be the real way to refute that point.

There are foreign brands sniffing around the edges. But mostly, Chinese spend their money IN china. The car companies are a good counter example, but that's mainly because China didn't have the Car manufacturing expertise in house, I believe this is changing. McDonalds and KFC are a joke in China for every one of them you see, there will be at least 10 chinese fast food competitors with more customers. (Turns out Chinese have a preference for Chinese food - Crazy huh?)

iPhone still only hold about a 30% market share. I think that'll change too, as Huawei, and Xiaomi have become significantly more competitive and are significantly cheaper.

Apple not being able to sell in china is pretty much unrelated to FoxConn assembling parts for them in China.

Proof:

The iPhone was released in china in like 2012 or something, There were no riots, and FoxConn was still handling the assembly... Sooo... Pretty sure your point is moot now.