inZOI is probably the only real competition left that is worth rooting for. But then again, it’s Korean and likely always online, so imagine to be charged hand over fist.

You’re better of buying Chinese brands through whatever store that promises a long warranty.

When my (After)Shokz headphones broke, I wanted to repair them. I could do so in China, but in the West they just redirected me to the store that sold them to me. Lenovo and DJI are probably the best, but that’s because these are brands that have a large market share and will have local service centers. So if you’re going for phone brands such as Xiaomi or Huawei, better to send them a mail and just ask what happens if your device dies.

I tend to answer the Russia/Ukraine question as such:

Support Russia? No, we’d rather see Ukraine remain independent of foreign interference. We don’t support the military occupation of Ukraine by Russia, and neither do we want to see Ukraine become a US puppet and end up an eternal battering ram to be used against Russia. We don’t want to see the sacrifice in lives of many more tens of thousands of people that is happening now. This conflict won’t get solved with more bullets, only with more talks, just as every other modern conflict. We want to see deescalation, and to stop fueling the oligarch that rake in the mega profits from the ever growing war machine on both sides of this conflict.

The question that stumps me with Westerners is: do you denounce Hamas?

Taking the Geneva Convention route or using the ICJ answer, or even talking about the history, just end up with them screaming at me.

TIL. Apart from being cool dude, are there any of his ideas that really stand out to you?

Camus

Going by the political section of his Wikipedia entry, he doesn’t seem too much of a leftist. Then again, I know only of the name, not his content.

As a Westerner that attends public events I attract these people indoctrinated by Western propaganda like flies. IF China was an dystopian authoritarian police state they would’ve hired me by now to supply them with names.

There are tons of anti-CPC arguments one can make, especially by looking at past mistakes and ignoring the subsequent work that has gone into rectifying those mistakes. Heck there are various one issue movements in China that push back against some of what the CPC does.

But, seeing as HK protestors cling onto Pooh memes: it’s 100% obvious that it’s a foreign op.

Here I was thinking that you were talking about books, and wanted to talk about how Chinese bookstores with dedicated English non-fiction sections shelve the same alt-right tech-bro fiction you find in the US.

But, no. It’s just Pooh and Tank man memes, and thus I’m kind of disappointed.

And then they get demoted, right? Right?!

Couldn’t tell you. Got banned during the first months of COVID from a dozen of them.

I’ve learned you can quote Chinese post-Mao socialist theory as long as you don’t accredit the source.

Going on Discord to ask recommendations past beginner reading lists and memes is probably just a waste of time. Sadly there are few orgs who are better.

Feels like it still falls in the realm of larping.

If you don’t enjoy doing your hobby unless you’re producing something of substance that can help you receive praise from others. Is it really a hobby you do for the sake of personal enjoyment and growth or just something you think society views as a worthwhile past time you’ve latched onto just to get validation?

Drag the war long enough and those children will grow up to be next in line as cannon fodder and the issue will solve itself.

Most of these countries pretend that they were the ones that helped the South Africans fight against apartheid from behind the scenes. These same countries also adhere to the opinion that Israel isn’t an apartheid state. So are we really surprised that they defend the genocide that is going on?

WeChat reader 微信读书, only issue is that if you upload a book they will read everything. So get used to suddenly a page number being read out loud.

Maybe you could get a paid version of ChatGPT and remove all numbers and annotations.

Unless it has improved in the last 5 months, I’m passing. Somehow can’t concentrate on their TTS. Might have to do with the stuff I want it to read.

Thanks for the tip though

elevenlabs

Going by their pricing model I’d have to pay $330 at mininum going by my listening habits… What the.

$22 a month for 2 hours. That’s crazy! It’d be cheaper for me to hire an actual person with these prices. I was thinking of like $10 a book. They’re asking at least ten-fold…

Wish I could use this technology for myself to listen to non-fiction books. Even if it costs $10 I’d still feel it’d be worth it.

Somehow I knew what this post was going to say before I even read it.

They could just ignore NATO in their party programme, but no, instead they clamoured for more funding.