This is in reply to a thread on X where Matt Stoller claims that 100% of China's success is due to state subsidies. The "China subsidized its way to success" is really just a cope shibboleth that some Americans repeat without thinking to signal group unity
I don't think people realize how easy it is to make use of on-device AI models in an app on most of Apple's devices shipped in the past two years. And I'm talking about the currently shipping 26 versions of iOS and macOS.
Phone addiction in mainland China seems to be much higher than the already ridiculous levels it is in other places in the world. It’s very common in restaurants and coffee shops for tables of people to be ignoring each other and their kids bent over their phones. I suspect
I wanted to get some Bryan Johnson-inspired blood tests for a baseline of biomarkers. He sells an expensive testing service that, as far as I know, isn’t available outside of the USA. And getting blood tests in Hong Kong means going to an expensive private lab or expensive
AI makes it really easy to build things until you realize you don't know what to build. You may think you know what you want to build until you start to build it, only to find out that not only have you not defined some of the requirements
My open letter to Hong Kong's Financial Secretary on the 2025-26 Budget.
Which regional models of the new iPhones and Apple Watches have the best cellular band support?
I spent 3 hours in the gym tonight. I hate going to the gym. Or at least I used to.
Thoughts and questions from my first trip to Guangzhou since covid.
Why I post reviews on platforms I don't own...
I tried to vote in the district council election and all I got was a greeting card.
Learning something new is the best drug. Give it a try!