I am optimistic that an unencumbered tech stack alternative to the West’s can be successful and the West won’t be able to bully the rest of the world with access to technology

WebKit has Apple behind it and Blink has Google. There’s your answer. Even Microsoft realized it can’t maintain a web engine anymore.

And the innocent people they kill, where do they factor in this?

There is no draft, it is voluntary and some come from military families.

Shame he wasn’t on it

I hope he does whatever is best for China which in my mind is continued control.

One thing, Edge wasn’t reskinned Internet Explorer. It had a new compliant engine called EdgeHTML and not Trident.

I prefer Edge to Chrome, but if you want or need a Chromium based browser there are better options. I personally prefer Waterfox which is not Chromium based mostly for the shorter UI chrome which leaves more room for the content.

Good. I hate Sam Altman.

Ever since PRC stopped sharing data with Top500 we don’t know where they stand but they are definitely not standing still.

The US and the UK forcefully removed the people of the island to build the base.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Chagossians

https://minorityrights.org/diego-garcia-uk-tries-to-remove-right-of-return-from-victims-of-ethnic-cleansing/

Yes, except for the last word, there’s no ‘d’

The alternatives don’t have to be perfect. Reducing the dominance of any single country is a good thing.

Truly impressive. Either I have been alive for a long time or the rate of progress is accelerating. I thought we were decades away from this.

Wrong country

Yup. Hate all of them.

European cars are expensive to buy, not affordable to maintain and depreciate fast. Toyota and Hyundai make the best cars in terms of reliability, maintenance and resale value but they are beat by the Chinese on price and features. Only time will tell if Chinese cars are as reliable and easy to maintain and therefore will retain their value overtime

Even in their home market they have been losing market share year after year. They have to undercut the competition and rely on patriotism to sell.

There is no good reason to buy a Tesla unless you are in a locked-down market and have no access to EVs from other makers.

“China bad” aside. Chinese companies are entering a space dominated by US companies with endless money, and this is one way they can gain a foothold. Also in China a working solution is preferred over intellectual property. An open model allows more people and companies to produce actual products and systems. There is no emphasis on value for shareholders or stock prices.