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Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

TTerrible posted:

https://twitter.com/aboutgeology/status/1017917905093066753

hope the quality of the rebar is up to spec

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# ? May 28, 2024 01:53

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Im distantly related to one of the head engineers of that Dam. I should ask him his thoughts but I suspect they are the party line.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 19:39

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

Barudak posted:

Im distantly related to one of the head engineers of that Dam. I should ask him his thoughts but I suspect they are the party line.

This assumes people know the actual answer. Running the appropriate metrology is expensive and only leads to the answer no one wants.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 19:46

SerCypher: May 10, 2006; Gay baby jail...? What the hell?

I really don't like the sound of that...; Fun Shoe

Barudak posted:

Hubei on the Hunan border and yeah, they all drunk drive constantly when im not around.

I more meant giving any positive trait to Japanese people is unexpected

They seem strangely pro japanese despite growing up on the coast and Nanjing.

One time my wife was arguing with them about something family related (my wife doesn't give half a poo poo about chinese family traditions/values) and they said "Ask Sercypher, they'll understand, they have asian blood"

It's like a strange one drop rule that since I have some asian blood I'm not like a complete waiguoren even though I can only speak a little bit of chinese.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 21:51

McGavin: Sep 18, 2012

caberham posted:

You wouldn’t really eat century egg ok your own, you can but it’s much better when you combine the egg with other food in a dish.

Yeah , you can eat a boiled egg on your own, but that’s just so basic and so boring

Exactly. Century egg is great in congee, but no way would I eat one straight up on its own.

Soy sauce pickled eggs are a different story, and are delicious.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 22:20

Nucken Futz: Oct 30, 2010; by Reene

TTerrible posted:

https://twitter.com/aboutgeology/status/1017917905093066753

I smiled when I read this.

No, that's a lie ........ I laughed out loud.

Seriously though, if all that water causes a quake that ruptures the Three Gorges dam, would this possibly be the biggest chabudou ever?
Or is there even better examples of superlative Chinese Engineering out there?
Past or present, i don't care.

I know when they were building it there was all sorts of complaints and concerns about it, but it seemed a lot of hand waving and hurt feelings and ignoring the haters (and cracking skulls and forced migrations) made all those problems go away.
'till now.

# ? Jul 14, 2018 23:29

CIGNX: May 7, 2006; You can trust me

SerCypher posted:

One time my wife was arguing with them about something family related (my wife doesn't give half a poo poo about chinese family traditions/values) and they said "Ask Sercypher, they'll understand, they have asian blood"

It's like a strange one drop rule that since I have some asian blood I'm not like a complete waiguoren even though I can only speak a little bit of chinese.

And they will just as likely consider you a complete waiguoren when it suits them later on, even if you were to bring this instance up as a counter-argument. All they're doing is finding coherent-enough sounding arguments to justify their belief that race determines behavior. As long as the argument backs up this belief they'll use it, which is why it's so irrational and inconsistent.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 01:45

Steakandchips: Apr 30, 2009

Another example: the chinese space station.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 02:06

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Bip Roberts posted:

This assumes people know the actual answer. Running the appropriate metrology is expensive and only leads to the answer no one wants.

Two fun fact I discovered when teaching geology here:

A) Surveys of fault lines to avoid, you know, building on top of an active fault have not been done in most earthquake zones.

B) Even if they had been done, geological maps are state secrets and it's illegal to access one.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 04:06

Bajaj: Sep 13, 2017; by FactsAreUseless

LimburgLimbo posted:

That�s probably because most of the people you meet are 1) dumb enough to voluntarily spend time in the mainland, 2) weirdos on dating sites, or some combination of the two.

Dating apps, dude, and using dating apps is as common as using any other social media these days. Check your girlfriend's/wife's phone when she's not looking.
Most of the Taiwanese I met were working in Thailand, lol.

caberham posted:

Hair posts hilarious stories from time to time but remember

This guy�s life isn�t really put together and he�s good at getting himself into silly situations.

But I�m going to New Delhi in a month

My life is fine. I just like to post dumb poo poo. I get to move around like a nomad whenever I feel like it as I have no real boss or overlord. Without any tethers like marriage or home ownership, I do live differently than the average person.

Delhi is utter hell in every possible way. August isn't the hottest time, but it will still be "backside of the sun" hot when it's not raining. I cannot think of a single moment of enjoyment I had in Delhi. It's a common belief all over India that Uttar Pradesh people are all cheating, lying, corrupt scammers, and Delhi definitely doesn't help that image. RIP for you.

Facebook Aunt posted:

So there's just a bunch of people with their license showing what they looked like at 16? lol

Yes. I used to have to card people when I worked retail there, and people would pull out their licenses with photos of them as teenagers back in the 80's in super 80's jherri curl and Boy George phases. It was amazing.

Grand Fromage posted:

Chinese food isn't spicy

Fixed. Fight me.

SerCypher posted:

It's like a strange one drop rule that since I have some asian blood I'm not like a complete waiguoren even though I can only speak a little bit of chinese.

My mom liked my wacky Mongol ex because north American Native Americans (her people) have a trace of Siberian and Mongol blood in them.

This is a cute story
https://www.peacecorps.gov/stories/what-its-like-living-and-working-as-a-native-american-in-mongolia/

# ? Jul 15, 2018 05:27

fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

Indonesia update, I'm in Bali now, and compared to other countries I've been to, especially Thailand, the Chinese tourists here are surprisingly well behaved so far.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 05:47

snergle: Aug 3, 2013; A kind little mouse!

Fojar38 posted:

more face lost this week as 5000 years of Irish history is uncovered

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/13/science/newgrange-henge-ireland-drone-nyt.html

no ring?

# ? Jul 15, 2018 06:27

caberham: Mar 18, 2009; by Smythe; Grimey Drawer

fish and chips and dip posted:

Indonesia update, I'm in Bali now, and compared to other countries I've been to, especially Thailand, the Chinese tourists here are surprisingly well behaved so far.

The Australians are just too bad :downsrim:

did you stop by kuta beach?

# ? Jul 15, 2018 06:32

Porfiriato: Jan 4, 2016

fish and chips and dip posted:

Indonesia update, I'm in Bali now, and compared to other countries I've been to, especially Thailand, the Chinese tourists here are surprisingly well behaved so far.

That�s probably because anyone not wearing a Socceroos jersey looks well behaved by comparison in Australia�s Cancun.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 06:38

snergle: Aug 3, 2013; A kind little mouse!

Mr. Fix It posted:

Help China thread: I need to come up for a three letter code for a new production environment in China. The current one is the unimaginative CHN, and TWN has been shot down. I was hoping to think of something secretly subversive, but all of my ideas are too on the nose.

MDR. mordor

# ? Jul 15, 2018 06:56

Baronjutter: Dec 31, 2007; "Tiny Trains"

If only China had a dam-breaking and mass flooding incident from its recent history to make it stop and take stock when it comes to this sort of thing.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 07:32

802.11weed: May 9, 2007; ^no

snergle posted:

MDR. mordor

that�s also the french version of L.O.L. , which is good

# ? Jul 15, 2018 07:44

Booty Pageant: Apr 20, 2012

fish and chips and dip posted:

Indonesia update, I'm in Bali now, and compared to other countries I've been to, especially Thailand, the Chinese tourists here are surprisingly well behaved so far.

go up north and smuggle birds nests then blow the profits it on some SEA variation of blackjack in malaysia

McGavin posted:

Exactly. Century egg is great in congee, but no way would I eat one straight up on its own.

Soy sauce pickled eggs are a different story, and are delicious.

hell yeah century egg and pork mince congee is the breakfast of gods, or in this case the 9 to 9 office drone

# ? Jul 15, 2018 08:21

Booty Pageant: Apr 20, 2012

nickmeister posted:

Riding a bike in Taiwan is a good way to commit suicide.

Taiwanese drivers have a thing where they HAVE TO drive in FRONT of a pedestrian crossing the street rather than slowing down slightly and driving behind them. Wonder whu?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwsZ6Fwdpo0

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WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

Off to Gensoukyo, then.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 09:07

Mr. Fix It: Oct 26, 2000; 💀ayyy💀

802.11weed posted:

that�s also the french version of L.O.L. , which is good

do the French Canadians use it? if so, I'll add it to my reserve name list

# ? Jul 15, 2018 09:16

802.11weed: May 9, 2007; ^no

Mr. Fix It posted:

do the French Canadians use it? if so, I'll add it to my reserve name list

it�s not very common but french canadian nerds will get it

# ? Jul 15, 2018 09:30

fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

caberham posted:

The Australians are just too bad did you stop by kuta beach?

Nah, dropped Kuta as I've only heard bad things about it, I got the beach life on other islands, on Bali I'm in the mountains. Actually, now that I think about it, everyone here seems well behaved, Chinese, Indian, Australian, English... Dunno what's up with that.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 09:48

Imperialist Dog: Oct 21, 2008; "I think you could better spend your time on finishing your editing before the deadline today."
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# ? Jul 15, 2018 10:58

Kharnifex: Sep 11, 2001; The Banter is better in AusGBS

I recently went to Hobbiton in New Zealand and saw a live re enactment of The scouring of the Shire

# ? Jul 15, 2018 11:11

Blistex: Oct 30, 2003; Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

BrainDance posted:

Nanjing, there's a video of a video. https://supchina.com/2018/07/12/pakistani-student-stabbed-to-death-by-chinese-motorist-in-nanjing/

Holy poo poo this one netizen quote.

quote:

"According to the video recorded by the surveillance camera, that Pakistani �student� got drunk and attacked the Chinese man first. The Chinese man was using his right named justifiable defense. So we have to admit that that Pakistani �student� deserved it. But the problem is that the Chinese authority always tries to flatter foreigners, and Mainland China is not yet a constitutional region. The only thing we can do now is to pray for the Chinese motorist. Hope the court or the judge won�t persecute him."

The Chinese guy was obviously engaging in self-defence . . . by leaving the scene entirely, then returning with a knife.

Blistex fucked around with this message at 20:37 on Jul 15, 2018

# ? Jul 15, 2018 15:35

fish and chips and dip: Feb 17, 2010

Blistex posted:

Holy poo poo this one netizen quote.

The Chinese guy was obviously engaging in self-defence . . . by the scene entirely, then returning with a knife.

You should also see the reactions when a Chinese person is murdered outside of China. But I guess the Chinese are always the victims no matter what.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 17:47

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

fish and chips and dip posted:

You should also see the reactions when a Chinese person is murdered outside of China. But I guess the Chinese are always the victims no matter what.

5000 years of humiliation.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 18:03

Booty Pageant: Apr 20, 2012

Kharnifex posted:

I recently went to Hobbiton in New Zealand and saw a live re enactment of The scouring of the Shire

and they would have never seen the movies, or even watched one and didn't like it, but hey it's working better than disney's grab for the rmb

# ? Jul 15, 2018 18:55

Mistle: Oct 11, 2005; Eckot's comic relief cousin from out of town; Grimey Drawer

Barudak posted:

Especially the Japanese bit. It may just be I primarily interact with the equivalent of backwoods Louisiana Chinese but like ascribing ability to hold liquor to Japanese seems super out of character.

If they were drinking any kind of rice wine, I could possibly see this happening, it's like how everyone in the Appalachian region can automatically drink moonshine like water, "it's a regional cultural thing" that's only true when spoken, and not true at all in practice.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 19:18

Kaiju Cage Match: Nov 5, 2012

Grand Fromage posted:

5000 years of humiliation.

5000 years of face loss.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 19:32

Bip Roberts: Mar 29, 2005

Kharnifex posted:

I recently went to Hobbiton in New Zealand and saw a live re enactment of The scouring of the Shire

idgi

# ? Jul 15, 2018 20:03

value-brand cereal: May 2, 2008

Bip Roberts posted:

idgi

I think the man in the middle is plucking leaves off the bush. I'm not sure why.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 20:08

TTerrible: Jul 15, 2005

It's a reference to the Chinese = orcs post.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 20:09

Kharnifex: Sep 11, 2001; The Banter is better in AusGBS

At 84 NZD a ticket I'd say he's welcome to pull some leaves hehehe

# ? Jul 15, 2018 20:57

Fojar38: Sep 2, 2011; Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia

also here's a stupid take
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value-brand cereal posted:

I think the man in the middle is plucking leaves off the bush. I'm not sure why.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 21:09

SerCypher: May 10, 2006; Gay baby jail...? What the hell?

I really don't like the sound of that...; Fun Shoe

CIGNX posted:

And they will just as likely consider you a complete waiguoren when it suits them later on, even if you were to bring this instance up as a counter-argument. All they're doing is finding coherent-enough sounding arguments to justify their belief that race determines behavior. As long as the argument backs up this belief they'll use it, which is why it's so irrational and inconsistent.

More or less.

Sometimes we turn it around on them. My wife told them hot water isn't healthy for me because I have western blood and they reluctantly stopped trying to get me to drink it.

# ? Jul 15, 2018 23:59

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# ? May 28, 2024 01:53

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The TV Producer Accused Of Rape Alongside Film Star Yunxiang Gao Has Been Refused Bail

Jing Wang, the Chinese TV producer accused of raping a woman in Sydney, has been refused bail and will stay behind bars while waiting for trial, while his co-accused, film star Yunxiang Gao, is released under strict conditions.

Wang and Gao, both 35, were in Australia to film the TV show Love in Aranya earlier this year when they allegedly raped a woman in a hotel room after a night out at dinner and a karaoke bar to celebrate the wrap of production.

The two men have each been charged with aggravated sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault occasioning actual bodily harm over the alleged events early in the morning of March 27 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Sydney.

Consent is likely to be the issue at trial, with forensic and CCTV evidence expected to prove Gao and Wang were in the hotel room with the woman, the court has heard.

Wang was denied bail at the New South Wales Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon.

At his bail hearing last week before Justice Elizabeth Fullerton, a witness named Wei Wei, who is involved in the Chinese film industry, testified that Wang could not flee to China because of his notoriety.

He told the court that he had seen numerous photos of Wang distributed across Chinese social media, particularly on Weibo and WeChat, since he was arrested.

Wei also said that if Wang did abscond, it would be seen as an admission of guilt and lead to him not being able to live or work in China.

�In China social media is very popular� This matter is a very hot topic. It has been pushed into everyone�s smartphones as the hot topic,� he said.

�You can�t really speak on behalf of 1.3 billion people,� said prosecutor Daniel Waldmann.

�I understand that, but my acquaintances in China in the film and media industry also share the common view he will be recognised by the general public,� Wei said.

Wang's barrister Ian Lloyd QC argued that Wang should be released as he is being held in an area with 100 other prisoners, none of whom speak Mandarin, and he can only communicate with them via hand signals.

�He speaks no English whatsoever,� Lloyd said. �Maybe �Hello�.�

Waldmann argued that the bail sureties offered for Wang were from people who didn't have a close relationship with him, which detracted from their worth in terms of mitigating Wang's flight risk.

�Money offered by his father, of all the sureties, is probably the only sum he would really not want to lose by breaching bail,� Waldmann said.

The two bail hearings were separate proceedings before different judges. Fullerton noted during Wang's hearing that �there may well be two completely different bail outcomes�.

Gao was granted bail by Justice Lucy McCallum late last month.

He is subject to a string of conditions, including electronic monitoring; reporting twice daily to police; surrendering his own passport and the passports of his wife, daughter, and mother; using only one mobile phone with the number provided to the police; not going within 1 kilometre of Sydney International Airport; a 9pm�5am curfew; and that he must not contact any prosecution witnesses. He has also provided sureties of more than $3 million.

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# ? Jul 16, 2018 00:29

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