My earlier comments (https://hiddenharmonies.org/2012/07/open-forum-2/#comment-55145) in HH, lead me down an extensive discussion of the history of the Scientific Revolution. As pointed out by Why the Scientific Revolution Did Not Take Place in China —or Didn’t It?, the Scientific Revolution did occur to some extent in China, it simply did not have the kind of socio-economic … [Read more...] about A Call For Scientific Revolution of Politics, End to the Vatican of Democracy
How Critics of China are Fooling Themselves and Missing the Real Point.
Recently, I browsed through a blog post "What's Going Right" for China (http://www.chinafile.com/china-what-s-going-right), including comments from James Fallows and Orville Schell. I have certain amount of respect for both of them. Particularly, I consider Mr. Schell's understanding of China to be more salient and in depth than most of his colleagues. At the same time, I … [Read more...] about How Critics of China are Fooling Themselves and Missing the Real Point.
What The History of Online Communities Taught Me About “Freedom Of Speech”
Around 1997, I stumbled upon and joined an online forum, now somewhat infamously known as "FreeRepublic.com". This was in the early days of online communities. My initial fascination with FreeRepublic (I was a "Freeper", but I never called myself that), and my subsequent departure from it, marked my first of life long lesson in the self-contradiction that is "Freedom of … [Read more...] about What The History of Online Communities Taught Me About “Freedom Of Speech”
Botanical Espionage, The Western History of IP Violations
About 400 years ago, tea was first introduced to the British, but China was the ONLY nation with monopoly on tea production and methods. http://www.amazon.com/For-All-Tea-China-Favorite/product-reviews/B0043RT8D6 The British did 2 things to end China's monopoly, (1) sold Opium to offset China's tea profits, and (2) stole China's IP on tea via "botanical … [Read more...] about Botanical Espionage, The Western History of IP Violations
The Wolf and The “Ginger Wave”, FBI, Source Codes, and the Ballad
Once upon a time, there was a Chinese Ph.D. student named "Ginger Wave", (Bo Jiang) 姜波, who upon graduation got a nice job working for a NASA contractor. How did he get a job with a NASA contractor, even when he was a Chinese citizen? Who knows, but Ginger Wave didn't lie, Ginger Wave didn't care. The US government knew about him, there was no lie to tell, Ginger Wave did … [Read more...] about The Wolf and The “Ginger Wave”, FBI, Source Codes, and the Ballad