Answer: With Knowledge, both Lies and Truths. Every lie has some element of truth. Every truth has some bias of lie. Great lies appear more true than obvious lies. Great truths appear more false than some lies. A computer hack is a lie to a computer, disguised as a truthful command. All lies, great or small, told to human beings, are designed to hack their brain in … [Read more...] about How To Hack A Human Brain, From Experts of Hacking
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Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on non-Contemporaneous Data
This is a followup on a previous post titled Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics. In that post, I pointed out that the only systematic data available from the time (the census of 1953 and 1964) were such that they could neither support nor refute the hypothesis that millions upon millions died during the Great Leap Forward. … [Read more...] about Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on non-Contemporaneous Data
Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics
[This is part I or a 2 part series on the underlying statistics of the Great Leap Forward. Part II can be found here] Recently, Ray wrote a great post - and readers added valuable comments - that provided some contexts surrounding the Great Leap Forward. When people discuss the Great Leap Forward (1958-1961), the starting point is almost always the millions killed. I … [Read more...] about Did Millions Die in the Great Leap Forward: A Quick Note on the Underlying Statistics
Chinese hackers hacking Western journalists to want to know what they THINK about China?
What's the most absurd nonsense that's out there in the American press lately? Now that the Wall Street Journal has jumped into the fray, asserting, "Chinese Hackers Hit U.S. Media," I thought the paper would at least cite some hard evidence. Alas, no. Instead, when you see the whole article premised on "people familiar with incidents said" or "several people familiar with the … [Read more...] about Chinese hackers hacking Western journalists to want to know what they THINK about China?
Joseph Nye tells NPR’s Neal Conan China’s concerns over containment can be dismissed
Joseph Nye recently spoke to NPR's Neal Conan about the disputed islands in the East China Sea between China and Japan. Overall, I think Nye adds a helpful voice of moderation within the American public discourse on this issue. In the U.S.-China context, I also fully agree with him that if there is any sort of containment towards China, it is certainly not the same type as … [Read more...] about Joseph Nye tells NPR’s Neal Conan China’s concerns over containment can be dismissed