If you consider that probably more than half of many CEO's jobs consists of micromanaging workers, along with their need for paid minions to stroke their egos & give them the attention that they would never get otherwise..... it starts to make a lot of sense from a certain perspective.

Why don't you read the whole article lol. Those fines are not for individual users, while the three days to 5 years is.

What are you even talking about? Chinese citizens found creating or selling unapproved VPNs have received fines and prison sentences anywhere from three days to more than five years.

Thank you for your service. Otherwise, let me know when that great Chinese firewall has actually been implemented here. Otherwise you're just fear mongering in an attempt to undermine this country's attempts to police itself against such entities as the Chinese Communist party among another things... and that's a fact that isn't debatable. Also I stated no personal insults - but obviously you feel a need to take things as such. Victim much? The GDPR will be unenforceable without any direct proof. Do you really expect China to store the evidence of spying through TIkTok on servers here, where it can be detected?

Maybe China is not strictly an enemy but they're definitely not our best friend at this point - and do much to actively undermine our system here on our soil.

I don't see the wisdom in allowing China to operate here in ways they would never let us or anyone else, operate there. Maybe you should go live in China if you think it's such a great place, comparatively. Or maybe you already do? That would definitely explain your position. It's one thing for one's own country to do internal surveillance, but a whole other thing entirely to let another politically adverserial country do it inside your borders, eh?

Thought experiment - would China let the US run their own version of TikTok in China?

As time goes on, more will be revealed :)

I remember him claiming that it was feasible to draw energy (electricity) out of the "ether". I guess depending on how you define his terminology it could be seen as fundamentally different, but then the more we refine our definitions, the more abstract and removed from how we actually experience reality they become.

Guess Tesla wasn't such a kook after all.

Something $$$ about the way the rail companies treat Mayor Pete, makes him only want to be nice to them.

Lol maybe AI doesn't replace human labor all by itself, but when you add robots it does.

No worries, in 5 years or so it'll seem perfectly normal! 🎭

The plugs (anchors) that come with TV mounts are only to be used in masonry. You need to mount it into the studs for a drywall application. Lucky you messed it up the first time, because it probably would not have held.

Tighten the screws until you hear them start to squeak a little bit. Otherwise, remove the door clean all the gasket, glass, and hinge surfaces thoroughly with isopropyl, then re install door. (Career glass/shower guy)

Bing doesn't get angry, Bing gets even.

I guess we can just call it "ground beef" then ;)

Lol ok - was that statement incorrect? Just pointing out that there are those that will never be publicly happy with any decision made by any Democrat no matter what - except to gloat over their supposed mistakes. Such people thrive on controversy and would not know what to do without it.

It's about time, too.

It's a retroactive firing.

Won't be controversial? Lol - Everything Biden does totally sucks and was the worst decision it's kind EVER, to certain, unnamed people.

Get a different bit. Like this.... https://www.acehardware.com/departments/tools/power-tool-accessories/drill-bits/2401644

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True. The various religions run the gamut as far as how they decide to practice, however. From in name only - to ultra orthodox.

".....compulsive sexual behavior is related to religious practices requiring intense commitment and inflexible expectations for belief and behavior. The study found that when moral disapproval is utilized to maintain religious commitment and behaviors, there seems to be a connection between religiosity and compulsive sexual behaviors." Not sure what the value of this correlation is - how do we know that overly compulsive people are not just inherently attracted to those types of religious practices?