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Forums > Living in Kunming > IP laws

There is an old expression they use in Yorkshire (UK).

'There's now't as queer as folk'.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > IP laws

Someone once told me, a philosophy student I think, that there is no such thing as true altruism.

I tend to agree.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > IP laws

Without copyright protection/patents/etc. we would not have the level of development we all enjoy.
One good reason given for the lack of creativity and innovation in China, by a Chinese inventor, was that you spend many hours and a lot of money developing something, and then someone else just copies it, and so you don't make that mistake again.

It must be heartbreaking when this happens.

There is a small shopping ap. used a lot on taobao. The Chinese guy who developed it earned nothing, as the idea was copied. Last time I heard he was working as a manager in an internet bar and writing malware/adware, as people will pay for malware.

If it were not for patents, would Edison, Watt, and others have bothered, and if so, to the same extent? Or would they just have got a day job as a teacher, or artisan?

I doubt if we would have computers.

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Forums > Food & Drink > soy sauce and other condiments without msg

@Sundancer
I have seen restaurants in Kunming that openly advertise (signs in the window and/or on the menu) that they do not use MSG.
There is one near the corner of Dongfangdonglu and Baita lu. Prague cafe is another.
I am sure there are plenty of others that people have noticed.

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I think the issues are related to a lack of mitigation to the environmental impacts of fracking. The licences were rushed through, by the govt. to avoid the new regulations about to be issued, by the govt.

The other industries mentioned are problematic, but there are regulations and controls in place. Even if not rigorously enforced.

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I would think that building more cafes lakeside will do little to preserve the green areas.

Generally walking, playing on the grass is not permitted in most Chinese parks.

Don't worry about missing the ground breaking ceremony. Seen one, seen them all. Big platform with long red dressed table. Lots of flowers, lots of people in suits.
Long wait, photo calls, followed by even longer self congratulatory or self promoting speeches, the whole thing can take 3 or more hours. Then a few people go over to mound of earth sticking up out of a red carpet, pick up a shovel and 'break' the ground where a back hoe did the job earlier.

Then they light lots of fireworks and there is a band with drums and cymbals making a terrible racket.

The dignitaries then go off for lunch, and an army of workers pick up the litter.

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The cut flowers are about 700m east on Duonan Jie. The plants and trees are about 700 m west and follow Duocai Section.

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A reasonable choice of lumber that has improved over time. Fancy hardwoods like walnut, and mahogany are in abundance. There are some plywood and rubber-wood boards available. There are also some kiln dried imported softwoods and merbao available. Some of the lumber is very green, so look for the kiln dried if you need stable timbers.

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Echo everything said by others.
Breakfast great and the serve from 8am. Most other places say 9am and they still are not ready.
Sandwiches are cheap 22-32, and really packed full of filling. We got some sandwiches for a day out, the only mistake I made was ordering two, as this was too much. These are seriously good sangars, and they are wrapped in alu foil.

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In fairness to Metro, they are a wholesalers, and not really a supermarket. Hence the need for a card, which can be got around.

They have improved in the year I have been away. They now carry a more consistent range of imported foodstuffs and they also seem to have sorted out the mported milk supply.

They have a wider range of electrical appliances now, there is a coice of more than one toast. There is also a better range of seasonal non foods, like clothes, shoes, garden furniture and camping gear.