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@lemon lover: I bow to your vast knowledge and expertise. You clearly are quite expert in Economics, US economic history, Climate Science, Solar influence on weather and climate, and no doubt a Medical Doctor.

I have failed in trying to keep an open mind to learn and understand. You Sir, are clearly one of those all knowing superior elites which serve mankind by making summary judgments of us inferior folk.

I will no longer comment on any topic on which you have pronounced your infallible opinion and judgement. You are truly the Wizard.

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@lemon lover
As you mentioned me I decided not to ignore your opinion and ideologically driven comments. To make your point you conflate my views on Climate Change, which is a debate on scientific observation and interpretation, and my slight preference for Trump over Clinton. Your logic is interesting as much as it is faulty.

On Trump; I was, prior to his nomination, a never Trump guy. After his nomination, my Classical Liberal, or Jeffersonian Liberal, thinker and as I am a seeker of Liberty and Freedom, I concluded that Trump was the lessor bad choice.

In the nearly 22 months in office, Trump has led the US to these results: Lowest ever black unemployment rate, lowest ever Hispanic unemployment, lowest women unemployment in 60 years, the Korean War is over, the US economy is doing quite well, taxes at 60 year low, ISIS obliterated, US is becoming energy independent.

My opinion of the Trump persona has not changed much but he has been effective. I can live with more people working, fewer people on food stamps, and people of color and all Americans doing better.

Where is the conspiracy?

As to Climate Change, well, climate has been changing for at least 4 billion years without human input and it will continue to change regardless of what humans do.

Debating the science of Climate Change, or Paleontology, is a worthy endeavor. In as much as science is a mode of inquiry the debate ought to be on the facts, observations and interpretations of the results of scientific inquiry.

Full disclosure: I know relatively little of climate science or Paleontology but I am curious enough to read, watch videos, and with the time I have I do a lot of both.

In either of these discussion there is a lot of opinions held. There is no “science” in name calling, or maligning opinions, or disparaging how opinions, or who holds them, are arrived at. There is no “science” in opinion polls, save in methodology, or in consensus claims. The “scientific mode of inquiry” actually demands doubt, skepticism and further research.

If you doubt this, it is best to remember it was once the consensus was that the sun revolved around a flat earth. It is consensus that can be wrong or dangerous.

@lemon, your forum tactic is ideology driven. You conflate topics and opinions recklessly. You create nonexistent relationships, ascribe them to those you disagree with, then ridicule both your asserted nonsense and those you have tagged.

I believe you when you say free speech has nothing to do with it. You simply do not want anyone with an opinion on climate, fossils, dinosaurs, politics or Trump to express them. Bagging opinions and ideas you dislike into the conspiracy (pejorative) bag may satisfy your need to castrate opinions but doesn’t convince anyone that thinks.

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Forums > Living in Kunming > Cheap phone advice.

In my opinion, no. I had a phone with 16G and kept bumping up against the limit. Latest android versions have a lot of features and crap apps are pre-loaded. I went to 32G internal storage and in two years same problem.

Now I have a Samsung Note 8 with 64G running android 8.0.0. I have moved every app I can to the SD card. I am using 32.3G. It shows what is labeled as "memory" of 6G with 3.5G used.

8.0.0 is pretty good at moving apps and from internal to the SD card. Sure are a lot of pre-installed junk apps that eat up space and can't be completely removed.

My advice: Pay for more internal memory and make sure the SD slot will take at least 64G or SDXC, never less than 32G or SDHC.

Wechat uses 434MB on my phone.

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My first reaction was that the importation and breeding of rhinos was going to be a big payoff for someone. Breed a few then, oops, a mature rhino dies. Quickly burn or burn the carcass sans the horn. Rhino horn goes for $60,000 USD per kgm or more.

"released into the wild" indeed. In this case the "wild" is the world's largest market for rhino horn and the reason so few rhinos are left.

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Tacky. In Beijing they 拆 history and culture. I guess some tacky is needed somewhere.

Actually, I'm looking forward to trying to photograph imagines on water, then go home.

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Actually, murder may not be the correct word. Homicide, is a broad covering the taking of a life with murder a subset of homicide. When the homicide involves robbery, Chinese law does not classify this kind of homicide as murder. In the West, the definition of murder tends to be broader than the Chinese definition.

I found it difficult to parse Chinese homicides, such as those described above into the Western equivalent of murder. Any comparison of Western and Chinese murder rates based on official statistics needs some SWAG to be accurate. Of course, my SWAG is better than your SWAG. :-)

From the little I know of Chinese law, the above killings would not be classified as murder due to main intent being robbery and the killings a secondary factor. So it is, under Chinese law it is, "Two teenagers decided to rob people for their money and also killed them."

If I am wrong, I would enjoy hearing from a competent authority.

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Good for quality, but pricey, hand tools.

Be aware they will push whatever they are selling. Some of the staff have no idea about the technical side of appliances.

I went there to buy a stove. I repeatedly told them I would be using bottled gas. They sold me a stove. When I went to my local gas guy, I learned there are at least three kinds of gas sold. Luckily, B&Q did not deliver as promised. I went back to the store and discovered they had sold me a stove they needed to be hooked up to the gas main. I got my money back.

The sales lady was almost in tears, 没有问题！I don't know if it a safety or design issue, but I would think B&Q would know and care.

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Last week had an 8:45am flight.

Subway starts at 9am. I have no idea where to catch an airport express bus. Eight taxis refused to go to the airport. After almost an hour standing on Beijing Lu took a black taxi, this dude drives slower than my mother, 120 yuan.

Flight back was delayed so I learned the subway stops running at 6:10pm.

Getting a taxi back was easy, more taxis than customers. Taxi was 87 yuan including 1o yuan toll, airport to Beichen area. Yes, he took a longer route than necessary.

Kunming imagines being a gateway for international travelers. New airport but hard to get to and from it.

World Class Airport, NOT!

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Tonight "Peacock", a performance by Yang Liping (杨丽萍), to begin her world tour, 8pm, 100-1680 yuan at Yunna Haigeng Auditorium.

Saw this lady perform at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, in California, in 1995. Quite a good and interesting show.

I'm going to try to make it.

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Not so good. Kimchi had a very sour taste. Other food was nothing to brag about. I don't think I would go back.