Sentence of the Week: Control Chinese People

The?Word of the Week?comes from China Digital Space?s?Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens and frequently encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China?s online ?resistance discourse,? used to mock and subvert the official language around censorship and political correctness.

Jack Chan.

???????? (Zh?nggu?r?n x?y?o gu?n de.): ?Chinese people need to be controlled.?

Infamous statement by movie star Jackie Chan during a discussion of censorship, movies, and society at the 2009 Boao Forum for Asia:

I?m not sure if it?s good to have freedom or not. I?m really confused now. If you?re too free, you?re like the way Hong Kong is now. It?s very chaotic. Taiwan is also chaotic? I?m gradually beginning to feel that we Chinese need to be controlled. If we?re not being controlled, we?ll just do what we want.

The comment set off a firestorm of discussion and criticism, especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Even mainland newspapers felt obliged to criticize Chan. The state-run People?s Daily accused Jackie Chan of wishing to deprive the Chinese of their extensive liberties [zh] and to subject them to an oppressive regime.

Chan?s statement may be translated more mildly as?Chinese people need to be managed.? But Chan has a history of making controversial political statements. He has previously claimed that Chinese culture may not be compatible with democracy, and called for restrictions on protests in Hong Kong. In early 2013, he claimed that America was the ?most corrupt country in the world.?

Source: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/05/sentence-of-the-week-control-chinese-people/

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Yes, an Old Mac G5 Does Make a Great BBQ

An old Mac G5 case, some scrap aluminum?and you have the perfect geek's grill. OK, so there may strictly be more efficient ways to cook outdoors, but this scores maximum nerd points. [Imgur via Macgasm via Ubergizmo]

Source: http://gizmodo.com/yes-an-old-mac-g5-does-make-a-great-bbq-509020027

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Is 10 million in a month less disappointing than 5 million in three days?

The iPhone 5 launched to record sales figures; 5 million units sold to customers in the first three days. Samsung's Galaxy S4 has also launched to strong figures; 10 million units shipped in the first 4 weeks. One of these was a 'disappointment,' yet the other is hailed as a triumph. Seems crazy? Well, maybe it is.

For Samsung, 10 million units shipped makes it their fastest selling smartphone release ever, so for the folks from Korea at least, it is indeed a triumph. But, Apple sold -- not shipped -- 5 million units of the iPhone 5 in the first 3 days. Yet compare these two headlines from Businessinsider:

iPhone 5 opening weekend sales come in worse than expected

Samsung's S4 starts strong: 10 million units in less than a month

One story portrays doom and gloom, and the other a more jubilant atmosphere. Analysts called 6 million units for the iPhone 5 the "worst case scenario" for Apple's opening weekend. And yet, they hit half Samsung's first month sales within three days.

We're not going to knock Samsung's figures, 10 million is a lot of phones. But, it does again ask the question; just how much is 'enough' for Apple?

via CNN Money

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/Qlveg6Urpb4/story01.htm

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Unclear whether Fed's bond buying has helped economy: Fisher

(Reuters) - While the Federal Reserve's accommodative policies have boosted stocks and helped the rich, it is unclear whether they are doing enough for the broader U.S. economy, a top central bank official said on Monday.

"We've made rich people richer...," Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher said on CNBC television. "Question is what have we done for working men and women in America?"

Fisher, who has long opposed the Fed's bond-buying program and wants to reduce it, added he expects real gross domestic product growth of more than 2.5 percent by year end.

The central bank is buying $45 billion in Treasury bonds and $40 billion in mortgage bonds each month in an effort to encourage investment, hiring and economic growth in part because the unemployment rate remains high at 7.5 percent.

The benchmark S&P 500 stock index <.spx> has risen some 16 percent since the so-called quantitative easing (QE) program was launched in September, 2012.

Fisher's hawkish views have in the past few years been largely ignored by Chairman Ben Bernanke and the majority of Fed policymakers, but investors are now anxiously predicting when the bond-buying will be reduced.

On Monday, Fisher warned that the Fed could be buying all of the gross issuance of mortgage backed securities if it keeps up the current pace. "We have to think about our fiduciary duty long term," he said.

Noting there are other Fed officials who agree with him, Fisher, who does not have a vote on policy this year, highlighted comments last week by centrist San Francisco Fed President John Williams who said the central bank could trim its purchases this summer.

"I think the odds are in favor ... of dialing this back a little bit or keeping it at its current pace," as opposed to increasing the purchases, he said.

The Fed has a policy meeting set for June 18-19.

Asked who might succeed Bernanke when the chairman's term expires early next year, Fisher said: "I personally would like to see Ben stay. I think he is extraordinary and has progressed enormously on the job."

Fed Vice Chair Janet Yellen "is extremely capable, there are other capable people," he said. "I can tell you one thing for certain: it won't be me."

(Reporting by Jonathan Spicer; Editing by W Simon and Thneodore d'Afflisio)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/unclear-whether-feds-bond-buying-helped-economy-fisher-112641991.html

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Gizmodo and Adhocracy: A Night of Great Conversation at the New Museum

Over the past year, we've thrown a brisket party, a Faux Loko party, and a planetarium party. And on Friday, after we announced some very big news about our new Editor in Chief and the addition of Architizer to our Kinja universe, we added another unusual party to our list: a dinner in the Skyroom of the New Museum and a tour of the museum's new design exhibition, Adhocracy.

As Gizmodo Managing Editor Brian Barrett mentioned last week, we're broadening our scope to include art, design, and urbanism. So the New Museum, which has staged some of the most interesting shows in recent memory (giant metal slides, anyone?), was a perfect location to celebrate.

First, Curator and Domus Editor Joseph Grima led a walkthrough of Adhocracy, which he describes as "an exhibition about people who make things." 3D-scanned portraits were printed, the latest in wearable tech was sported, and, of course, and libations were consumed. Then, the party moved upstairs to the airy Skyroom of the SANAA-designed museum, where we listened to remarks from Grima, New Museum Director Lisa Phillips, and of course, Gizmodo Editor in Chief Geoff Manaugh. Finally, everyone sat down for dinner, drinks, and good conversation. It was an excellent kick-off celebration for what's to come.

Photos by Victor Jeffreys II (plus a few selfies by our guests).

Geoff Manaugh introduces himself.

An excellent hoodie worn by Gin Lane Media founder Emmett Shine.

Nick Denton; Peter Ha; Tom Plunkett; Brian Barrett; Joel Johnson; and Julia Alvidrez.

Joseph Grima; James Del; Jason Deland; Geoff Manaugh; Heather Corcoran; Iwan Baan.

Emmett Shine; Troy Conrad Thierren; Usman Haque; Samantha Ortega; Shohei Shigematsu; Steven Thomson.

Chad Oppenheim; Chris Barley; Chris Woebken; Alex Mustonen; Alexandra Lange; Anil Dash.

Natalie Jeremijenko; Peter Gerber; Stanley Lumax; Marco Roso; Matt Novak; Moses Gates.

Lauren Cornell; Lisa Phillips; Marc Kushner; Karen Wong; Kristen Becker; Lauren Bertolini.

Julia Kaganskiy; Julie Lasky; Julien De Smedt; Jason Silva; Jesus Diaz; Juergen Mayer H.

Elliott Montgomery; Eva Franch i Gilabert; Fernando Romero; Debbie Kennedy; Dominic Leong; Dror Benshetrit.

Juergen Mayer H. and Fernando Romero.

MoMA's Senior Curator of Architecture and Design, Paola Antonelli.

Asmeret Lumax and Stanley Lumax.

Usman Haque and Natalie Jeremijenko.

Samantha Ortega and Elliott Montgomery.

Source: http://gizmodo.com/gizmodo-and-adhocracy-a-night-of-great-conversation-at-508741584

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