Starting at 2000 overstates the initial US share, after the dotcom crash the US doesn’t reach that export amount again until 2007. Additionally, the infographic manages to understate the growth in exports of both China and Chinese Taipei because the sector has grown in real terms. I wasn’t able to find an unpaid version of the original data (even though the source is from the UN via McKinsey), so I couldn’t do more of an analysis than that.

The vast majority of Haiti practice some elements of vodou, but official stats list Christianity as the main religion.

It is a country with plenty reason to hate the French. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_indemnity_controversy

Only from Taiwan.

It’s important to point out that the journal ratings have a very strong western bias with many of the top journals belonging to the Anglosphere and academia has a social component that heavily favors publications by established players. Most likely this shift is a trailing indicator implying that China has been a leader on the cutting edge of science for many years, but is now being recognized as such world wide. Sadly, many western nations have begun to target Chinese scientists as a futile attempt to maintain supremacy.

The video is legitimate you need a couple power tools, some soldering, and a day or two worth of labor. Most audio equipment is expensive because it is either niche, used commercially (b2b goods are always overpriced), or sold to audiophiles who think money is quality. Audio tech is really mature and lasts for a long time so there’s no money to be made in anything but predatory behavior.

I wish it was easier to get access to Chinese silicon from my liberal prison. Hopefully they achieve EUV lithography soon.

Rape and sexual coercion has been observed in many animals and is hardly unique to dolphins. If you look at humans we display horrific behavior on scales no animal is capable of especially to our prey(which may include humans). Dolphins are aggressive predators and sexually aggressive as well, but I don’t think it is reasonable to judge other animals using human morality. Dolphins exhibit altruism helping injured and dying members to stay afloat. Dolphins are able to communicate through vocalization with each other and are able to exhibit multigenerational social learning. Dolphins also exhibit other undesirable behaviors like infanticide. It’s important to have a nuanced view on the world and banish black and white moralism.

I think it is import to respect animals and nature for what they actually are instead of what you want them to be, but for symbology most people don’t think rapist when they see a dolphin.

In my mind, I included them with dolphins which were excluded. We know they are already fighting the good fight.

I’m not going to suggest dolphins because they have already been used, but I like animal imagery so I want to recommend a couple to consider.

• Ants and Bees: strong association with working and communal effort
• Crows: intelligent communal animals who are also a bit vengeful and represent transition
• Flamingos: LGBTQ+ association and groups that works together while allowing individuality
• Elephants: Big, stronk, and have deep community ties enough to morn each other

The biggest issue is there may be difficulty translating animal imagery across cultural boundaries.

I don’t know why you expected this community to endorse fascist slogans. Reconsider your revisionist stance.

As a programmer, I never understood why other programmers were so against organizing. In many cases, they hold the entire company by the balls and could easily shut the whole thing down. Large software projects are complex in completely idiosyncratic ways which greatly reduces the ability to replace staff quickly. Hopefully this dogshit profession is automated away but that probably won’t happen any time soon.

Every election cycle increasingly feels like some intentionally induced mass hysteria. 2016 salsa slinging hilldog seems almost quaint now.