Many sci-fi works follow the same pattern describing cities of the future: multiple vertical levels with different social-economic groups occupying each level. You know, upper levels are occupied by elites, white collars spent most of their time on the mid-levels, social outcasts, poor and all sorts of scum live on…
Few months ago I’ve described why Windows is awesome for software development now. However there were still a few major flaws and most of them were related to Docker for Windows:
Plagiarism is what surprises most westerners visiting China. Leaving legal issues aside, the cultural aspect of plagiarism, or let’s say “direct inspiration” is quite relaxed here. …
Have you ever considered Microsoft Windows as a desirable OS for software development? What if I told you recently it became great for developer’s needs?
Most software engineers I know either use Mac or Linux. Sure there are some exceptions (especially in fields like game development or with technologies like…
Unfortunately it is (or was) not that easy… You had few main options, each of which is flawed:
There is a city in eastern China, where slum-like neighborhoods stand just across of financial district’s skyscrapers, where chaotic markets and brothels neighbor luxurious estates and shopping malls. This city is Tianjin.
Cultural and technological development of most places in the world is more or less synchronous. For example, American coastal states or Northern Europe are culturally sophisticated and feel high-tech too. Alternatively you could explore Equatorial Africa and find it lacking both culturally and technologically.
However it is more interesting and…
Are you the one who loves film noir aesthetics? Urban environment, rain-soaked streets, flickering street lamps, neon signs and traffic lights. Seedy taverns, diners, and run-down buildings, underground brothels and casinos. Overall atmosphere of alienation and hopelessness. Scenes appearing dark, as if lit for night, with many dark shadows…
Have you heard of Guangdong (also called Canton)? It is one of most developed provinces of mainland China with GDP similar to Mexico. I bet you read these lines on a device fully or partially manufactured in Guandong.
Guangzhou, Guandong’s capital has a history of over 2200 years and was…
Have you ever considered alleyways as something aesthetically pleasant? Those back alleys are nothing worth exploring in most of the cities, but in Hong Kong it is a fascinating piece of local culture.
When I was a child, most times I heard term “Alleyway” it had a negative connotation.
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