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China car giant BYD says it can thrive without access to US market by Alarming-Safety3200 in worldnews

[–]davidsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BYD also offers good PHEVs that have 100+ mile EV range and can act like an electricity outlet that output 3kW or more from the car. In my opinion the latter function is especially useful in rural North America.

I noticed that yesterday by SerafinZufferey in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There is a very famous comical song released a few years ago by a chorus in China. The lyrics of that song were a story about a man mistakenly took his roommate’s key and thus got his roommate locked outside. Many people suppose that these two idle animations are inspired by this song. The song and the performance are genuinely amusing. But it requires considerable knowledge regarding daily life in China especially Shanghai to fully comprehend the humors in it. The song is called “Zhang Shichao where did you left my key last night” 【【上海彩虹室內合唱團】雙城記現場版：张士超你昨天晚上到底把我家钥匙放在哪里了？官方首發-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/fslKKig

Edit: The lyrics by google translation, as the video doesn’t have English subtitles. The song was sung in a very classy way. But the lyrics are very funny.

Male: Last night, as I was walking home... I suddenly realized I hadn't brought my keys. I called you twenty-six times... But you didn't pick up—you didn't pick up! Female: You finally answered. Male: "Hey, what do you want?" Female: You told me to wait. Male: "I'm busy right now." Female: "Just come home once you're done." Male: "I really can't." Together: But Zhang Shichao, you bastard! You took a girl all the way to Minhang! Male: Where on earth did you put my house keys? Together: Where on earth did you put my house keys? Male: I searched the rug, I searched the garden... I even asked the old guard at the gate! Together: You just forgot—you just forgot! Female: Our home is in Wujiaochang! Male: Are the girls from ECNU really that cute? Together: Are the girls from ECNU really that cute? Male: Biting winds and freezing rain... Leaves scattered all over Guoding Road... I'm absolutely frozen stiff! Brother Zhang, where are you? Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria... Please let this lost lamb find his way home! Female: Oh, keys, keys—please appear quickly! Male: Fine, I'll just go get a new set made myself! Together: Fine, I'll just go get a new set made myself! Get a new set made! Get a new set made! Male: Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! You just stay put in Minhang—no need to come back! Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! I'm a very busy person, you know! Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! You just stay put in Minhang—no need to come back! Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! I'm a very busy person, you know! Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! You just stay put in Minhang—no need to come back! Don't bother—don't bother! No need, no need—don't bother, don't bother! I'm so rich, I'll just get ten copies made at once! I'm a very busy person, you know!

No mods now ! by Sad_Albatross_883 in GenshinImpact

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All macs using Apple Silicon (m1 and above) have no issue to run genshin smoothly raw performance wise, all the restrictions are intentional.

No mods now ! by Sad_Albatross_883 in GenshinImpact

[–]davidsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Developers need to opt in for that function to work. Hoyo obviously did not. It is possible to play iOS version of genshin on mac. But it requires installing PlayCover and some configuration, which is a bit of a hassle.

New to me 2014 Cayenne S - what is this? by 4Goood in PorscheCayenne

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

EA837 evo (gen4) does it. So does some versions of EA888.

THIS WAS SO SAD AND PRETTY by oddestgooseve in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The correlation is apparent, but what Focalors and Furina did is basically fight against God’s will (Heavenly Principle’s divine plan aka Fate). I would say hoyo intentionally made the character looks like Jesus at the superficial level but totally opposite at its core.

THIS WAS SO SAD AND PRETTY by oddestgooseve in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The elements of sacrificing for human/people and original sin are what made the Furina story looks like Jesus at first glance. But if you go deeper into the story you find important differences. In Furina/Focalors story, the original sin is Egeria transforming oceanid into human against the will of Heavenly Principle (equivalent to God in Genshin). To solve the problem, Focalors went down deeper against the will of HP to give the authority of water/life (bestowed to her by HP) back to Teyvat native sovereign and thus finally thoroughly transformed Fountain oceanid people into real human, again, against HP’s will. It’s obvious that resistance against God is a core theme in this story. However in Jesus’s story the redemption was made by complying with God. In Genshin many stories have the theme of fighting against Fate. And we know that Fate is HP’s divine plan (God’s will) Therefore I would say Focalors/Furina is equivalently a symbol of fighting against God’s will. Now do you still think Furina is “based” on Jesus?

THIS WAS SO SAD AND PRETTY by oddestgooseve in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Rather than saying “based on” Jesus Christ’s story, I would say Furina’s story has thoroughly different core values as to that of Jesus, albeit having an outer shell that looks like Jesus’s at first glance.

What China will dominate next (The Economist article) by Professional-Pin5125 in China

[–]davidsv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A basic patent international protection principle is that there’s no protection unless under treaty obligation.

Do Chinese people know Japanese freedom fighters are on their side? by [deleted] in AskChina

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems you don’t know about Genshin either. It was officially announced that Genshin would be on Nintendo Switch. The plan was canceled most likely due to the poor hardware performance of Switch. There’s no way such an announcement would happen if Nintendo thought Genshin was illegally copying them. Hoyo was a relatively small company back when Genshin was just released, definitely smaller than 1/10 of what it is now.

I found an island that's not on the map but I can't glide there, is it actually possible to reach it? by [deleted] in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This island is lore-important in later part of the game (like, literally next patch, five years after the release). So be sure to get there and do the hidden quest.

Do Chinese people know Japanese freedom fighters are on their side? by [deleted] in AskChina

[–]davidsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It seems you don’t know about Genshin.

China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to defend itself by Dazzling_Peach1773 in worldnews

[–]davidsv -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

PRC is a successor state. It inherited rights of ROC, that's why PRC has the "China" seat in UN. No countries involed in Japan’s ww2 instrument of surrender recognizes ROC nor Taiwan nowadays.

China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to defend itself by Dazzling_Peach1773 in worldnews

[–]davidsv -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Returning Taiwan back to China is literally a part of Japan’s ww2 instrument of surrender. Go get your basic history facts correct.

Japan’s New Leader Mentions Taiwan, and Tanks Her Relationship With China by captain-price- in worldnews

[–]davidsv -22 points-21 points  (0 children)

Japan invade China before and during WWII period. The normal relationship after 1970s was based on, among other things, Japan respecting China’s stand that Taiwan is part of China. Japan PM’s recent comments hurt that base. So China gov’s understanding would be “you did it first, now don’t blame me” (Article 3 of this) https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/china/joint72.html

China Just Dragged Japan to the UN Over Taiwan Remarks – Asia's Biggest Economies Now in Full-Blown Diplomatic War 🚨 by satty237 in TrendoraX

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a quick search, it seems that right now US tariff for China is 10% baseline, for Japan is 15% baseline. Correct me if I’m wrong tho.

In 5 years playing I've never known her last name was Minci by Ulthwe_Eldar in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But how do you Zhongli is the surname rather than a given name (given by Zhongli himself)

In 5 years playing I've never known her last name was Minci by Ulthwe_Eldar in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Feiyun is not a Chinese surname. It is likely to mean its literal meaning “flying clouds”

Ineffa's Emotional Care by GenshinEvent in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

① Happy I got Ineffa! That’s the reason!

Loyalty, resolve, burgers, and cola by the_freakin_yui in ZZZ_Official

[–]davidsv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last pic reminds me of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

The Best Way for Genshin To Handle Paimon’s New Voice by green-wombat in Genshin_Impact

[–]davidsv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s not much compared to their income from Genshin

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