The US can trace its lineage directly back to Europe. And many of the companies in the US are founded by recent immigrants (0-2 generations, worldwide), so it makes sense that it would have a varied history to pull from that includes European mythology. The same can't really be said of China.
That being said, ancient mythology isn't something worth gatekeeping. And anyone who gets real uppity about (specifically) Norse or Celtic mythology instantly starts triggering "closet/academic racist" vibes.
Marketing... These not-so-famous-yet Chinese firms have picked up what the West has been doing and are trying to cut out the middle-man. Essentially the West's MO has been to buy cheap no-name generic stuff from china, have them colored/branded/packaged, and then slap on all the necessary product packaging stuff on the packaging (including a "Name"). Essentially acting as a middle-man that doesn't actually produce the product, barely does any QA and just adds a thin veneer of this being an actual "company" that manufactures and sells this product. Sometimes they use a fancy term like "white labeling".
This is happening a lot in many product categories as a way to market effectively for international audiences, without some of the mistakes Chinese firms have historically made. Borrowing from other cultures is easier. For example in audio, Hifiman is a Chinese audio company that previously used alphanumeric names for their headphones but now uses various Hindu or Sanskrit (?) words to name their headphones and give them more of a “theme”.
From a quick glance at the website, the only two such products I can see are the "Susvara" (meaning "with notes") headphones and "Deva" (meaning "god") series headphones. Both of those words are Sanskrit. Their hindi equivalents are quite similar sounding (Susvar and Dev).
Maybe something about hammers ? Or rainbow. They said they binned that korean chips, wonder how ? ;)
Anyway, we are better not buying pure american chips (they burns) and soon to be on terrorists linked list if we own one - x86 goes military ! I'm somewhat worry about them now - x86 means Windows everywhere ?
And that "AI PC", whatever it is, I already hate it...
smell test says there would be legal implications for the owner of the platform if they were to feature the automation of the circumvention of something about copyrights or what's the word I'm looking for?
Its tough because Brave does everything I want from a browser for free. I think the CEO posts on HN semi regularly - maybe he can offer some more info behind the firings?
Most Brits I know were under the impression that it would stop or stem the flow of immigrants. They pulled the only lever they were given and it didn't work.
What's especially stupid is doing that in the era which we are now entering where countries will be competing for how many immigrants - almost without regard for quality - they can attract - in a world of rapidly shrinking birthrates.
I don't see why this is being downvoted, it's an accurate description of what happened.
The funny thing is, even at the time it was clear that immigration would not decrease as a result of Brexit. Farage repeatedly stressed that it would open the door to greater immigration from the Commonwealth. People projected their own desire for lowered immigration onto the vote because, as you said, it's the only lever they were given.
“linear precipitation zones” causing extreme rainfall events. Respiratory illness occuring simultaneously. My immediate thought was that cloudseeding and cloud brightening chemicals don't stay in the air forever.
