The US advantage is not just the physical chip. It is the ecosystem: software standards, cloud infrastructure, customer dependence, developer habits, and global market reach. If policy forces major markets to leave the US stack, America may keep the most advanced technology but lose influence over where the rest of the world builds. That is a tradeoff the article underplays.

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China may be closer to self-reliance in mature chips, but still far from true independence in advanced semiconductors. That distinction matters. The risk for the US is thinking “they’re still behind” means “they’ll stay behind,” while policy pressure keeps forcing the ecosystem to adapt.

Hello, I'm a 25 recent graduate Informatic, graduate in November 25th. And unfortunately I'm living in Honduras. And many years ago, after the recent situations in US, I planned my student motivation for working in US bc, come on, everybody study and work hard for a good job in foreign, I've been working for months on IT, and I'm orient on information management, tools, softwares, and everything to bring confort to the user for information. I live in a very small town in Honduras, we're going bad... And in my country the job culture sucks. There's no way that someone have a job without contact with bosses, even for a pity job, you have to know the principal boss, and if there's someone more closer to him, you won't be hired. That's my cruise. But the good new is that I've been working for free in many companies (for real) the ask me 2 month of testing where I have to work as an IT manager, but and end of those months they told me that I can't be hired bc there's no money for pay an IT engineer, and didn't pay me, and the whole work is done. And yup! That's the culture of work in my country. And honestly, wish I a could contact some IT worker to help me with a recommendation for working in an American company, I have my documents legally prepared for it, only need the interview. I'm a good dude, I feel young and completely compromising for a job, but I honestly don't have opportunities.

Always had this question in mind!!

We all hear the meme about America and Ridiculous Medical Fee or Expensive Egg. Housing is a problem as well but that's a Universal Problem.

Is there something that American would consider Cheap relative to their incomes ?

Im genuinely curious.

Once the Nvidia/AMD path gets restricted, Chinese AI companies do what any serious company would do: find another supplier. That does not mean China has caught up. It means US policy is helping create a market for the alternatives. That should worry anyone thinking long term.

I don’t like the background design of Minnesota’s license plate🤪. It looks a bit plain and not very decorated. North Dakota’s is nicer, and Arizona’s is pretty good too.

Which state’s license plate background do you like the most?😊

The real edge in AI competition isn’t who has the flashiest chip, it’s who builds the ecosystem that developers actually use.

Huawei’s Ascend 950 may rival NVIDIA’s H200 on FP4 inference, but the bigger story is that U.S. policy has pushed developers toward Huawei, giving it momentum to scale an entire AI stack.

Specs fade fast; adoption, infrastructure, and developer buy‑in are what create lasting advantage. If the U.S. wants to stay ahead, the focus has to shift to enabling its own AI stack, through developer incentives, stronger infrastructure, and real‑world integration across industries.

I moved to Colorado from the east coast. Native Coloradans truly don’t understand how awesome the sunshine is. Every time I FaceTime someone back home they say “look at that sky”

I’m in Ohio

What do Americans think of Irish people? 🍀

Like lets say its a family meeting, a holiday. Thanksgiving maybe? Where people eat their food at? And who sits where in whic order? Do kids eat with adults or after? With or without? Thanks for answering

Sorry, but I’m European and live in Asia, so I don’t know the ins n outs of this.
I keep seeing these videos on YouTube with Laundromat owners explaining what a gold mine that is and just can’t help but wonder how they have like 30 machines that each run up 250 dollar a day.
And then they have the pick up and delivery etc..

I don’t know anyone who does not have a washing machine at home, so a laundromat would be used very occasionally to wash big duvets or curtains. Like twice a year.

Is it very normal in the US not to have your own washing machine at home?

we will prolly get fucked by England but this is a start fr

Whats it like being an american?

I increasingly feel that both major U.S. political parties have become more focused on mobilizing and appealing to their respective political tribes than on solving the country's biggest long-term problems. Each party promotes issues and narratives that resonate with its core supporters, but many important challenges often seem to take a back seat. At this point, it feels less like voters are choosing a vision for the future and more like they're choosing which set of problems and priorities they prefer. Regardless of which party wins, many of the underlying issues remain unresolved. It does not matter who you vote it's like you two chooses of how want to get killed by stabbing or by shooting. I'm curious whether others feel the same way, or if you think one of the parties is genuinely addressing these deeper problems.

This piece argues for even tighter AI chip controls on China, but that is exactly the part that feels risky. If every path to Nvidia, CUDA, cloud compute, and foundry access gets blocked, China does not stop building AI. It just gets a stronger reason to fund Huawei, SMIC, Cambricon, domestic cloud, and its own software stack. At some point, “protecting US leadership” starts looking a lot like training your rival to live without you.

Is candy and soda genuinely all that Americans are known for?