China a rising giant or..

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  1. Oasis

    Oasis Peter North-east

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    :lol:

    Like I said, we'll probably find a replacement. Even if they don't it doesn't mean things will fuck up, it'll just mean technology won't advance as quickly as it is today.
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    Re: China a rising giant or..

    The country is loaded but the people are very poor. Many from China l class cockle picking in Southport a great career move & many also consider glass collecting in bars & nightclubs in North East England as step up from the trainer & rag trade factories back home.
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    50 years ago we didn't even know what an integrated chip was, let alone have one in physical form... so I'm doubting civilisation will be brought to a grinding halt by the size of a microchip...

    I could be worng though..
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    Oasis Peter North-east

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    Civilisation won't come to a halt, technology might though.

    I seen an interesting prgramme a few year ago where they were trying to make circuits from living cells. Some scientist lied about all these findings he'd made, people thought it was the first step to creating a new way of making electronic circuits. It was saying if they could make them this way then they could make pills that are programmable to do to stuff like fight off ilnesses inside your body.

    Crazy shit!
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    Sounds like......an antibiotic :lol:
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    Oasis Peter North-east

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    :lol:

    An antibiotic that can kill cancer cells?
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    its called nano technology
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    Oasis Peter North-east

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    Oh aye, nanobots and all that.

    The possibilities are endless.
  10. Alexander

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    its actually more delevloped than you think, not long before we will have borgs walking the earth.
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    Oasis Peter North-east

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    So not long before you have your own personal female borg. :p
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    Programmed to look like Jess.
  13. Yosef Ha'Kohain

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    a large number of chinese just enter pinyin and use US keyboards... The problem isn't the keyboard its the language (it isn't phonetical and the written language a seperate to the oral language... there are also regional languages).

    I don't understand what your saying, the Chinese are one of the most advanced IT nations on this planet.... if there language was going to hold them back - they wouldn't be at the place they are now.

    I employ programmers, printers and graphic designers in China... they're just as competant as any British operation.
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    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    Thankfully for the time being, the whole IT/CallCentre outsourcing 'experiment' has been a big mess and the jobs we were told we would lose to asia - havent.

    The chinese and indians are competant programmers and designers - but cultural and distance 'differences' will (for the time being) mean that we dont have much to worry about.

    Most people ive spoken to with regards to outsourcing projects, have all said they ended up ditching outsourced projects, bit the bullet and employed people in the UK.

    Still ... that cant last forever.
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    ... Moreso for IT than call centres, although with time i think we might see more than a steady flow of 'inshoring' of call centre jobs.
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    where on earth do you get this from?

    there is a massive migration of jobs from both call centres and IT from the west to India/China.
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    BRID Has name in red. Staff

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    As part of the industry touted as being at risk of being offshored, and from reading trade magazines, and talking to various business owners and directors .... alot of them have said they tried offshoring but it turned out to be more expensive than just hiring competant UK staff.

    IT development hasnt been successful at being offshored in any great manner.
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    Lee original gowans artwork

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    chinas got it easy, human rights might aswell not exist

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