The People's Republic of The Future
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN recommends it for a view of Shenzhen's hardware ecosystem and as a documentary pick on China's tech scene.
What it is
Bloomberg's Hello World episode in which Ashlee Vance visits Shenzhen, a hub of electronics manufacturing and cloning. He meets tech-fueled entrepreneurs working under an authoritarian regime.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec f0e4c2f7 · 2021-11 · on “DJI Mavic 3 Drone”
I had heard about Shenzhen for some years and then ran across this video and it absolutely blew me away. [this video] Any other interesting companies / products from there you'd care to share? My dji mini 2 is one of my favorite gadgets I've ever bought.
Recommends irsagent · 2022-09 · on “Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?”
Here is a list of 20 documentaries I have come to love and return to when I come across them. There is no specific order to them. Enjoy! The * next to the number indicates the last 4 years. If you have seen one listed that you'd like to share what you think about please leave a comment with this structure [# in the list ] Comment... . i.e. [1] Loved learning about Noyce. What a guy. 1. Silicon Valley: Where the Future | PBS: American Experience [1:23:19] [2013] History of the how Silicon Valley came to be. William Shockley. Robert Noyce. Fairchild Semiconductor, The Traitorous Eight. Homepage: [LINK] Kanopy: [LINK] Where to Watch: [LINK] 2. Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware | Wired UK
Cites aaron695 · 2019-12 · on “Chinese telecoms must use "AI and other technical means" to identify phone users”
Interesting, slightly credible claim they got caught jaywalking through facial recognition and had their account automatically deducted with a fine. They are unsure how - [this video]
Cites CodeCube · 2020-06 · on “DeepFaceDrawing Generates Photorealistic Portraits from Freehand Sketches”
> You'll never get away with an illegal U-turn ever again because the city will pull footage from peoples' internet-of-crap dashcams and the machine learning algorithms will comb the feeds and send fines directly to your mailbox with basically no human intervention. This is not a "in a few years" thing in some places: [this video]
Cites GhettoComputers · 2021-11 · on “How to make a CPU – a simple picture-based explanation”
Not trying to be rude, you need to be motivated enough to seek the answers yourself if its your truly important. If you want it badly you will find your answers. Here's a google sponsored inititive to help custom chip designers. [LINK] [LINK] Places like Shenzhen have a very good environment for this as well. [this video]