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A German Textbook Tells Kids Chinese People Bow. It Also Prints Fake Chinese Characters.
A page from a German primary school German textbook has been circulating again. It comes from Klett’s Niko Sprachbuch series. The heading is “Unterwegs in China,” or “Getting Around in China.” Exercise 5 asks pupils to look at pictures, read the text, and discuss what is different in China compared with Germany.
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
I Chose My College Because of One Line of Poetry
When the college entrance exam scores came out, I could apply to Fudan or Nanjing University. The majors were similar. The cities were both good. I wrote Fudan first on the application form. My pen stopped. I crossed it out and wrote Nanjing University. Because of one line: “Four hundred and eighty temples of the Southern Dynasties, how many towers and terraces in mist and rain?”
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
Voluntary Redundancy Versus Compulsory Redundancy — Which Option Is Truly Better For You?
Your employer has announced job cuts. They are offering voluntary redundancy. The package looks good — more than the statutory minimum, a clean exit, some control over the timing. And the alternative — waiting to see if you are selected compulsorily — feels uncertain and stressful.
By myredundancyrightsabout a month ago in Education
AI Built an Algorithm That Beats Dijkstra. Then You Try to Run It.
I found the news late one night. Vals AI used 10 Claude Opus 5.5 agents. In 15 hours, they generated 289 files, built the C-HD shortest path algorithm, and passed Lean Kernel verification. The headline said: beats Dijkstra.
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
Computer Science Didn't Explode. The Job Market Did.
At a job fair, the computer science booth has a line. The civil engineering booth has empty chairs. Online, people say CS is dead. In group chats, students still ask how to transfer into it. Both things are true. They are just about different problems.
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
Maternity and Pregnancy Redundancy Protections Every Expectant UK Worker Needs to Know
If you are pregnant, on maternity leave, or recently returned to work and your employer announces redundancies — the legal rules are completely different for you. Most employers do not fully understand these protections. Most employees do not either. This guide breaks down exactly when your protection starts, how the priority redeployment rule works, and what to do if your role is put at risk.
By myredundancyrightsabout a month ago in Education
How to Detect Supply Chain Disruptions Before They Cause Delivery Delays. AI-Generated.
Supply chain disruptions rarely appear out of nowhere. A shipment may start moving later than planned, a carrier may revise an estimated arrival time, or a milestone may remain incomplete longer than expected. Individually, these events can look minor. Together, they can signal a growing problem that eventually affects customer deliveries, production schedules, inventory levels, or transportation costs.
By Chudovoabout a month ago in Education
How to Build an E-Commerce Platform Around Complex Business Workflows. AI-Generated.
E-commerce is often presented as a straightforward digital storefront: customers browse products, add items to a cart, pay, and receive an order confirmation. That model works well for businesses with relatively simple catalogs and standardized purchasing processes. It becomes much harder when commerce is closely connected to the way a company actually operates.
By Chudovoabout a month ago in Education
How to Prevent Data Gaps Between Glucose Devices, Mobile Apps, and Backends. AI-Generated.
Continuous glucose monitoring and connected glucose meters can generate valuable streams of health data, but getting a reading from a device into a backend is not always a continuous process. A CGM may temporarily lose its connection to a phone. A mobile operating system may restrict background activity. A user may close an app, lose internet access, or switch devices. The backend may receive readings late or receive the same reading more than once.
By Chudovoabout a month ago in Education
China Has More PhDs Than Donkeys. The Joke Is Hiding a Harder Truth.
The Number That Started the Joke In 2025, China had close to 1.48 million people with a doctoral degree. In the same year, the national donkey inventory was expected to fall below 1.2 million. Put those numbers together and you get a viral line: China has more PhDs than donkeys. If Afanti were alive today, he might ride an old PhD instead of a donkey.
By Jinabout a month ago in Education
Managing Up Safely: How to Report a Bullying Boss Without Risking Your Career
HR exists to protect the company — not you. This guide gives you the exact strategic playbook to build an unassailable paper trail, frame bullying as institutional risk, and force executive action while keeping your career completely protected.
By myredundancyrightsabout a month ago in Education
How to Bring a Complex Software Workflow From Technical Blocker to Production. AI-Generated.
When a Critical Workflow Becomes a Technical Blocker A software workflow can be perfectly understood from a business perspective and still be extremely difficult to implement. The internal team may know exactly what users need, where the process starts, and what the desired outcome should be. Yet delivery stalls when the workflow crosses several systems, depends on legacy infrastructure, uses inconsistent APIs, or requires technologies that are not part of the team's everyday expertise.
By Chudovoabout a month ago in Education