Comments by "" (@TheDavidlloydjones) on "Toshiba’s Big Technology Export Scandal" video.

@SCP-5000 And half of "invention" is knowing what might work. If you're trying to "re"invent something somebody else has, half the work has already been done... ...which is just one more reason why boycotts and restrictions are so seldom effective.
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@bestintentions6089 Bad news for you, Intentions: they've retired the Nobel in Stupidity. You woulda been a contender, but...
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@justsomeguywithoutamustang6436 Right. That's why we don't have anything invented in China. No abacuses, no umbrellas. No canals and irrigation-based agriculture. No compasses. No, uh, Chinaware. Right?
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@zomgneedaname The word you're looking for may be "Sputnik."
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