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Phones › Re: Google Suspends Huawei's Android Support. Huawei Will Not Work With Google Apps by budaatum: 12:26am On May 20, 2019

The Trump administration is pulling out the big guns in its push to slow China’s rise, with potentially devastating consequences for the rest of the world.

“The Trump administration action is a grave escalation with China,” Eurasia Group analysts Paul Triolo, Michael Hirson and Jeffrey Wright wrote in a note. If fully implemented, the blacklist would “put at risk both the company itself and the networks of Huawei customers around the world, as the firm would be unable to upgrade software and conduct routine maintenance and hardware replacement.”

The threat is likely to elevate fears in Beijing that President Donald Trump’s broader goal is to contain China, leading to a protracted cold war between the world’s biggest economies. In addition to a trade fight that has rattled global markets for months, the U.S. has pressured both allies and foes to avoid using Huawei for 5G networks that will form the backbone of the modern economy.

China’s government said it will take “all necessary measures” to defend its companies.

“We resolutely object to any country, based on their own laws, unilaterally sanctioning Chinese entities,” Ministry of Commerce spokesman Gao Feng said at a regularly scheduled briefing in Beijing Thursday. “We also object to the generalization of the national security concept and abuse of export control methods.”

The lack of alternatives is one reason that it’s far from certain the U.S. will make good on its threat to cut off Huawei. Observers for months had been dismissing the possibility, in part because it would hurt some of America’s largest tech corporations. The Trump administration has also been pressuring allies to bar Huawei equipment from their communications networks for security reasons. But the U.S. effort had largely failed, as even the U.K. declined to join the American call for a boycott.

If the U.S. handicaps Huawei by cutting off suppliers, countries and telecom carriers around the world that are already spending billions to build 5G networks may have to resort to pricier equipment from Nokia Oyj and Ericsson AB. Tying up a chunk of the world’s 5G gear supply would slow the build-out of a technology that underpins future services from self-driving cars to smart homes and advanced medicine.

Huawei appears to have anticipated this possibility. It’s been developing and designing its own chips for years, which it now uses in many of its own smartphones. It’s reportedly even developing its own operating software to run phones and servers.

For now, though, it remains heavily reliant on American technology. Huawei’s base station, smartphone, server and maritime cable businesses simply cannot run without Qualcomm baseband and processor chips. There are alternatives -- but from American peers such as Intel Corp., Micron and Broadcom Corp.

It also depends on smaller American suppliers in key areas: Lumentum Holdings Inc. for optical cable; Amphenol for fiber-optic connectors; Inphi Corp. for analog chips; Qorvo Inc. and Analog Devices Inc. for radio-frequency semiconductors in both 4G and 5G; and Western Digital Corp. for storage. Texas Instruments Inc. supplies it with digital signal processing chips. Huawei even uses Oracle Corp. software in products sold to state-owned companies.

ZTE provides a roadmap for what may happen next. Huawei’s much smaller rival in 2017 ran afoul of the Commerce Department for violating the same Iranian sanctions, and then lying about it. The subsequent ban on American exports pushed the company to the brink of extinction, before Trump intervened as part of trade negotiations with Beijing.

A blanket ban would hurt not just U.S. companies, but also alienate American allies around the world. Many have resisted Washington’s attempts to steer them away from Huawei, for reasons ranging from economics to just the simple fact that the Shenzhen-based company’s 5G technology is for now considered superior.

That’s why some observers, including the Eurasia Group, argue that the White House is unlikely to bring the full force of a blacklist to bear. Instead, it argued, the Trump administration is likely to issue export licenses to all of its American companies while retaining the option in future to pull them if needed.

Roger Sheng at market research firm Gartner Inc. draws parallels with the Chinese fable of the Monkey King, whose powers are constrained by a magic circlet that his handler constricts -- painfully -- when the deity misbehaves.

“The U.S. is putting a circlet around the head of Huawei,” said Sheng, who is based in Shanghai. “The impact goes well beyond its 5G ambitions because without American suppliers like Qualcomm and Marvell, it can’t even maintain normal operations.”

Trump’s Huawei Threat Is the Nuclear Option to Halt China’s Rise

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Phones › Re: Google Suspends Huawei's Android Support. Huawei Will Not Work With Google Apps by budaatum: 11:39pm On May 19, 2019

Semtu:
Bro, they had good reasons for the suspension.

USA thinks China are spying on people with Huawei products, they first banned all government workers from using Huawei products

They think? I think I'm a multi billionaire. I'm just having difficulty convincing anyone I want to spend it with!

This is sheer politics being played by a nation with an inferior product.

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Celebrities › Re: Inside Michael Jackson's Home & Ultra-private Bedroom Before His Death by budaatum: 11:33pm On May 19, 2019

Apus:
All these people saying vanity upon vanity are just trying to console their losers' mindset. Even poverty is vanity.

Give them what MJ had and they'd soon forget vanity.

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Education › Re: Christian Student Who Refused To Use Expo , Shocks Exam Officials - See How by budaatum: 11:31pm On May 19, 2019

ABCthings:
So praying made it worse abi?
You don't know the circumstance that made her wrote that.

I'm sure if she knew the answers to the questions in the test she wouldn't have spent the time writing to God. I think praying didn't make her pass.

Christianity Etc › Re: The Atheist's Prayer by budaatum: 8:09pm On May 19, 2019*

hayoholla:
To each, his own reality. In the end everything is a paradox.

Make up your reality and try crossing a very busy road and you'd soon realise some things are real.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ask Me Any Question(s) About AMORC And Other Esoteric Organisations In Nigeria by budaatum: 7:26pm On May 19, 2019

Shepherd00:
I'm not in the mood for you this evening Biko.

How do they expect outsiders to know what AMORC is really abt when everything abt is clandestine? The few that people know base on what those who left the fraternity said, they claim are lies.

Welcome to defend darkness which you are very good at.

I have no time for you either since there's no point discussing with a person who believes his own crap and refuses to learn and know. I'm trying to convince the authors of this thread not to bother with you neither as your ploy is just to distract them from continuing revealing what you call secrets.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Ask Me Any Question(s) About AMORC And Other Esoteric Organisations In Nigeria by budaatum: 7:03pm On May 19, 2019

Shepherd00:
AMORC is a secret society. A deadly secret society that kills those who try to leave to keep them from revealing their secrets.

Secret? In a thread where the op says "ask any questions?"

Op, you don die yet?

Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 7:00pm On May 19, 2019

What does the law do?
Under New York’s previous law, which had been in place since 1970, abortion was legal during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, a pregnant woman could only get an abortion if her life was at risk.

The newly enacted Reproductive Health Act expands on what’s legal after 24 weeks, allowing a woman to get an abortion after 24 weeks if her health is threatened, not just her life, and if the fetus would be unable to survive outside the womb.

The new law also moves abortion regulations from the state’s criminal code to the health code, thereby removing the threat of criminal prosecution for medical professionals who perform abortions. And it allows nurse practitioners, physician assistants and licensed midwives, in addition to doctors, to provide abortions.

Democratic lawmakers had attempted to pass such a law for years in New York, but it previously failed to pass the Republican-controlled State Senate. In November, Democrats won back control of the State Senate for the first time in nearly a decade. And New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, vowed to take the opportunity to broaden reproductive rights for women.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 6:55pm On May 19, 2019

Temple1288:
In New York, when a child escaped abortion, the mother can still request the child killed within 24hrs.. Anduku is trying to explain to you what's happening and you don't seem to understand.

Anduku should provide evidence for his claim that "the mother can still request the child killed within 24hrs". Some of us just don't believe anything without evidence!

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Foreign Affairs › Re: American Politics Thread: Democrats Take Control Of Congress by budaatum: 6:43pm On May 19, 2019

Anduku:
The current talking point among the lunatic liberals in the US to give a mother a right to kill an already born child if she decides she doesn't like the child and doesn't want to keep it. Yes, that's where the lunatics are at the moment, infanticide is the newest stupidity that the idiots are pushing for

Give evidence for this and make me a Trumpian please.

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Politics › Re: If You Were The Governor Of Your State, What Will You Do? by budaatum: 6:32pm On May 19, 2019

Donmedra:
that's a religious bigot thing to do

I agree. I'd increase tax on the people instead. It's about time they understand me, Caesar, must receive my share!

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Politics › Re: If You Were The Governor Of Your State, What Will You Do? by budaatum: 6:31pm On May 19, 2019

Donmedra:
that's the bitter truth. Good people in Nigeria are hatred e.g sowore, moghalu and co.

We don't know what we want as a people, we claim to hate corruption only when it's not benefiting us. Sad

Then we get what we don't want and do not realise that what we got was exactly what we worked to get. That's stupid for you.

See my Osun State. We got rid of frugal Baba Kilo and replaced him with those who would empty the coffers then we complain that we are paid half salary every three months or so as if we thought those coffers could never dry up!

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Politics › Re: If You Were The Governor Of Your State, What Will You Do? by budaatum: 6:12pm On May 19, 2019

I will invest in education. Every teacher will be paid on time to start with and we'd be reviewing the purpose of educating people. Every school will have a library too and I'll pay anyone who writes a book or publishes one.

Then, a major audit would be done to see where our money goes. The audit will be published too so everyone sees it.

I'll sack incompetent people and those not producing. Government money is not for graft, besides, getting rid of those who've run the system for decades will make room for new blood whom I can pay more for producing more.

I'm certain that by the time I finish doing just those three things, they'd be ready to assassinate me. Ordinary local government chair does it and doesn't last long in office! That's why I'd start with education so people can understand what I'm doing.

Of course I would not expect to get a second term as a former governor of my state, Bisi Akande, found. He was labelled Baba Kilo for insisting he and his wife do not need a whole cow killed for him in the State House everyday, that they should buy a couple of kilos instead thereby reducing the wastage the meat sellers considered was their democratic benefits. He was gotten rid of at the next election because "dis one no gree we chop!"

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Politics › Re: The Kano Emirate Crisis Is Buhari’s Baby by budaatum: 6:03pm On May 19, 2019

SKCOgbonnia:
Even the Kano State House of Assembly, which had commenced investigation of the governor, as required by the law, read Buhari’s body language and quickly swept the bribery case under the carpet.

Seriously? Buhari spoke with his body and the "Kano State House of Assembly, quickly swept the bribery case under the carpet"? Maybe they should learn a different language! And thank God there's people who have.

Has the electoral tribunal decided on this Gandollar yet?

Politics › Re: Nigeria Heading Towards Self-destruction, Ex-president Obasanjo Warns by budaatum: 5:57pm On May 19, 2019

I think I agree with OBJ on this, though he is not proffering solutions. Nigeria needs to invest heavily in educating it's people to eradicate the stupidity in the heads of many, I'm afraid.

Politics › Re: The More Buhari Oppresses The Igbos The More They Thrive - Reno On Enugu Airport by budaatum: 5:49pm On May 19, 2019

Was Enugu Airport ever an international airport? The only flights I've found landing there are from Lagos.

Autos › Re: Trouble For Nigeria As Toyota, Honda Produce Cars That Run On Water by budaatum: 5:41pm On May 19, 2019

thesolutions:
Hydrogen gas is very expensive in nature.
You can not remove hydrogen from water. Not by heating no by any other chemical reaction. So cars can never run on water.

If you’re hoping a Mirai will save you some cash over the course of a year, forget it. Electricity may be cheap, but fuelling a car with hydrogen costs about the same as a petrol or diesel motor. Then there’s the price of the car itself, in excess of £60,000 even after a government grant.
https://www.whatcar.com/toyota/mirai/saloon/review/n17273/buying-owning

Education › Re: Christian Student Who Refused To Use Expo , Shocks Exam Officials - See How by budaatum: 5:28pm On May 19, 2019

ABCthings:
You want a good country but encourage corruption,what she wrote is better than expo,not suprised you're Korrupt.

It would be a better country if she spent her time studying instead of praying!

Christianity Etc › Re: Trump's Shiny Beautiful New Wall and its Implications for America by budaatum: 4:22pm On May 19, 2019

MrPresident1:
Babylon, Medo-Persian, Greek, Roman empires have ruled the world at one time or the other through the empowerment of God, because the earth is the LORD's and its fullness thereof, and all that are in it, animate or inanimate, they all belong to him. And whomsoever pleaseth him, he places to rule over the earth.

America did not become great by any intrinsic ability, America became great because God wanted it so, and decreed it so.

Daniel 4:17
This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.

Is Nigeria not great because God has not decided it would be yet?

Christianity Etc › Re: Trump's Shiny Beautiful New Wall and its Implications for America by budaatum: 2:21am On May 19, 2019

MrPresident1:
God made America the heaven of our world, and blessed her with all the beautiful things, America did not become great just by itself, it was the empowerment of God that made her great.

God must be moving heaven around the world. Here is a list of where its been over time.

Christianity Etc › Re: Ask Me Any Question(s) About AMORC And Other Esoteric Organisations In Nigeria by budaatum: 2:02am On May 19, 2019

Babacele:
Human sacrifice? You are not even ashamed of your heartless lies. Sacrifice for what? Obviously ,you are having nightmares from your ignorance . When confronted to substantiate their funny claims, this has always been their shameless responses: " my friend said; my friend's father; somebody said , etc". For lying without shame ,you are a christian indeed. By their fruits ye shall know them.

His fruits indeed lol.

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Politics › Re: Presidency Disowns Akeredolu Over Planned ‘marijuana Business’ by budaatum: 12:41am On May 19, 2019

That's a pity. Ondo State could have sold to USA and earn dollars, now we have to keep sending it to those dullheads in Abuja who don't know good smoke if it smoked them!

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Politics › Re: UP Faults Fg’s Downgrading Of Enugu Airport by budaatum: 9:42pm On May 18, 2019

Xander85:
See how our so called members of the National Assembly and Governors from the south-east haven’t said kpim! The efulefu Igbos in APC that claim Igbos need to be represented in APC...that we shouldn’t put all our eggs in one basket have said fuc’k-all!

People like me that know all what Buhari and APC is about ain’t surprised one bit!

After now, people castigating Ndigbo for having no time for these wicked people will begin to feign ignorance of their wickedness towards us and be asking ‘why do Igbos dislike Buhari and APC?’

Are there no "National Assembly and Governors from the south-east" from other parties? I haven't heard "kpim" from any of them either!

Politics › Re: Anxiety Over $9bn Nigerian Assets; London Court Sits On Tuesday by budaatum: 9:30pm On May 18, 2019

baby124:
Nigerian government needs to pass a law that if a contract is not in the interest of Nigeria then successive governments have a right to nullify the contract and contractors are restricted to getting compensation from their cohorts in a civil law suit. It will ground so many things but also ensure that people are doing things with caution and in a very legal way.

No one would do business with you if you pass the law you suggest. Besides, evidence of bribery would have been good defense in this case if such evidence existed (or Nigeria had found any!).

Sports › Re: Where Can I Play Chess In Potharcourt? by budaatum: 5:01pm On May 18, 2019

Play online for free at gameknot.com

Budat will always give you a game.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Would you spare an atheist robot? by budaatum: 7:24pm On May 17, 2019

OpenYourEyes1:
The Kingdom of GOD is around us according to Jesus Christ.
Most humans don't see nor perceive this Kingdom but it will eventually become visible.

So, you don't really know if the "Kingdom of GOD is around" you, you're just taking Jesus' word for it that "it will eventually become visible"?

That must be one hell of a hard thing to sell.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Questions For Budaatum: How Can You Follow Jesus Without Believing In Him? by budaatum: 7:11pm On May 17, 2019

Shepherd00:
Budaatum, I'm waiting for the Scriptures Jesus asks that His follows seek knowledge and understanding of Him instead of mere believing in Him.

I'm waiting.

I see you dishonest friend MuttleyLaff giving you likes instead of joining his words to say I'm wrong.

MuttleyLaff, come helep your friend o.

budaatum:
You really ought to take this up with God Shepherd.
Ask why God made buda a knower and not first a 'believer' and let us know what God tells you.

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Christianity Etc › Re: Death? What Benefit? by budaatum: 12:32pm On May 17, 2019

sonmvayina:
WRT your last sentence, like what? Most of the teaching and words attributed to jesus was already known and thought by sages.. So what is unique about it?

A poll would show you many have not heard a single word attributed to Buddha or Confucius, or Sango even or Ogun. What's unique is most were not taught it till Jesus did or it was taught in his name.

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