Comment Re:I'd be wary of Google services (Score 1) 368
The Translation API has not been deprecated: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20068839-93/google-not-killing-translate-api-will-develop-paid-version/
If you can squish all the processing power of say an IBM Roadrunner supercomputer inside a 19-inch box and make it run on about 60 kilowatts of electricity, the government wants to talk to you.
Well then. I'm sure people will go with the more traditional routes of terrorism, theft, and tax evasion to get a one on one session with the government. After all, it just seems easier.
You misspelled "rampant institutionalized corruption at all levels of government".
And how is that different than the US?
The hardest part of climbing the ladder of success is getting through the crowd at the bottom.