Posts by Pascal Monett

"I prefer not to think about it too much."

Indeed, that is my approach as well concerning anything I can do nothing about.

"Western governments detain people too"

Indeed they do, but not for apps on smartphones or comments on social media.

Criticizing your government is a right enshrined in the Constitution of any democratic country. As soon as you start cracking down on people who say they don't like you or what you're doing, Democracy has gone out the window.

Although there never has been any Democracy in Russia to start with, so . . .

"This work was done in partnership with those companies"

Then it's simple :

Powerpoint Slide 1 title : "Our Partners". Then you list the partners, and like that you can probably even use the logos.

You're over 30, don't try to make me believe you've never seen this before.

Okay : step 1 in getting rid of cash

Mint or burn, ie transfer to or from a bank account into a digital wallet. No more mining and 1 Digital Yuan = 1 RL Yuan.

Make things interoperable ? Laudable goal, but that's just the plausible excuse.

In reality this is just another step forward to ensuring that the government gets to see all of our cash transactions. The end goal is to make sure the government gets its cut.

"because of our world-class business climate and exceptional workforce"

You're going to be having a world-class water shortage, and I'm waiting with the popcorn to enjoy it.

"what information should be shared"

Ideally, none.

Germany, much less China, does not need to know about my surfing habits in France.

This sickness about sharing data is the beginning of the end of freedom and democracy. The NSA is running roughshod over everybody's rights and nobody is controlling it.

I absolutely agree that a country's citizen's activity should stay in that country.

The only data that should be shared is data concerning Interpol and global police operations - which have warrants to justify their activity.

"Afilias has ignored [..] our offer to let it tell its side of this story"

It doesn't need to tell it's "side of the story".

It's going to get the deal and that's all that matters to the Board.

“We have catching up to do very quickly,"

That is code for "The pork barrel is over here ! Come and get it !".

But RobinHood did block buying Gamestop

With no good reason and in contradiction with its stated goal of allowing its users to buy stock.

Brokerage firms are not entitled to choose which stocks they let their customers buy. Shouldn't there be sanctions for that ?

The right direction, but a rocky road ahead

Every. Single. Board. Member.

All of them not just elected, need to resign and get the hell out.

THAT will restore trust.

Better late than never

The eponymous pandemic has given automakers a serious wake-up call on the necessities of controlling all of the production chain.

They're reacting for their own survival.

"Investors appear not to mind the new restructuring plan too much"

Historically investors have never minded people being laid off.

They have, however, greatly minded the subsequent loss of revenue that happens more often than not.

"we remain confident in development of China consumption"

And that is the great strength of China, which has an interior market that dwarfs that of three continents on its own.

India is the only other country with a comparable population and, therefor, market size.

And the OHSG has pushed China to become technically independant with his hare-brained idiotic schemes.

The dragon has woken, and it is stirring. We will feel its bite sooner rather than later.

The horizon is starting to get a bit crowded on this deal

So Nvidia now has Australia (IIRC), Europe, the UK, China and now the US looking into the merger.

I think some people at Nvidia must be chugging aspirin by the tub now.