Politicians Can’t Be Trusted – Ever
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Why do we bother to rub these issues in your face? Because it is the only way in which people can learn. We don’t scour the world for news because we are “Internationalists” or because we are masochists. There is more than enough dirt in the countries we live in. Then why? Simple. To demonstrate that the problem is global and requires a global solution. Yesterday we publish and article…
Politicians Can’t Be Trusted - Again
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In this little daily of ours, we have been repeating ourselves time and time again. This is necessary because only repetition supported by facts can get the message across. It is quite simple, really. Politicians can’t be trusted – again.
In March this year the Montreal Economic Institute released an interesting document titled “Who Spends More: Left or Right?”
The Institute tried to answer the question by analyzing spending patterns…
Algeria Will Be OK With an Oil Barrel at $71
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That’s a relief! Knowing that Algeria will be able to balance its budget if the oil barrel price remains over $71. But not $69.765, that would be a problem. And how about $69.872, would this do? We don’t know. All we know is that Algeria will be OK with an oil barrel at $71.
The Algerian newspaper Ech-Choroukreports in its article “A barrel at $71 is enough to…
It’s not Paranoia if People are Out To Get You
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We all know that governments can’t be trusted. This is an absolute certainty in an otherwise uncertain world. Strange, isn’t it? When the only thing you can absolutely trust is the distrust in your enemies. Enemies you said? Precisely. Enemies. Proof? Sure!. Read for example the article “The US intelligence agency NSA introduced a weakness in a cypher” the Slovakian newspaper SMEsk published today.
In summary, the RSA company (a giant…
May Apple’s Overconfidence be With You
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Apple came up with a new fingerprint biometric login system in the new iPhone 5s. About 48 hrs after the release of said gadget, the Chaos Computer Club hacked the system, or so the BBC News announced in their article “Apple Touch ID fingerprint tech ‘broken’, hackers say”.
The issue is that biometric security systems have always been doubtful, particularly fingerprints. They can be copied and reproduced with ease.
But…
Ignorants do not Monopolize Stupidity
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We woke-up today hoping it would be a good day. Not a chance. While browsing Google News we came across a small article about the latest vote in the Swiss canton of Ticino. As the Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune reports in its article “Anti-burka initiative: Swill canton set to ban full-face veil”, the people in that canton have indeed demonstrated that ignorants do not monopolize stupidity.
The Swiss, intelligent, civilized, cultivated,…
Venezuela Is the New Worker’s Paradise
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People writing articles in this site are all workers. Yes indeed, we work hard to achieve what we want. When we were young, we were dissatisfied with our working conditions and pay. As we grew up we were dissatisfied with our respective government’s responses to our needs. But then, a mermaid’s voice announced: workers of the world, unite! And we listened. And we were told of this magical place, this…
Lesson #034 - Who Watches the Watchers?
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Today we are going to analyze at the very fundamental level why a modern government, any modern government is deeply flawed. We can summarize this reason in a handy phrase: who watches the watchers?
IN THEORY
Theoretically speaking, any modern government is based on some degree of representation. The general idea is that a territory is divided into smaller regions and the people in these regions choose (elect) a…
Those Bad Chinese Artificial State Monopolies
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It is a funny thing. Yesterday communists were all about state monopoly of… well… everything. Today, the Chinese communists are in a hurry to dismantle all state monopolies, particularly the big one: Oil. Oh, those bad, bad Chinese artificial state monopolies!
In its article “A new round of anti-corruption reforms have been started targeting oil” the Chinese newspaper The Economic Observerpoints out that there is a new anti-corruption storm of…
