On the other hand, today's Perun: Nice angle on the Exploding Pagers - The value of supply chain security. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bvvo46jYFU (View Post)

Similar systems still exist in the UK, eg where rich people bring a maid with them who is treated as a slave, or where various types of labour are exploited. That's why we have laws about it. (View Post)

I think it's more likely that Russia will lose Manchuria, plus China will gain access to the Pacific, since Russia is firmly on the glide path to 3rd-World-Country-with-some-nukes status, and Ch… (View Post)

I get the impression that Rory Stewart quite likes being a post politics pontificator. And the podcast is (I assume) paid OK in some way, and if the network is in it's not-yet-profitable phase, … (View Post)

3 days, Shirley? At least that's what Vlad the Inhaler said before his army had 600k+ killed and wounded trying to achieve it. Obviously, he remains a Master Strategist. (View Post)