IBM still sell quite a lot of new IBM Z systems, certainly enough to produce new chips every couple of years. I think most systems are replacements rather than new deployments, but it's still a … (View Post)

Tehran is currently experiencing shortages of drinking water, so chaos could quite easily become worse than authoritarianism in very short order if government completely breaks down. (View Post)

They are short of water whilst trying to manage the problem. If government breaks down and nobody is managing the water they will be in a humanitarian crisis almost immediately. (View Post)

Trump doesn't care who runs Iran, he doesn't care how that government treats its citizens, he only cares what he can get out of a deal. You only have to look at Venezuela to see what motiva… (View Post)

The sooner the World can stop trading with these idiots the better. If they want to try autarky they are welcome to give it a go. (View Post)