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Thought of the day: Alphabet = Civilisation

13 Mar 2022 1 minute read 0 comments VVoytila

I will keep this as short as possible. In fact, I have made this blog just to accommodate this post and others like it. Ever wondered why languages like French, German and English use multiple letters to represent a single sound? Part of the reason f...

Why did Russia Invade Ukraine

26 Feb 2022 1 minute read 0 comments OTcrypto

Putin's agenda has been set since his rise to power in 1999, and all comes from his dismay at the collapse of the Soviet Union during the 1990's which, in his eyes, undermined Russian security. The break-up of the Soviet Union into the current Easter...

Western Inept Leadership vs Putinist Totalitarianism

26 Feb 2022 3 minute read 8 comments rah

Assuming we survive this catastrophe that is unfolding I wonder how history will judge the ineptitude of western democratic leadership. Sanctions don't work - ask the Iranians some time. In March 1936 Nazi Germany sent soldiers into the demilitaris...

Can You Pay Your Taxes With Wood You Find in Your Backyard?

21 Feb 2022 13 minute read 2 comments Probs Cheatin

Tally sticks, circa 1299, showing accounts of the bailiff of Ralph de Manton of Ufford Church, Northampton (https://www.bbc.com/news/business-40189959) Would you believe me if I told you that a group of people were able to buy a large portion of own...

Putin, Russia, NATO and Ukraine.

5 Feb 2022 1 minute read 3 comments rah

Unless you have been living in the clouds you will be well aware of the escalating tensions in Ukraine? Russia fears the ever increasing expansion of NATO and its regional implications. It argues that after the Cold War NATO was as obsolete as the Wa...

Review of The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant

4 Feb 2022 3 minute read 1 comment powersjo

The Legend of the Monk and the Merchant is written by Terry Felber and this version of the book has a foreword by Dave Ramsey. The book is a short, fictional story portrayed as a grandfather tells his grandson about his life as a merchant. The grandf...

Vote Now: Yay or Nay for WW3?

27 Jan 2022 3 minute read 1 comment Remil

Everything indicates that Vladimir Putin of Russia will invade Ukraine during the first week of February, when the world's attention is on the Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Europe is bound to react with severe sanctions at the minimum, at least i...

The Crypto News Round-up: December 23, 2021

23 Dec 2021 1 minute read 0 comments coinpass Global

  MicroStrategy Considers Lending or Putting Mortgage Against its Bitcoin Holdings The CEO of Microstrategy, Michael Saylor, mentioned in the company’s investor day with shareholders that they could loan some of their Bitcoin holding to a trusted co...

Historic inflation, the European Union and the United States in danger and Bitcoin

19 Dec 2021 7 minute read 4 comments Doortoblockchain

In this article I want to talk a little in a not very deep way because in reality this would need a great analysis but if laying down the ideas to reflect on these 3 issues that are actually very related. Lets start by the beginning. After the 2008 c...

Frederick the Great: Tactical Genius or Lucky Opportunist? (Part 3/3)

19 Dec 2021 10 minute read 6 comments Dan_

Part 3: Exercising strategic advantage Portrait of a young Frederick The Great wearing colourful dress and a breastplate. Part 2 covered the relevance of Frederick II’s experience on the Rhine, as well as his actions in the Herstall incident, and li...