Question: In a world dominated by totalitarian central bank digital currencies (CBDC) that are backed by universal biometric ID and pervasive surveillance - the power of hackers is...?
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“On a planet that increasingly resembles one huge Maximum Security prison, the only intelligent choice is to plan a jail break” ― Robert Anton Wilson, Cosmic Trigger 2
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Press TV, the Iranian equivalent of the BBC, announcing that Iran will use bitcoin as part of its import settlement system. It will export bitcoins and import things barred to it from the U.S.
"Can Iran and the US re-engage after the election?" - Webinar with Asia Times columnist Pepe Escobar and renowned Iran expert Mohammad Marandi (October 28 2020)
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Exxon to Slash 14,000 Jobs Worldwide as Oil Demand Drops
Exxon number of employees: 74,900 (2019). How long until bankruptcy?
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The iPhone peaked in 2017. Apple has not had a truly original idea since 2007. Their supply chain is highly exposed to a predictably worsening china/us trade environment. Magical times ahead!
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#Art of the Day
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How An Economic Hit Man Operates:
- Identify 3rd World Country With Valuable Resources
- Arrange Huge Loan To That Country From The IMF
- Give Bankers Corporations This Loan Money To Build Infrastructure.
- Poor Country Defaults On Loans
- Bankers Claim Valuable Resources
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Why Some Memories Seem Like Movies: 'Time Cells' Discovered In Human Brains (npr)
If you fall off a bike, you'll probably end up with a cinematic memory of the experience: the wind in your hair, the pebble on the road, then the pain. That's known as an episodic memory. Researchers have identified cells in the human brain that make this sort of memory possible, a team reports in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The cells are called time cells, and they place a sort of time stamp on memories as they are being formed. That allows us to recall sequences of events or experiences in the right order.
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Richard Werner: Today’s Source of Money Creation
Shifting from Central Planning to a Decentralised Economy - by Richard Werner
Paper presented at the 14th Rhodes Forum: Dialogue of Civilisations Research Institute, Panel 2: Economic Alternatives when Conventional Models Fail, Rhodos, Greece, on 1 October 2016
Richard Werner - ECB wants to become the only bank in town
Conversation with Prof. Richard Werner
Richard Werner on digital currencies, from https://twitter.com/professorwerner
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"Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes"
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Levelized Cost of Energy and Levelized Cost of Storage – 2020 (Lazard)
Lazard’s latest annual Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis (LCOE 14.0) shows that as the cost of renewable energy continues to decline, certain technologies (e.g., onshore wind and utility-scale solar), which became cost-competitive with conventional generation several years ago on a new-build basis, continue to maintain competitiveness with the marginal cost of selected existing conventional generation technologies.
