If nationalism is not important then why did your country fight back, why not just give up and let the invading army take over? They're all the same. Soldiers, athletes and supporters at the olympics not because they like sport, but only for their country's glory.
And you base this statement on what facts? Surely people become interested in sport and dedicate their lives to it to reach that level because they love their chosen sport and not some "countries glory" My country didn't fight back, I was a foreigner working there, and as a witness, I've seen plenty of people fighting, killing and dying because of nationalism. And it keeps on going in several places in the world... Those playing at the olympics have chosen to represent a country. Sports doesn't ask you that. At the end of the show, each country will count its medals and most will forget the very real people who got them. The winners will be countries. Real sports doesn't involve countries, I gave earlier the example of tennis at Wimbledon, that's real sports. |
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Satoshi Nakamoto cannot be a refugee. Refugees are poor, and they need to work long hours in difficult conditions to make it, whereas Satoshi Nakamoto must have had a peaceful environment for a long time to think about BTC and to create it. So he was a pretty well-off guy, but who should cares about his damned nationality? His creation doesn't have borders, let's not give him a birthplace to create some sense of location.
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I don't think bitfinex expects anything from the hacker who stole its millions. Like in a bank robbery, where the police expects information from a witness. Since hacking is silent and invisible (think one guy in his bedroom), their only chance is from a neighbor, or a relative, who suddenly sees the strange guy who was never going out, always staying in front of his computer, buying a Ferrari and hanging around with stacks of banknotes in his pocket.
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They're like war, really. Only without guns. Sport isn't nation against nation, it's athletes against other athletes. Let the best guys win, and let's forget the stupid, stinking, blood-tainted flags behind them.
Why stop at the olympics, why not football or any other major sport. How about the eurovision song contest lol A prime example of generation snowflake  p.s. there also several shooting events in the olympics that use guess what .... guns.  The olympics are the largest event so they should go first, but all sports which are nation-related should go too. I forgot one game involves guns, but that's minor, and it's not my point. I had never heard of a generation snowflake, I suppose you invented that, but I'm certainly not one of them. I'm not young and I've seen that nationalism can kill. I remember one of my best friend. I found him one evening lying in front of his house, dead with blood all around. Nobody has been arrested. The men who killed him are free. I don't think they will kill again because the war is over, but I imagine them watching the olympics and cheering for their national team. They're all the same. Soldiers, athletes and supporters at the olympics not because they like sport, but only for their country's glory. |
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Russia, USA, China.. where are the people in your talking here? Maybe they have rising economies, but people are hungry all over the world, how many poor people there are?
Very true. Poor manufacturing capacities and lack of entrepreneurs prevent Russia from rising, but that won't stop Putin, his best friends and some oligarchs to amass tons of money. |
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I would not give much importance to that study. Sure I've been reading it quickly, but from what I understood their estimate of a sales triple comes from the size of drug listings and the number of feedbacks each vendor had received. Those can be fake. We've seen that with restaurants and hotels in tourist guides. |
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When Vladimir Putin became President, Russia was effectively bankrupt as it owed more money to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) than it had in foreign currency reserves. Since then, Russia has achieved a virtual macroeconomic revolution to the point where it is one of the largest creditors of U.S. debt in the world. Its nominal dollar GDP has increased by more than a factor of six, and has the potential to reach more than $2 trillion by 2010. Russia would become the largest economy in Europe and the fifth largest in the world following the United States, China, Japan, and India by 2020 if goals would have been achieved.......
What`s the point of this thread? Saying what a great president Vladimir Putin is?  Russia has lots of resources and if there was no communism,Russia would be one of the wealthiest countires in the world. Yes, lots of resources, but the country is so poorly managed that it can only sell them raw. It's manufacturing which makes a country rich. Just look at China, South Korea or Taiwan. Is there a single Russian product which can compete with those of other countries? Somehow, Russia is like Saudi Arabia. As long as there's oil or gas to sell, the country's going fine, but when there'll be no more, it will sink. |
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why are there still marxists in 2016
I don't think all olympic fans are marxists. They're like war, really. Only without guns. Sport isn't nation against nation, it's athletes against other athletes. Let the best guys win, and let's forget the stupid, stinking, blood-tainted flags behind them.
It maybe is like war but the number of People dying is fairly small compared to a real war. Better a war in the sports Arena then in any city. Olympic games are around for so long, why end this Tradition now? Because the time has come. The USSR has failed, the EU is in turmoil, and all fascist statist organizations must go. The people enjoying the olympics are the same who enjoy military parades, or those who are happy to pay tax to make "their country" better, or those who want their country to be great. Olympic games were invented to make citizens proud. They're a statist propaganda tool, but I wish everybody to be ashamed of his citizenship. No more war, then. If every soldier, every athlete, every man and woman would be ashamed of his country, the world would be a peaceful place where everybody would be friendly with everybody else. Also, there would be much less tax, without all that spending. |
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What would be your advise to most Africans to Utilize Bitcoin.
As elsewhere, BTC is a smart way to keep some of your savings, but it's even more worthwhile in African countries which do not have a strong currency. But BTC will remain a difficult option for many in Africa because of poor Internet connections. |
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Competition and the desire to push limits is an innate human trait. It's obvious that something like the Olympics will always exist.
What shouldn't exist is the insane expense and political/financial backroom weirdness. Local taxpayers shouldn't be burdened with decades of debt for facilities that may never be used again.
Build a permanent setup in Athens and be done with it or have inflatable stadiums that go from country to country.
Sure, sport is nice and will always exist, and there's nothing wrong with private sponsorship. It's the sponsorship which wrecks the whole thing. I guess tennis has passed that level. There's Wimbledon or the french open, there are great shows where hardly anyone cares about the citizenship of the players. |
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What progress? What rise? I'll believe in Russia when I'll see a russian product I'd like to buy, but I've never seen a single one in my whole life.
Think about it. Can you name something russian-made that a westerner would be happy to own?
An AK-47, cheap, idiot-proof and super-reliable.  You asked... * * * But, seriously, there are indeed FEW Russian made manufactured products that consumers would want. If anyone believes that Russia is a seriously rising power (and it could be, many resources as mentioned above, and a low national debt), then perhaps a way to "play Russia" (make money) would be to go to eBay and/or Heritage Auctions and buy the below scarce Russian coins (as well as any other top quality Russian antiques or works of art that future Oligarchs might want): Russian 3 Rouble Platinum coins (1828 - 1845). Russian 6 Rouble Platinum coins (same years, VERY rare, VERY expensive) Russian 12 Rouble Platinum coins (EXTREMELY rare & expensive) At eBay search: Russia, 3 rouble, platinum The higher the grade (condition) of coin the better. An example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russia-Platinum-coin-3-Rouble-NGC-AU-55-1838-Rare-/232026549209?hash=item3605dc2bd9:g:uT0AAOSwEeFU2RUnAlso gold coins, high-quality antiques, etc. An AK-47? I don't want one. It's low-tech, short-range and totally outdated. Only poor Africans are still buying some nowadays, and maybe not for long as there are chinese AK-47 look-alike which are cheaper. Old coins? Well, that's only of interest to collectors, and I was asking about some Russian good which is being produced now, not some 200 years ago. |
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They're like war, really. Only without guns. Sport isn't nation against nation, it's athletes against other athletes. Let the best guys win, and let's forget the stupid, stinking, blood-tainted flags behind them.
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LOL!
"Brexit means brexit" I think she once said. "Out is out" said Boris. I guess the british politicians are giving their people a lesson in the art of being fooled. The sad part is that everybody will loose. Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Renault-Nissan, which has a huge factory in Sunderland said that all new investment is frozen till he'll figure what's coming next. From my own experience, the best divorces are the fastest.
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What progress? What rise? I'll believe in Russia when I'll see a russian product I'd like to buy, but I've never seen a single one in my whole life.
Think about it. Can you name something russian-made that a westerner would be happy to own?
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Some friends and I are considering using a bitcoin ATM to do some online shopping.
No, not for online shopping, it just makes no sense. The only way I see a BTC ATM could be useful would be at an airport. You've just landed, and you want to exchange some crypto for local cash. But the fee must be moderate of course. |
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Something got me wonder: Why are there terrorists?!
If we go through history, we see they never achieved anything at all.
I guess you've been reading history books a bit quickly. Nelson Mandela has spent 27 years of his life in jail because of his conspiracy to overthrow the state. He was a terrorist. The American settlers who revolted against british rule in the 1770's were seen as terrorists before they created a new country called the US. The french resistants between 1940 and 1944 were labeled as terrorists by the German rulers. The people who created Taiwan were terrorists in China. Nasser was seen as a terrorist by the french and the british... And those are just a few examples which came to my mind, there are countless others. Yes, that's what the history books say. But who, really, are the terrorists? For example. When government forces you to pay taxes so that you can't even support your family, then isn't government the terrorist?  You say that the government, the terrorists? The police, the terrorists? Army terrorists? Drunk neighbor terrorist ?! You are wrong. Terrorists are people who impose their conditions, by any available means. Using their own purposes, even murder. The objectives of the terrorists are always illegal and immoral. Mahatma Gandhi was declared a terrorist by british parliament in 1932. In Ireland, I know people who sincerely believe the british are terrorists, willing to impose their conditions by all means, including murder. There are facts to back up those claims. |
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I have a lot of interest in solar energy. I may get my own system next year, but I don't think I'd be willing to divide my electrical consumption between the computer and all the other electrical appliances. I suppose I'll just set up the best system I can afford with the goal to power all lighting and the fridge. Computer and electronics stuff will come next.
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That's interesting. Looks like a cheap and efficient service, but I guess it would be easier and better to open BTC exchange shops in most large third world countries.
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Something got me wonder: Why are there terrorists?!
If we go through history, we see they never achieved anything at all.
I guess you've been reading history books a bit quickly. Nelson Mandela has spent 27 years of his life in jail because of his conspiracy to overthrow the state. He was a terrorist. The American settlers who revolted against british rule in the 1770's were seen as terrorists before they created a new country called the US. The french resistants between 1940 and 1944 were labeled as terrorists by the German rulers. The people who created Taiwan were terrorists in China. Nasser was seen as a terrorist by the french and the british... And those are just a few examples which came to my mind, there are countless others. |
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Over the last 4 years I've been involved in the Bitcoin industry, researching digital money and stashing away Bitcoin. This year, business has reached a point where it is covering my monthly expenses with plenty left over for disposable income. At first I thought this was an opportunity to splurge on something fancy to celebrate, but I did the exact opposite - I sold everything I owned but the bare essentials. My entirety of my belonging fit into a suitcase and carry on and I cannot express how liberating this is. Truly, the things you own end up owning you. I've discovered less is more.
Although I've been a nomad since 2013, I've never gone full digital nomad until just now. Since 2013, I've lived in Saskatchewan, Sweden, Toronto, and now Montreal. I attribute this lifestyle to a combination of mobile and Internet technologies.
What I would like to do is invite others to discuss this life of minimalism and digital nomadship as I believe it is magnitudes more fulfilling than the traditional 40+ hour workweek.
So you've been living 3 years spending more than you earned? Hmm... I've been a nomad for 28 years, and I can't remember the days of my youth when I was working less than 50 hours each week. And I want to own! You just need to act sensibly so your possessions don't own you. It's not difficult. |
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