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"Johnson, Gove or Raab as PM is ‘horrific’ prospect" - politico.eu/article/boris-… ... oh, yes ... take Raab, a definite step backwards from Theresa May ... food banks, it's all about the cashflow is reminiscent of children trying to mistakingly use new "big" words in sentences ->
X : Who do you think should win the Tory contest?
Me : The only sensible candidate in the line-up is @RoryStewartUK followed by a not so distant second of @MattHancock followed by ... nah, my telescope isn't that powerful. Alas, sense is unlikely to govern this contest.
... instead I suspect the contest will be mainly governed by fear (of which there is much to be fearful) and we will end up with Boris as the only character with the charisma to stop Farage, followed shortly afterwards by a Boris / Farage pact. It will be "horrific".
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X : Do you think Amazon should be broken up?
Me : No. This is not a case of market abuse or failure but a case of out competing others.
X : What about the dangers of Amazon dominating everything?
Me : Everyone can be beaten. Amazon included.
X : But how?
Me : There's no magic plan or step by step guide. You need to outplay them, you need to be a better player.
X : I suppose you're going to say I need to learn mapping?
Me : You need to find the path for yourself. I use maps, you can use whatever you fancy.
X : What do you think my chances are?
Me : Without maps?
X : Yes.
Me : Next to none.
X : You would say that. And with maps?
Me : A tiny bit more i.e. almost none. Maybe you'll hit it lucky.
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HPE buys supercomputing provider Cray for $1.3bn
hpe.com/us/en/newsroom…

Descarteslabs builds #136 fastest super computer on AWS for $5k medium.com/descarteslabs-…

... this is up there with IBM buys RedHat.
X : Do you think it's a bad acquistion?
Me : Oh, people forget just how long the long tail is, how much inertia can drag things out 20-30 years. It's not a future position play but it can be a sensible revenue replacement play. Don't forget ... synergise the bejezzus out of it.
X : Synergise?
Me : Squeeze that revenue, cut those costs and return that capital. You can buy a lot of time (dividends and buybacks) to keep the street happy with that game.
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X : Isn't the solution to have electric cars that no-one owns? More utility models for transportation.
Me : It's a helpful solution but be wary of digital subscription models and further embedding social inequality into transportation. Lots of gotchas down that path.
i.e. take a look at what is happening in China and consider a future where your "social score" is based upon how much money you have or more aptly inherited. That will be the Western model if we're not careful.
The next election will be at a critical crossroads, a real battle of "the many not the few" where all the games of association, narrative and misdirection will be played. It'll set the tone for generations.
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