Zakaj so tuji investitorji za naložbe v podatkovne centre uporabili Francijo namesto Nemčije?

Na twitterju  (ja, X) se je razvila zanimiva diskusija po tem, ko je Macron napovedal, da bo Francija namenila 70 milijonov evrov, da pritegne tuje strokovnjake za umetno inteligenco.

Diskusanti so padli po Macronu in mu rekli, da je klovn, saj je samo en Amazon lani namenil 200 milijard dolarjev za naložbe v umetno inteligenco.

Nakar je Macron na odgovoril z grafom, kjer je pokazal, da je Francija prva na svetu po naložbah v podatkovne centre (glejte spodaj).

Spet je sledil odgovor, da to nima zveze s francoskimi investicijami v umetno inteligemco, saj gre za naložbi dveh tujih podjetij (iz ZAE in Kanade), ki sta kupili zemljo v Francciji, da bi investirali v podatkovne centre v Evropi.

No, in iz tega sledi naslovno vprašanje: Zakaj so tuji investitorji za naložbe v podatkovne centre uporabili Francijo namesto Nemčije?

Odgovor: Ker ima Francija za polovico nižje cene elektrike.

Zakaj?

Ker namesto vetrnic, sončnic in premoga 70 % elektrike dobi iz jedrskih elektrarn, ki proizvajajo najbolj poceni in najbolj nizkoogljično elektriko, kar je možno.

Je obnovljivim zelenašem zazvonil zvonec? Umetna inteligenca je danes to, kar je bil parni stroj za industrijsko revolucijo. Umetna inteligenca sloni na ogromnih podatkovnih centrih, ki so ekstremno veliki porabniki elektrike. Zamagovalke v tej tehnološki in gospodarski revoluciji bodo države z veliko ponudbo poceni elektrike. In to niso države, ki so vložile stortine milijard evrov v vetrnice in sončnice ter subvencije zanje, pač pa države, ki so vložile 10-krat manj v gradnjo jedrskih in hidro elektran (ki jih ni treba subvencionirati in ljudi ni treba siliti, da si na strehe postavljajo sončnice, v klet pa baterije).

Zamagovalke v sodobnij tehnološki in gospodarski revoluciji bodo države z jedrsko in hidro energijo. Ostale države čaka usoda držav, ki so tehnološko in industrijsko revolucijo prespale ali bile hendikepirane (denimo z nesuverenostjo ali ideoologijo).

Epstein, Rotschildi in Wall Street

Epstein je bil fixer za Wall Street

Med drugim za Rotschilde:

Edmond de Rothschild Group was in trouble. It was the end of 2015 and, after months of turmoil, the Swiss private bank owned by a branch of the Rothschild dynasty was closing in on a multimillion-dollar settlement with the US Department of Justice for its part in helping rich Americans hide their assets.

Behind the scenes, the group’s French chief, Ariane de Rothschild, had tasked Jeffrey Epstein and the lawyer he had introduced her to, Kathy Ruemmler, with closing the deal.

“45 mio [million]?” de Rothschild asked Epstein in a December 2015 email exchange. He replied that, counting a $10mn fee for the lawyers involved and $25mn for him, “I think you will find that . . . all less than 80 pretty good”. “Deep thks for your amazing help,” de Rothschild answered.

Days later, the US DoJ announced a $45mn settlement with Edmond de Rothschild.

Vir: Financial Times

Bolna družba: Ko pedofilija postane normalna in družbeno sprejemljiva

Tudi jaz sem se pred leti, ko se je ruski predsednik Putin v tistem zelo dolgem govoru razgovoril o “satanističnem pedofilskem kultu”, ki obvladuje zahodno politiko, zgolj skremžil v nejeveri in prepričanju, da Putin pač v tej informacijski vojni z Zahodom temu ustrezno manipulira, da bi okrepil svojo domačo pozicijo. No, potem pa so začele curljati podrobnosti iz Epsteinovih dokumentov – o pedofilskem turizmu na njegovem otočku, o kanibalizmu in okultističnih praksah. In potem se je lista zahodnih elitnežev, ki so sodelovali v teh pedofilskih, kanibalističnih in okultističnih praksah samo še daljšala. 

In zadeve postajajo še bolj zaskrbkujoče zaradi dveh stvari. Prvič, zahodni mediji poročajo o tem zelo zelo previdno, pri čemer z izbiro besed zmanjšujejo pomen naštetih praks. Pedofilijo označujejo kot “odnose z mladoletniki”, posiljevanje deklet označujejo kot “spolni odnos z mladoletnimi ženskami” itd. Kot da bi novinarji dobili zelo jasna navodila, kako naj pišejo o tej temi. Enako kot so dobili navodila glede poročanja o izraelskem genocidu v Gazi. Glede na to, da je bil Epstein izraelski agent in da je vodil dejavnost na svojem otoku kot “Mosadovo izsiljevalsko tovarno“, postane zadeva lažje razumljiva.

In drugič, sumljivo je, da so zahodni politiki glede tega tako tiho. Nihče ne črhne besedice obsodbe teh dejanj, Nekateri nižje rangirani politiki pa te pedofilske spolne prakse normalizirajo – torej utrjujejo teren za družbeno normalizacijo teh moralno zavržnih in kaznivih praks. 

Recently I attended Putin’s press conference in Moscow. He started talking about how the West is run by a Satanic Paedophile cult. Honestly, I thought, “ok, steady on. I know you’re at war. But that’s a bit too much.” Turns out he was right. I mean, I’m sure the Russians have an excellent intel network around the world. And he knew.

But its not just the Epstein thing. I mean, that’s sick. Its as bad as it gets. But its not just that. The degeneracy runs right through British and European policy making. Both domestic and foreign. They are just not acting in our peoples interests.

Honestly I realised some time ago. That I’ve been an idiot these last few years. Trying to argue that the war in Ukraine is not in British and European interests. But then I finally realised that I’m arguing with degenerates. That’s what the British and European policy makers are. Degenerates. They simply don’t care about the future of British and European peoples. And what do you do about that?

Po Golobu obrat v desno?

V leto volitev smo vstopili z izrazitim razkorakom med pričakovanji iz leta 2022 in realnostjo političnega upravljanja danes. Takrat je Robert Golob kot »nov obraz« na levi sredini simboliziral obrat k racionalnosti, strokovnosti in depolarizaciji. Štiri leta kasneje pa se je v javnosti nagrmadil občutek razočaranja – ne le nad posameznimi politikami, temveč nad splošno neučinkovitostjo njegove vladne koalicije.

Obljubljene strukturne reforme so ostale nedokončane ali zgolj na ravni zavrženih osnutkov. Zdravstveni sistem se ni približal ciljem boljšega dostopa in krajših čakalnih vrst, davčna reforma ni, kot je obljubljaala, razbremenila dela s prehodom k obdavčenju premoženja, učinkovitost javnih sistemov se ni izboljšala. Rezultat je rast javnega sektorja – tako v številu zaposlenih kot v plačah, ki so se v povprečju zvišale za okoli 10 %, medtem ko so se v gospodarstvu povečale za polovico manj.

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“Prevroči” klimatski modeli in škoda zaradi pretiravanj v interpretacijah

[Steven Koonin speaking, calm and measured tone, addressing an audience]

Steven Koonin: “The scientific community has misrepresented the science in order to push policy goals on an unwilling public.”

[Cut to Andrew Dessler, visibly agitated, voice rising, gesturing emphatically — he appears frustrated and raises his volume]

Andrew Dessler: “That is fucking bullshit! … You are criminals! The people who say this are criminals for misrepresenting the science and endangering the public by denying reality!”

The specific lines in the clip do appear in the broader context of the Soho 2022 debate, where tensions ran high over how climate science is communicated and interpreted.

Celotna razprava:

Epstein je bil ruski agent

Here is the proof Epstein was a Russian asset:

  • his girlfriend was the daughter of a Mossad agent
  • one of his best friends was Israel’s lawyer
  • another of his best friends was a former Israeli prime minister
  • he met with the current Israeli prime minister
  • a senior Israeli spy would stay at his house for weeks at a time
  • a friend invited him to bring his girls to Israel
  • he fled to Israel when he was charged with sex crimes against a minor
  • he was pictured wearing an IDF shirt
  • he was funded by pro-Israel fanatics
  • he worked for the Rothschilds
  • he donated to pro-Israel student groups
  • he was responsible for the Wexner group’s “pro-Israel philanthropy”
  • he supported Israeli settlement projects
  • his friends were all Zionists
  • he scathingly referred to non -Jews as “goyim”
  • he was involved in Israeli diplomacy efforts
  • he brokered security deals for Israel
  • he aimed to profit from regime changes in the Middle East
  • a former Israeli intelligence officer said he ran a honeypot for Israel
  • his business partner confirmed he ran a honeypot for Israel
  • one of his victims confirmed he ran a honeypot for Israel

As you can see, all of this was done for the benefit of Russia. There is no other explanation.

O (ne)koristnosti letnih poročil podjetij

Bine Kordež

Nedavno sem pregledoval tipično letno poročilo precej velike slovenske gospodarske družbe. Letna poročila družb morajo vsebovati opis poslovanja družb skupaj z računovodskimi izkazi in nekaterimi drugimi zakonsko določenimi vsebinami glede na velikost družbe. Letno poročilo je na eni strani namenjeno internim uporabnikom za kontinuirano spremljanje rezultatov družbe, predvsem pa različnim zunanjim deležnikom, ki si na osnovi podatkov iz letnega poročila oblikujejo sliko o perspektivah in finančnem položaju družbe.

Zaradi novih in novih zahtev in predpisov letna poročila največjih družbe presegajo že tudi 300 strani, a vsebinsko pomembnih za uporabnike je mogoče največ kakih 50 strani, pa še ta se izgubijo  v vsej množici podatkov, pogosto pa kake ključne informacije celo manjkajo.

Zunanji uporabniki so predvsem obstoječi in potencialni vlagatelji v družbo, ki potrebujejo  podrobnejši vpogled v finančno trdnost družbe in zanesljivost finančnih izkazov, kar mora pri vseh srednjih in velikih družbah potrditi zunanja revizijska družba. Dodatno jih seveda zanima tudi videnje vodstva družbe o bodočem razvoju, perspektivah in tveganjih s katerimi se soočajo. Finančna trdnost je ključen podatek tudi za partnerje družbe kot so banke, dobavitelji, kupci in drugi, da lažje ocenijo zanesljivost in dolgoročnost poslovanja s to družbo. Potem pa imamo še splošno javnost, tudi razne analitske službe, ki jih zanima predvsem vsebinski del poslovanja in podatki, ki to prikazujejo.

Zaradi pomembnosti letnega poročila, so vsebine predpisane z zakoni, standardi in raznimi drugimi predpisi. A uporabniki in tudi pripravljavci poročil ugotavljamo, da so poročila vse obsežnejša, vse daljša po številu strani, vsebujejo vse več in več raznih predpisanih vsebin – na drugi strani pa so vsebinsko vse bolj prazna. Zajemajo desetine strani raznih obveznih podatkov o družbi, ki jih praktično nihče ne prebira in ki skoraj nikogar ne zanimajo. Vsebinskih poročil o položaju družbe na trgu in o njenem premoženju pa je vse manj in še ta se izgubijo in jih je težko najti v obsežnih pisanjih o nepomembnih podrobnostih. Kot se radi izrazimo, lahko v poročilih prebiramo podrobnosti o posameznih drevesih, vse manj pa je celovitega opisa gozda. Seveda pa so formalno vsa pisanja v skladu s predpisi.

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Evropski “voditelji”: Samoškodljivi bedaki, ki ne znajo strateško razmišljati niti vladati

Kishore Mahbubani, singapurski diplomat, geopolitični analitik in akademik; med drugim dvakrat stalni predstavnik Singapurja pri Združenih narodih (1984–1989 in 1998–2004) in predsednik Varnostnega sveta ZN v letih 2001 in 2002:

The quality of mind of European leaders has gone down very badly. And they have no understanding how the world has changed fundamentally and how 12% of the world’s population who live in the West can no longer impose their will on the rest. That is what’s happening. We are seeing the birth pangs of a new order before our eyes.

And incidentally, many of the failed states we see in the world today, whether it’s Libya or Syria or to some extent Afghanistan and Iraq, these are the result of unnecessary Western interventions for which the West has never been held accountable.

And I want you to know that 88% of the world who live outside the West are not stupid. So when the West comes along and says, “Gosh, we are so saintly and virtuous, and the rest of the world, please become like us,” we look at them… when you see an emperor with no clothes.

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As a European I’m actually grateful to Kishore for saying this: he expresses a view that almost everyone in a position of power outside Europe has, but that few dare say.
As a result, people like Macron or Mertz believe – wrongly – that they’re admired by their peers outside Europe when it’s simply not the case: they’re largely seen as self-harming fools who can’t think strategically nor govern properly.
Nothing worse than a fool who doesn’t realize everyone is quietly mocking them behind his back. Kishore is doing  the decent thing by stating the truth plainly.

Epstein, zaton zahoda in moralni propad elit

What is at stake is no longer who “visited the island” or who “caught a ride on Epstein’s plane.” What is at stake is the fact that networks of this kind only exist when they are backed by deep institutional protection. There is no ritual pedophilia, no human trafficking on a transnational scale, no systematic production of extreme material without political, police, judicial, and media cover. This is not conspiracy: it is the logic of power.

From this point on, the West can no longer hide behind the idea of gradual decline. It is not merely cultural degeneration or a loss of values.

It is something darker: an elite that operates outside any recognizable moral limits and yet continues to govern. People directly or indirectly involved with this world continue to decide elections, wars, economic policies, and the fate of entire societies.

If there is anything positive in this moment, it is the end of naivety.

It is no longer possible to pretend that the system is “sick but recoverable.” What remained of the Western (anti-)civilizational project has been corroded from within. What comes next is still uncertain – and will be contested by all possible and necessary means.

But one thing is clear: after Epstein, nothing can continue as before. Anyone who acts as if nothing has changed either does not understand the gravity of what has come to light or is pretending not to understand.

Vir: Lucas Leiroz, ZeroHedge