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Proton -- the VPN outfit -- announced today a new, secure, cloud collaboration feature. I used it already. Very nice and, if I can believe Proton, very secure. I put up a spreadsheet that I can work on with my virtual assistant. Changes show up immediately so the other person can see. Saving is...

For English AND Russian speakers, look in Phuket, Thailand. This is a "far out" suggestion. Here in Thailand, I see often news about Russian "tourists" arrested for working here in Thailand. The police enjoy enforcing a law that allows only Thai citizens to work most occupations. Many Russians...

In countries where it is not illegal to use a VPN (Virtual Private Network), you might still face legal problems if you use a VPN to access some information the government doesn't want you to access, or to spread information the government doesn't want spread. Maybe tax information or banking...

Seems to me there is a huge business opportunity there. Either for a fixed assortment of actual "off the shelf" products, /or/ for an artificial intelligence application to the problem. I remember when drawing up wills was a major source of income for lawyers. Every will must be custom...

Mr. @jafo and I both see a huge market opportunity for "trust" and "privacy". Not just write posts about it, but actually provide it as a service. (Which is what Hawala does/did.) I wish I could come up a way to turn that "hole in the market" into a product or service for sale. The best I've...

Practical and useful tactics ... thank you, @DarkRevoMan for that post And now, this funny comment about Hawala: Cleaning out old files of papers today, came across this. Just one sheet of paper printed from the Internet, yellowed with age, maybe 20+ years ago. No idea at all of the source, but...

Bravo ! Excellent concept. And I suggest it might be improved and put to practical use right here on the OCT forum. Instead of looking at collective statistics, look at age (as a range) of each individual who posts here. We already are shown avatar (worthless), number of posts, number of stars...

Thanks for posting, but without evidence, that is just a bald assertion. You may be correct. I'm hoping you will provide some evidence to backup to your assertion. According to the post (referred to at the top of this thread), social surveillance DOES exist in Iceland now. Are you suggesting...

Agree 100%. But this question: What happens when your passport is about to expire? You walk into your nearby consulate/embassy citizen services, and they ask for your digital ID number? What to do then? Exactly. But this question: You know that. And likely everyone who follows this forum...

I've been using VPN's for about 25 years. Mullvad has been consistently good for ease of use, uptime, and customer service. I don't always use it, but I always have it installed on my computer, ready to go. However, some years ago, I started getting a few error massages from web sites, "We...

A recent blog post claims Australia and Iceland are quickly coming under control of Chinese Social Credit tyranny. Canada, too. Is it true? Or is the post just more “fear P**N”? If true, then a lot of readers here on OCT will be doing a major re-modelling their offshore arrangements. (I have...

Stocks, eh? But on the chart, there was no dip in stock valuation, 1929-1939 when the stock markets crashed all around the world. So I wonder. And the chart covers 200 years of massive industrial expansion, never before seen in human history. I doubt very much that trend can be extrapolated...

Thank you, @Sols, for taking time to write those thoughts. I think you are correct on all points. I don't like to read it, but you are correct.

1. On such topics as these, this is one of the best forums I've ever found. (I won't try to define or explain "such topics".) Alas, it is a forum ... and all forums restrict exchange of ideas in various ways, some of them unforeseen. 2.And ... I'm looking for more variety. Other points of...

The answer to that question is worth a lot to people who want or need to understand languages. Maybe someday I'll figure out a way to "monetize" my experience. If you have any suggestions for doing that, @AndyAresa, please let me know and maybe we can work out a trade so you can get answers to...

Good observation, @DeepDrilling. Very good. Why so many, many, views? Any thoughts? My own speculation is that as "the state" clamps down on most kinds of productive activity, everywhere, smuggling (of all kinds) will become a productive and profitable activity. Productive, but, of course...

Correct, @wellington, but the point is something that holds value and can be moved easily. Isn't that the definition of "bearer assets"? Fishing boat can used easily almost anywhere (near water). Not looking for big money in bad times. Just looking to hold some value, and maybe put food on the...

So, what are practical ways to get acquainted with "bearer assets". Say, for EUR 10,000. Or maybe EUR 100,000. And what about EUR 1,000,000. What are possibilities to convert fiat into "bearer"? Or crypto into bearer? Gold, silver, of course ... but that's heavy and very "noticeable"...

@jafo - Usually I appreciate every one of your posts and read them carefully to get the meaning between the lines. And, as a fellow master curmudgeon, I very much appreciate your "attitude", too. Alas, that post above is clear as mud. Trying to be helpful to others, @jafo's "Onion" link above...

I second that motion.