Re: Pearls Before Swine: Uncle Is Not Good With Money

On Sat, 11 Jan 2025, Lynn McGuire wrote:

This is the truth! In the 2 big cities, things are ok, but have a look at the russian country side, and the anger is increasing in proportion with the bodies that are sent back from Ukraine.
 There is a reason why russian soldiers from the country side are stealing kitchen and bathroom equipment. Russia is bigger than Moscow and St Petersburg and when the country side farmers and serfs get angry, it is game over.
 Also note that russia has a hollow defense. The wagner guy almost managed to take over Moscow without any resistance.

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Do you think that Putin can launch nukes if he wants to ?  I have read that the Russian general in charge of the nukes will not take Putin's orders.

No, I do not think so. I think there are at least several people between Putin
and the button.

I have never been in Russia or Ukraine.  I used to sell my Chemical Engineering process simulation software in both before the war shut me down. Most, if not all, of the Russian / Ukranian / German pipelines, compressor stations, and natural gas treating / processing facilities were designed using my software.  My agent, a Russian university professor, has left Russia and taken his family out.  They tried to go to Germany but were denied access.

Were you able to help him? Where did he end up in the end? A member of a team i
mgmt was let go after I terminated my consulting gig, due to having a double
swedish/russian passport. There are many good russians who the current
catastrophy has punished. In his case, I was a reference for him and gave him
very good references and reviews, so all finished well with a new job after 3-4
months (out of 3 where paid vacation) and a salary that was 30% higher than in
his previous job. =)

I have been in Europe many times, even lived in London for a while.  I still have customers in Germany, Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway, and a couple of others.  I sell my software all over the world.

You are a good businessman! I have 1 small piece of software, and a
systems-creation in the form of lab environments for students, but I only sell
it in one country to a few schools.

Lynn
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