Kanthan's Blog

Be careful what you wish for

Friday, 3 June 2022

One of the questions we should always ask ourselves is "what if we get what we want?"

Let me give you some examples.

Many people wanted Donald Trump impeached as US president.

I’m calling BS on this ‘loadshedding’

Monday, 16 May 2022

...why would “loss of generating capacity” kick in only between 17h00-22h00 every day and be perfectly functioning for the other 19 hours? Especially as by 17h00, most businesses are shutting shop for the day, turning off their heaters / air conditioners / heavy machinery?

Explainer: Why does Russia now want payment in rubles?

Saturday, 23 April 2022

For decades, Russia has been selling natural gas to countries in Europe.

Initially, those countries would pay Russia in their own currencies (Example: Germany using Deutschmarks).

In the modern era, those payments have been made in Euros.

This year, after Russia began its “special military operation” inside Ukraine, member countries of the European Union imposed economic sanctions against most Russian products, but left the door open for members to continue buying natural gas from Russia.

When incompetent journalism has financial consequences…

Friday, 22 April 2022

Two days ago, Netflix posted its first quarter results for this financial year. The share price plunged 31,5% — the biggest one day fall in over a decade.

If you want to know why, consider these headlines:

Finland and Russia... "It's complicated"

Thursday, 21 April 2022

Finland’s government is toying with the idea of joining NATO. And the decision will be made in weeks, not months, according to Prime Minister Sanna Marin.

Is the Shanghai lockdown really about COVID?

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

There are some interesting words in the English language. Take the case of the verb “shanghai”. The word is derived from the name of the city on the east coast of China.

In the late 19th century, there was frequent shortages of sailors willing to crew ships to far off destinations, so ship owners would drug sailors and haul them on board. By the time they became woke, they were already en route to China and could not get off, hence the phrase “I was shanghaied”.