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Indeed, what is at work in the recent return of realism is the revenge of geography in the most old-fashioned sense. In the 18th and 19th centuries, before the arrival of political science as an academic specialty, geography was an honored, if not always formalized, discipline in which politics, culture, and economics were often conceived of in reference to the relief map. Thus, in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, mountains and the men who grow out of them were the first order of reality; ideas, however uplifting, were only the second.
And yet, to embrace geography is not to accept it as an implacable force against which humankind is powerless. Rather, it serves to qualify human freedom and choice with a modest acceptance of fate. This is all the more important today, because rather than eliminating the relevance of geography, globalization is reinforcing it. Mass communications and economic integration are weakening many states, exposing a Hobbesian world of small, fractious regions. Within them, local, ethnic, and religious sources of identity are reasserting themselves, and because they are anchored to specific terrains, they are best explained by reference to geography. Like the faults that determine earthquakes, the political future will be defined by conflict and instability with a similar geographic logic. The upheaval spawned by the ongoing economic crisis is increasing the relevance of geography even further, by weakening social orders and other creations of humankind, leaving the natural frontiers of the globe as the only restraint.
So we, too, need to return to the map, and particularly to what I call the “shatter zones” of Eurasia. We need to reclaim those thinkers who knew the landscape best. And we need to update their theories for the revenge of geography in our time.
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My view is that relations between countries in the coming decades are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with other countries rather than other factors. Quite obviously, power will continue to play a central role in global politics, as it always does. But usually there is something else behind conflicts. In the 18th century in Europe, the issues to a large extent involved questions of monarchy versus the emerging republican movements, first in America and then in France. In the 19th century, it involved states identifying themselves through nationalism. In the 20th century, ideology came to the fore, largely, but not exclusively, as a result of the Russian Revolution. We had fascism, communism and liberal democracy competing with each other. Well, that’s pretty much over. Liberal democracy has come to be accepted, in theory at least, around the world, if not always in practice. So the question really is what will be the central focus of global politics in the coming decades? My argument remains that cultural identities, antagonisms and affiliations will not only play a role, but play a major role in relations between states. The full interview is here.

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Every citizen in the City of Richardson will be able to access 756 Kbps of internet connectivity for free, from anywhere in the city. They will be able to access the internet from their homes, schools, restaurants and parks using standard wi-fi connections which are now installed on almost every notebook computer. That is almost as fast as many so-called high speed broadband connections that one pays dearly for today, and several times faster than the various hotspots at your local coffee shops. And I should note that the tax-payers of the City of Richardson are not paying one penny for this, and in fact are going to see additional revenues as a benefit. ... At the beginning of this letter, I suggested that this would be one of the fastest worldwide rollouts of a technology ever seen. It was just 20 years ago that the first cellular systems were being built. The rollout for mesh wireless systems is going to make that look slow. There are several reasons I make this assertion. But they all center on the facts that installing mesh systems will be cheaper and easier than any previous system and the economics in both the developed and especially the developing world will be so radically compelling. Throw in the fact the any astute politician will want to be at the front of this parade (They will all want to say, "I was the man who helped bring free internet to everyone!") and the groundwork is laid for rapid deployment. In Richardson and elsewhere, MeshLinx is offering the basic infrastructure for free. This avoids all the time consuming, political budget battles in the cities. When a service is offered for free, much of the mandated competitive process is eliminated. Next is the low cost of installation of the system. As noted above, Richardson is a city of roughly 100,000 people living in 27.4 square miles. It will "only" cost about $2,000,000 today to lay the wireless blanket I mentioned above. It will cost a great deal less in the future, as MeshLinx is building the pods at a pace of 100 a month today. The maximum output of the US pilot assembly line is 500 a month. When the demand exceeds this (and it will in a very short time) discussions have been held to move volume production to China. Of course, the world will need tens of millions of pods. The cost for a pod will be a fraction of today's cost, with that installation number for a city like Richardson soon being half (or less) the cost of today. What does that $1 or 2 million get you? The infrastructure to be an internet connection, telephone, security, entertainment provider and a whole lot more company. As noted, it will get cheaper as the number of pods being made each month rises, thus lowering their costs dramatically. This technology does have scale. The cost of physically putting up a pod is not a large part of the equation, as you simply need to run a power line, attach a few bolts to a mount on the side of a building or light pole and then off to the next point. Think about the 40,000 homes and businesses in Richardson. If and (hopefully) over time when 10% decide to pay $50 a month for 10-20 Mbps high speed internet access you could see a revenue of $2.5 million a year just from internet access. Now add in all the other income possibilities (phone, entertainment, security and don't forget advertising revenue on the free service!). Think about your town or country. What would service like this be worth? If you are a small city that does not have high speed connections available, how many businesses that could bring jobs do not come your way because they need reliable communications for their work and their employees? If you are in a developing country, where internet access is difficult and expensive, it will open whole new vistas. Couple that with the various programs which want to give cheap laptops to kids in poor countries, and you could see significant social progress in a generation. Here is the link.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Paobilai

This post should be read as the un-edited version of my thought-stream during the last twenty-four hours.I am still trying to fine tune what I have discovered so far.

In my yet to publish monograph,I am trying to be a little innovative in deploying variuos usage of 'lai'.I am trying to use the term 'chitlai' as to mean vitamin.'Chi' is world of nutrient and 'chit' is the world of nutrient oscillated.Now.the newly constructed term is exhibited in a canvas together with 'lai'.So,what do we get from that canvas?Definitely,the 'life-force' making the 'chi' oscillated.The logic behind this premise is that the nutrients,by themselves,are mostly useless in isolation.When they are acted upon by vitamins (and other hormones) they become useful.

In the same way,we put 'Pa','Po' and 'Pi' in a canvass together with 'Lai'.('Pao' is the usage-induced abbreviation of 'Pa' And 'Po').

At this stage,anybody could interject that we are skipping a logical step,if we are to go aligning with 'Chitlai'.

But we are going further into our study by assuming that 'Pitlai' is equivalent to 'P'+'Po'+'pi' lai.We are excluding 'pe' because we are studying a subject in Pakhangba quadrant.

We are also forging ahead without waiting for the meaning of 'pitlai'--we reserve it for further study later.

Now,we are zeroing in for our kill--'Po'.

The rational behind this is that we have already a widely discussed prophesy--"Po ahum chainani".

Should we discuss the logical connection between 'Paopilai' and the prophesy,"Po ahum chainani"?

We have four 'Po's.

1) A tiny force or energy empowering the formation of equally tiny 'eco-system'.

2) Another tiny force giving protective shield to a subject of its choice.

3) A third tiny force empowering a tiny flight.

4) The force or energy which enables a subject to hold a tiny object without any accident.

It seems to say that we should start with 'tiny' level.Like,simplest of theses,the subsequent,anti-theses and ultimately,the simplest syntheses.

The eco-system might be in its most basic stage,thereby having a reservoire of energy to haul itself for a shortest of the short flight and,thus, capable of providing a bare protective shield to any subject it might choose.

But these tiny forces should always primed themselves in a 'chainaba' status.To acoomplish what?

To hold tiny objects,meaning the basic principles,without any accident whatsoever.

Seen in this light,the prophesy--'Po ahum chainani'--reveals itself in a completely different dimension.I cannot remember this properly--is it 'Koubru Laiji' which is connected with prophesy?If so,we need to analyze it further in the context of basic precepts and principles of a revolution.

Now,it is the time to answer the question--should we discuss the logical connection between 'Paopilai' and the prophesy."Po ahum chainani"?

'Paopilai' is the web of stories tightly woven around the gem,namely,'Pitlai'.

'Pitlai' is the life-force enabling the three 'Po's to constantly prime themselves in 'chainaba' stutus.

'Pitlai' is the life-force enabling the three 'Po's to stick to the basic principles.

To my mind,it is not difficult for anybody to understand what 'Pitlai' is if they go through the brief discussion on 'Chitlai' at the beginning of this post.

Going this far,we definitely discern that three things follow:

1) Only the individuals who constantly work hard to live upto the high standard demanded by 'Pitlai' could remain in the fray.

2) Such individuals are likely to coalesce in some form of a system which enables them to work together--efficiently,responding to any developing situation without any loss of time and without any accident whatsoever.

3) Only the system thus formed should be able to stick to the basic principles and carry on the revolution further.

From my personal perspective,I always wonder why our Architects should go about weaving such a web of stories around their important precepts,like 'Pitlai'.Why not presenting to us their precepts in a clean and direct manner?

But,next moment,I remember the terms 'Cheina' and 'Cheitheng'.

It is impossible to fully understand the terms if we ourselves do not try live through the dilema of our Architects.All their lives our Architects wanted 'chei's(documents) but had to manage without single one of them--what a painful experience that might be.My point is that they wanted to put down all their precepts in neat 'chei's but they could not do so because if they did so,all the precepts would get destroyed.They wanted 'chei's but could not get any one of them--thus,'cheina' and 'cheitheng'.These two terms are organically linked with our Architects.They might,as well, be the defining characteristics of our 'Tala Ngasung'.

Whenever we come across 'cheina' and 'cheitheng' we need to elevate ourselves to the new level so that we all can renew our bonding with our Architects.

Despite all of the above,I am still wrapping this post up with two minds.One moment,I think that it would be easy to get to know 'pitlai' if one starts it with the comparison with 'chitlai'.

The next moment,I ask myself if 'pitlai' would shock people.

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