[FRIAM] Fwd: We just launched Russian Asset Tracker, most complete database to date

[Steve Smith]

I did some work with a couple of Ukranians maybe 6-8 years ago who were 
phenomenally competent and motivated and clever.   I got the strong 
sense that "relaxed constraints" was a strong accelerant for their 
capability/motivation.    The project was roughly designing 
no-rectangular LCD panels (and the video/GPU hardware to drive them) to 
be used in a geodesic dome tiling. Who knew Ukraine actually had their 
own LCD design/manufacturing capability?  I haven't been able to raise 
them since the current nonsense started but mutual colleagues have heard 
that they were "OK, considering"...   Their offices are in Kiev... they 
are likely doing advanced skunkworks resistance projects in their labs 
right now...   one is ethnically Russian but likely aligned with his 
Ukrainian friends and colleagues (raised in Ukraine himself).

I gave the Russian a copy of Martin Cruz Smith's "Arkady Renko" 
detective novel: Wolves eat Dogs 
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolves_Eat_Dogs> when he was visiting 
here around 2014.    The conceit behind the story and title is way to 
apt to today's events in that region and the Russian/Soviet-Ukraine 
relations.   FWIW, I believe his mother or grandmother is Santa Clara 
Native and his father Russian descent.   You will recognize his more 
famous novels/movies - Red Square/Gorky Park.  He also wrote Stallion 
Gate (story of Manhattan project from the perspective of a San Ildefonso 
pueblo member as driver for Oppenheimer) and December 6 (story of the 
beginning of the Japanese-US theater war from the perspective of a 
Gaijin young man raised IN Japan by his missionary parents/friends).



On 3/22/22 1:33 PM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>
> Think of the outsourcing of work that goes to countries like Romania 
> (IBM, Google, etc).
>
> I don’t agree with the article that Ukraine is necessarily a toxic 
> asset.   It could be cheap labor to someone like Musk with his relaxed 
> constraints..
>
> Build anything you want, anywhere you want.  Lots of motivated people.
>
> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Marcus Daniels
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:08 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: We just launched Russian Asset Tracker, 
> most complete database to date
>
> One of the good things about the situation is indeed to pry Europe off 
> fossil fuels.    If I were in Europe, I’d certainly throw some solar 
> panels on my roof and buy a heat pump.   If the EU govts. aren’t 
> completely insane, there will be generous tax breaks for that.  And 
> they are even making Tesla Ys right there in Berlin.
>
> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Marcus Daniels
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2022 12:01 PM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: We just launched Russian Asset Tracker, 
> most complete database to date
>
> For example, the Kyiv Independent and The Guardian have English and/or 
> US targeted versions.   I wonder if RT is the same in the West as it 
> is elsewhere, esp. within Russia?
>
> It does seem impossible that Russian citizens are so tightly sealed 
> from information; it is hard to believe the government censoring 
> technology is so comprehensive.    Certainly, within the U.S. one 
> would find millions of people that have turned their brain off from 
> available evidence:  The Fox News viewer.
>
> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Sarbajit Roy
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:46 AM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group 
> <friam at redfish.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: We just launched Russian Asset Tracker, 
> most complete database to date
>
> For anyone who believes that Russians are brainwashed by Putin 
> propaganda / unaware of the reality of their national situation post 
> Ukraine, or unable to publish inside Russia
>
> https://www.rt.com/russia/552333-russia-ukraine-conflict-benefits/
>
> NB: This Rusian author's assessment is very similar to our own .. ie. 
> if you read between the lines.
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 2:36 AM glen <gepropella at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>     Bullshit, Gil. It may be common to shitpost on whatever fora you
>     normally attend. But please don't do it, here. ... Or, fine. Do
>     it, here. But know what you're doing.
>
>
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