The red button

It seems Russia is not winning ground as fast as it expected in Ukraine and the war is costing Russia around €18 Billions a day (estimate, sources unconfirmed). Additionally, Russia will face very serious financial liquidity issues tomorrow, when banks open - its sovereign debt has been graded as "junk", SWIFT access will be lost, there is already a bank run going on (on ATMs).

But Putin cannot lose this war, or his position will be in considerable jeopardy. Maybe even himself.

So, there is the risk that pressing a button and launching a nuclear strike on Kiev to announce a victory internally might be considered a feasible and positive solution.

Tyrants

"All through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always." - Mahatma Ghandi

Digitisation

"Today's Publico editorial is a war cry for the digitisation of the Portuguese economy, a reminder of the once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity ahead of us but also that the clock is ticking fast!" - Bernardo Correia, Google Country Manager (Portugal)

Complex

 "Simple rules produce complex behavior. Complex rules produce stupid behavior." - Andrew Hunt.

The nacidiots

The title is my free translation. The great article from Carlos Guimarães Pinto is here (in Portuguese).