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).

Maria José Morgado on the corruption in the Portuguese society

 A great interview (in Portuguese). 

From the Lord of the Rings

"So do all who live to see such (dark) times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us" - Gandalf