HFT in the Banana Land
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HFT in the Banana Land
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#2I wonder if there's a business in offering to fly a swarm of large drones in the Fresnel zone of the customer's choice.
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#3UK - Europe
This tells a lot. :)
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#4UK - Europe This tells a lot. :)
"Europe" here refers to the continent, which the lands of the UK clearly are not a part of. It does not refer to the European Union.
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#5brackets overload
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#6UK - Europe This tells a lot. :)
"Europe" here refers to the continent, which the lands of the UK clearly are not a part of. It does not refer to the European Union.
The point is that only UK citizens simplify that to "Europe" instead of saying "Continental Europe". Also, it is strange that they only exclude themselves, not Scandinavia or Iceland.
This is really a political issue. Here in Germany nobody would ever think of excluding UK when talking about "Europe". The same goes for France, Belgium, and so on. And nobody would ever have to explicitly say "European Union" just to make clear that they also mean UK. Of course UK is part of Europe! We have deep historical, cultural and political connections, let alone the massive economic interrelations - as depicted in the article.
Their strange view is a pity, and we can only hope that the UK politicians will change their view - either by understanding, or by being replaced with more sane politicians in the next elections.
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#7"inhabitants of the Western world need to realize that the tallest structures they can see in the landscape are the face of what may be a new kind of God: finance."
Oh come on, so much drama for a slick lean tower in sparsely populated land, barely visible to anyone but local fishermen.
Compare it to, say, this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar
This is a very prominent military installation that spoiled shortwave communications for years, and nobody dared to say a word against it.
If the choice is between Ares and Hermes, I am choosing Hermes.
(Disclaimer: I am a trading software engineer).
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#8I wonder if there's a business in offering to fly a swarm of large drones in the Fresnel zone of the customer's choice.
Unless you also have a way of recharging them...
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Europe" here refers to the continent, which the lands of the UK clearly are not a part of. It does not refer to the European Union.
The point is that only UK citizens simplify that to "Europe" instead of saying "Continental Europe". Also, it is strange that they only exclude themselves, not Scandinavia or Iceland. This is really a political issue. Here in Germany nobody would ever think of excluding UK when talking about "Europe". The same goes for France, Belgium, and so on. And nobody would ever have to explicitly say "European Union" just to m…
I think many people in the UK admire the Swiss and Norwegian models of participating in the "European project". The country retains sovereignty and only implements laws that suit its citizens.
I have to say I am surprised by your comment, as it assumes that politicians are responsible for their country's perspective on Europe? Surely it is the other way round, and the politicians have an obligation to represent their citizens' viewpoints fairly and transparently - regardless of whether it is seen as palatable by the bureaucrats. It does seem that some EU politicians (read: Merkel) are only discovering this right now.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
"Europe" here refers to the continent, which the lands of the UK clearly are not a part of. It does not refer to the European Union.
The point is that only UK citizens simplify that to "Europe" instead of saying "Continental Europe". Also, it is strange that they only exclude themselves, not Scandinavia or Iceland. This is really a political issue. Here in Germany nobody would ever think of excluding UK when talking about "Europe". The same goes for France, Belgium, and so on. And nobody would ever have to explicitly say "European Union" just to m…
> Here in Germany nobody would ever think of excluding UK when talking about "Europe"
Ask the French. :)