Indian government wants to ban Child Porn

Indian government wants to put in regulations on the use internet. Then they will be able to restrict access to any site. The reason given for this is "Child Pornography".

I think that this is a fake reason. Internet is self-regulated. Anyone, who has searched or seen porn on the internet, will tell you that there is no child porn on the internet. Should someone keep such a video, immediately there is hue and cry from other viewers. So the maker of that video is literally forced to take down the video.

"Banning child porn" is an excuse used by many governments including India to put in more controls. Under the guise of preventing child porn, the Indian government can now block any site. More powers to government means lesser freedom for individuals.

People should oppose Indian governments "Child Porn restriction", not because they are for child porn, but because this rule is a trick by government to usurp power at the cost of Citizen's freedom.

First Deflation, then hyper-inflation

Now (Aug 2015) we are seeing deflation. The proof is

• Falling Copper prices. Copper is also known as Dr. Copper. It tells us the state of world economy. When consumption of copper falls, it s price falls. Falling consumption of goods is deflationary.
• End of real-estate boom in China. China is the production hub of world. If Chinese are not buying factories and houses, then it idicates falling consumption (deflation) in the world.

During deflation stock, real-estate and commodities fall in value. So intelligent investors move to cash, bonds, gold, silver, etc in a deflation. During this period, the dollar will grow stronger. The deflation will last between 3 to 12 months.

Governments cannot tolerate deflation because tax revenues fall. Also most governments are heavily indebted. Defaltion makes paying back debts difficult. So governemnts will try every trick to counter deflation.
Governments will essentially increase money supply (by reducing interest rates). The tsunami of money supply ultimately ends deflation and causes high inflation. During hyper-inflation, cash and bonds loses in value. So intelligent investors move to stocks, real-estate, commodities, gold, silver and other hard assets.

Prepare youself for this roller-coaster ride.

Father's Day

Today is father's day. Express your love to your father, if when you were young, your father

• Never hit you.
• Never threatened you.
• Never raised his voice with you.
• Also did not allow your mother/anyone else in the family to abuse you.
• Ensured that at least one parent was with you always till you reached the age of five.
• Did not impose his will on you, but helped you to choose a career of your liking.
• Negotiated peacefully with you.
• Apologized for his mistakes.
• Regularly took feedback from you regarding how he could do better.

If your father, did not do the above actions, then he is just another abusive person. This is just another day for you. Don't bother expressing thanks/love to these abusive fathers. By expressing love/thanks to an abusive father, you will be insulting all fathers.

Financial markets in next 18 months

Today is 12-June-2015. How will the financial markets behave in the next 18 months. Here is my prediction.

The FED is tightening. So stocks will fall during the next few months. Once the stock market has fallen significantly, there will an cry for next round of QE. Central banks all over the world will release trillions of dollars. This will cause a spike in the price of stocks, gold, silver and commodities. Inflation all over the world will rise for essential commodities like food. Prices for non-essential products (Mobiles, TVs, etc) will fall, because people are spending more on essential commodities.
To profit during the next few months short the stocks; or remain in cash to avoid losses. To profit after the stocks have crashed, go long stocks, gold and silver.

BJP crippling RTI

RTI, in India, has exposed many frauds. It has limited corruption of bureaucrats and politicians. RTI was brought about by Congress. Now, BJP is trying to cripple RTI. Reference.

This proves that BJP is as corrupt as Congress, if not more.

Do not support Net Neutrality; it is anti-market.

When I purchase a laptop, the laptop vendor gives me a deal e.g. USB internet dongle at 50% discount provided I use it for minimum 6 months.
When I purchase a phone from my operator, the operator gives me a discount and low EMI provided I don't change the operator for next few months.
Different businesses join together to offer better deals to their customers. It is normal; it is not an exploitation of customer; it is not big-business killing small-business.

Similarly, Airtel can offer a deal for facebook users; Vodafone should be able to offer a deal for BlackBerry/Google users; and so on.

Net neutrality means all network traffic to be created equal. So these deals from Airtel and Vodafone will become illegal.
The government should not interfere with market. Let the free market decide. If most customers want net neutrality, Telecom operators will be forced to offer the same.
Net neutrality means lack of freedom for Telecom operators and hence customer. Net neutrality means more rules and regulations to govern Telecom operators. Net neutrality means more power to government, instead of market.

Do NOT support net neutrality.

Theist vs Atheist vs PK

A theist says, "I believe in my God."
A atheist says, "There is no God."
PK says, "Universe exists; so there must be a creator. I don't know anything about this God."

Theist

A theist says "This is my God. I have full faith in this idol/picture."
The theist worships his/her God with enthusiasm e.g. pujas and various other rituals. An example of theists are followers of "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" mission.
A theist hates any intellectual discussion on topics like, "What proof do you have that this idol is God? Where does you God reside? Why cannot we see your God? What will your God do if I don't pray? Will my work get achieved, if I just pray, but perform no action?"
Advantages of being a true Theist:

1. He/She will not over-indulge in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex and many other vices.
2. He/She can usually quieten his/her mind easily by throwing all worries on his/her God e.g. "Bhagwan ki marzi", "May thy will be done", etc.

Disadvantages of being a true Theist:

1. He/She usually pesters the people around him/her to do the same rituals, even if they are not theists or theists worshiping a different idol.
2. He/She is usually easily exploited by so called religious leaders or so-called saints because most Theists is not intellectually sharp.

Atheist

An Atheist says, "I know for sure that there is no God." He/She does not (willingly at least) perform any significant rituals, prayers, etc. He/She usually makes fun of Theists as being stupid. He/She would with friends say, "Why is God hiding? Is he afraid? Did God create humans or did humans create God?"
Advantages of being a true Atheist:

1. He/She is usually logical and intellectually sharper than an average person.
2. He/She is usually successful in material world because the material world is based on contracts/deals and not on faith.

Dis-advantages of being a true Atheist:

1. He/She usually indulges in vices like over-indulgence in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex, etc.
2. He/She usually does not get true love/respect from friends and family members, because all these people around him/her are aware of his/her low morals.

PK

PK says, "This beautiful Universe cannot be a product of some accident. There has to be an intelligent creator. This creator is God. So the Atheist is wrong." Also, PK adds, "The idol/painting that Theist worships was created by human mind. All religions were created by humans. All rituals, religious practices were created by human mind. I am comfortable with acknowledging that I don't know God. Hence I don't need any idol/painting, religion, ritual, etc to calm my mind."
Advantages of being a PK:

1. PK does not waste his time in rituals, worship, etc.
2. PK is logical and intellectually sharper than an average person.
3. Success is usually easy for PK in material world because of his sharper intelligence.
4. A PK with high morals will never over indulge in violence, drugs, extra-martial sex and other vices.
5. PK is able to quieten his mind with logical introspection and doesn't need the support of an idol or religious practice.
6. PK cannot be exploited by religious leaders or so-called saints, because he is able to see their tricks.

Dis-advantages of being a PK:

1. Unless PK has high morals, he will have all disadvantages of an Atheist (vices and lack of love).
2. PKs are rare; so most people don't know of PK; they think that the world has only Atheists and Theists. So most people mistake PK for either confused or ignorant or plain Atheist.

In my opinion, few people are true Theist or true Atheists. Most people are ignorant or confused i.e. they have not given enough time and thought to this issue.