In 2006 I decide that I wanted to leave my home country. I wanted to try hard and make some space for me in the world (well, the tech-world). I was really tired of being paid fuck all, dealing with a country driven by old-and-hard-to-die politicians, not seeing any foreseeable future in front of me. I made a decision, and I started working towards my leaving (I finishing uni, so this required a bit of planning). ...
I borrowed the title from a guy who kickstarted all of this. Thanks Ariya ;) I’m leaving Betfair. I owe a lot to this company: for a bit longer than a year I have had the pleasure to work with smart, enlightened, knowledgeable people from which I learned loads. Leaving was definitely not an easy choice. The only thing didn’t happen, is that I didn’t become a proper punter: I just learned that even something sounding “boring” as betting on sports, can actually be a very big challenge in terms of the technologies involved. Even more, if you try to do it in the Betfair way: with million of customers, all constantly hammering the servers to make the most out of their money. ...
Good Jobs Here at Home Ending Bad Habits I wish I had such a President: I don’t know if he is really going to do what he says, but at least he says correct and agreeable things.
A dear friend of mine made me think about what I wrote in this previous post about the Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Christmas Speech. I’m sure that, who follows regularly my blog, knows, or at least has an idea, of what are my Political beliefs. But, just for the sake of being sure that no one gets insulted, I’d like to specify few simple facts: * I don't hate the American People, I actually like them very much * One of my oldest, but not doable, desires is to get a Master in USA * I hate the America's Politicians and their decisions of the last years * I think it's fault of those politicians if the World has now as major fear "Terrorism": they needed it to make more money out of the status of perpetuals fear * I don't hate Jews and I believe that a big part of the Israeli People are against the War * I believe that Israeli politicians are nothing but just controlled puppets in the hands of America's Politicians, who tries to get more and more control over the Middle-East through Israel * I believe Israel creation is a crime made by the British, despite the world was just going out of a terrible war: the lesson was never really learnt * I believe Jews that lives in Israel are, for the majority, not involved in the "willing" of doing any war against any race: most probably Muslims and Israeli would live in peace easliy if they were not ruled by criminals * I do have [hope](http://www.detronizator.org/2008/11/05/while-we-will-be-sleeping/) in [Obama](http://www.detronizator.org/2008/11/05/the-butterfly-effect/): I hope this man can, leap after leap, bring USA to a change Hope this clarify my position: the only people that should get upset for what I say are too powerful to care about me…
What just happened will have consequences in the whole World, I’m sure of this. If either for Good or Evil, we still don’t know. We can just hope. But that’s the key: Now there is Space for Hope again! In the meantime, I must say, I have Very High Expectations.
The most powerful Man in the World will be chosen. Our own future will be chosen. And we cannot participate to this: just watch the TV or sleep over it and accept the news, that tomorrow will meet our sleepy mind. Good Luck [Obama](http://www.barackobama.com/index.php)!
I strongly suggest to see this documentary. It will help people understand a lot of things about “how” things actually works in the [en:World Economy], why we trade Money and… why [en:USA] holds in its hands the balls of the World Economy. Or, doesn’t it? The Day of the Dollar Roel van Broekhoven (Backlight 2005) The documentary is in [en:Dutch] with English subtitles.