Some new signs…

Recently acquired a multimeter made by China’s Wokin tools. Wokin is translated as 沃克 (Wòkè) by Google’s AI. Amazingly, the included battery was branded Pakko. Back in 2018, 7 years ago, I received a sign: Paco Soccer -the fictitious Pakistan footballer who scores amazing goals. The battery leaked almost immediately on unwrapping it. And I bought an Energizer Max to replace it, expires in mid 2030.

Some time before this, Pakistan confronted India using Chinese technology that beat India’s western sourced tech. Could the trade war between the US and China see a compromise? Foxconn recalled staff from India. Will Moslem nations fall out with China due to American pressure? Will China accept US energy tech and raw materials to power its (sabotaged) manufacturing economy?

Hard to get a handle on so many signs. If China plays supplier to anti-American nations, all will surely be lost for Israel. I predict that US-China relations will break down before EOY. Pakistan and other Moslem nations will suffer, leading to punitive retaliation from China, whatever that might be.

The focus will be on electronic goods and services. BTW Luckin coffee is opened in America. Lucknow, a region of India somewhat supporting Iran. India, enemy of China and Pakistan. Will China bring conflict to America via the India-Pakistan relationship? Expect regime change in Pakistan or India or both.

Sometime back, I predicted Apple turning into a niche supplier of high end hardware and software. As Trump would have it, this is a serious possibility, that Americans will buy Apple and rarely anyone else.

Don’t get me wrong, I love this iPad 10 but it could be my last Apple product. Apple’s failure to capitalize on generative AI is telling. Fancy computers could be a thing of the past shortly, as people clip them to belts, caps, wrists, or slip them into pockets. Tech is at a turning point and as it turns, expect economic shakeup, and new leaders worldwide. More later…

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Some time ago, Jesus said I would get rich from a ‘house’. I now have Oukitel (phone) and Wo-ke, which sound like Ohw-kayy which is Cantonese for house. I also own FiiO earbuds.

The Chinese name for FiiO is 飞傲 (Fēi ào)

“Flying arrogance”, translated into English. Poor translation. Maybe ‘unreachable’ or ‘untouchable’ is more what it means. I’m not sure when the 3rd and final ‘house’ thing will come by and strike me lucky. Nor have I any idea what it is.

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Retirement is being good to me. I purchased a cheap Dolphin calculator that can solve equations: matrices, vectors, calculus, trigonometry. I bought it because it was affordable and had a nice width to height ratio, with a sideways bulge towards the display at the top. Some spark printed ‘Be ready’ on the case, and dolphin, in Chinese sounds like open-swallow or hoi-tunn. Or John eating the little scroll from Gabriel. 

But mainly I’ve always had a good calculator handy. The last one suffered a battery leak and is ruined. God informed me that I would only need to budget for one more important thing. He didn’t say what. I’m guessing it may be a Garmin watch or cheaper equivalent. That will take saving for.

Kinda thinking I don’t much need a smartwatch. So the Garmin buy possibility is low. I have now got portable computing, communications, circuit testing, and Math equation solving.