An interview with Cristian Pop, 7-dan (Romania)
Pentru cine nu este abonat la IGN Goama, reproduc aici un interviu cu Popic, aparut in numarul de azi 25 ianuarie 2009.
An interview with Cristian Pop, 7-dan (Romania)
Cristian Pop is Romanian amateur 7 dan, and former insei. He is one of the strongest amateurs in Europe. You may know him as “Solaris” on KGS
More about Cristian: http://senseis.xmp.net/?CristianPop
1. You had outstanding results in WAGCs several times. What do you think about this tournament? Is it a good idea to create a supergroup or add more rounds, so the final results will have less relation to SOS?
I don’t know much about tournaments rules, but my impression about WAGC- there we play 8 rounds and usually 2 rounds are very tough ( with Asians representatives) , 2 let’s say even ( with Americans, Europeans) and the rest very easy. Probably is normal to be this way, not sure. I would like, if possible, to meet all Asians representatives there or to have all rounds as tougher as possible, but for this probably we need a supergroup. To add more rounds probably is harder for organizers, need more days of tournament.
2. There are lot of Go teachers in Romania – you, Burzo, Florescu, Bajenaru and others. How do you think, is it correct to call people professionals, only because they make living by teaching Go?
Is a confusion here. When you earn the living money by teaching go, probably this is you profession so you can be called professional or maybe more correct teacher. But the confusion is between teaching and playing are 2 different things. Sure, to tech well you have to be strong enough to do it, stronger you are better you can teach. It is like we compare a math teacher with a mathematician – 2 different things. Can’t be compared.
So, in Europe I prefer to call this people teachers, not professionals.
3. Do you agree that some amateurs can be better teachers than professionals?
I agree, and we can see a good example in Japan. Mr. Kikuchi who is a top amateur, have one of most successful go school from Japan. many of his students become professionals. And sure many more example are in Korea where many amateurs have schools and where their students become professionals.
I think to teach well you don’t have to be very-very strong player. Need other qualities.
4. In several well-known professions it’s necessary to prove your pro status every 5 years. What do you think about using the same rule in Professional Go Associations? This system will bring more money to younger players.
I’m not the proper person to answer this question, is more an internal problem of Professional Go Associations. In my opinion this rule is a bit cruel to older professionals who will lose a part of their income. Sure they are weaker than younger professionals, but this is also older professionals merit. If they created a better generation of players they deserve respect and not only.
5. What do you think about the current EGC system? Is it necessary to change it?
I think so. too many strange things happened in the past years. US system looks most normal. 2 separated tournaments. One open and one championship between Europeans.
6. I also want to know your opinion on European Team Championship. I never saw Romanian team attending it, so usually it’s an easy
tournament for Russians. Why is your team, which can be considered as the strongest team in Europe ignore this event?
Is more a problem of federation. Our federation interest in this tournament was not so big, so they didn’t tried too much to make a team. And for players, to attend a tournament on their own expenses and also to gain nothing , i mean money, is hard. When our federation paid some travel expenses and gave the team some support (2-3 years ago in Bratislava ) we had a team at this tournament ( but there Russian team didn’t come ) and we become European champions.
Cand te loveste paranoia
Anul trecut, intr-un interviu acordat ziarului LA Times, Albena Spasova, reprezentantul Ebay in Romania, afirma despre Ramnicu Valcea:
“Nu stii in cine sa ai incredere acolo. Nu e sigur sa folosesti telefonul hotelului. Cand iesi, observi hackerii locali, in masini, cum te urmaresc. Agentii Serviciului Secret erau cei care s-au ocupat de cazare, astfel incat camera mea sa fie tot timpul langa a lor. Ramnicu Valcea, acest oras obscur, este unul dintre centrele globale ale fraudelor pe internet.”
Mie imi suna a paranoia 
Ma plimb ceva prin tara, dar paranoia asta nu am mai intalnit-o de prin anii ‘90.
Romania Libera de astazi prezinta un interviu luat Directorului de securitate al Ebay, Dave Cullinane.
Va prezint cateva extrase, semnificative dupa mine.
Numarul infractiunilor cibernetice este in crestere. Care credeti ca sunt cauzele?
Dave Cullinane: Una dintre cauzele pentru care numarul fraudelor online apare ca fiind mai mare tine, mai degraba, de faptul ca societatea a devenit mai constienta de aceste infractiuni, au aparut tot mai multe legi care lupta cu acest flagel, iar victimele le raporteaza tot mai des.
Un top realizat de Internet Crime Complaint Center, in colaborare cu FBI, sustine ca romanii sunt cei mai activi “escroci virtuali” pe eBay. Cat de reala este aceasta clasificare?
D.C.: E prea simplu sa dam vina pe un singur grup de oameni. Fraudele online reprezinta o problema globala si, din pacate, infractorii provin din toate tarile. Au fost descoperiti mai multi romani pe eBay deoarece noi avem o relatie buna cu autoritatile romane, ceea ce ne-a permis sa prindem mai multi infractori din tara dumneavoastra decat din altele.
De ce credeti ca cei mai multi infractori cibernetici din Romania isi desfasoara activitatea in judetele mai sarace din sudul tarii, cum ar fi Valcea sau Teleorman?
D.C.: E incorect sa generalizam sau sa punem o astfel de eticheta pe o regiune anume. Din 2003 – cand am inceput sa lucram efectiv in Romania – pana acum situatia s-a schimbat semnificativ. Numarul agentilor, precum si posibilitatile lor tehnice au crescut considerabil si asta se vede in rezultatele lor tot mai bune.
Afirmati ca posibilitatile tehnice ale politistilor romani au crescut. Pe de alta parte, reprezentantul dumneavoastra in Romania, Albena Spasova, a declarat intr-un ziar american ca in cele peste 10 drumuri pe care le-a facut in Valcea a gasit doar doi politisti insarcinati cu rezolvarea a 200 de cazuri de frauda, avand in dotare un calculator vechi de 9 ani, fara conexiune la internet.
D.C.: Din experienta noastra, putem afirma ca fortele de politie si resursele dedicate luptei antifrauda cibernetica sunt subfinantate peste tot pe glob.
Deci vedem 2 fete diferite, de la 2 reprezentanti diferiti. Mie mi se pare mai plauzibila versiunea lui Dave. Voua?
Versiunea completa a interviului o puteti citi pe site-ul Romaniei Libere.
Cu Orlando Nicoara despre Internetul romanesc
BrainTV.ro a publicat un interviu de 30 de minute cu Orlando Nicoara http://www.braintv.ro/internet/orlando_nicoara_despre_internetul_din_romania
Un interviu interesant, dar pacat, mare pacat ca Orlando a stricat tot aruncand cu candoare 2 cifre false:
- valoarea actiunii Google la lansarea IPO (oferta publica initiala) 100 Euro
- valoarea maxima a actiunii Google 500 Euro
Ambele cifre sunt eronate, valoarea de pornire a fost 100$ (aproximativ 75 euro), iar valoarea maxima a fost de 542$ (aproximativ 400 euro). Diferente cam de 25%, ceea ce pentru un investitor reprezinta diferenta dintre agonie si extaz
Acum eu stau si ma intreb ce fac cu restul ideilor: consider un +/-25% din ele?
Si inca un interviu cu Calin Fusu
Am mai dat de un interviu interesant, putin mai vechi, dar merita citit.
Un interviu mult mai relaxat, stil messenger
http://comanescu.hotnews.ro/ymterviu019-calin-fusu-neogen-despre-cum-face-el-bine-oamenilor.html
Interviu cu Calin Fusu de la Neogen
Dupa preluarea de catre doua fonduri de investitii a unei parti nespecificate din actiunile Neogen pentru o suma (din nou) nespecificata, dar presupusa a fi de cateva milioane de euro, au aparut din ce in ce mai multe interviuri cu Calin Fusu, fondatorul Neogen.
Iata un asemenea interviu in cadrul emisiunii Business Class de miercuri 13.06.2007 de pe The Money Channel. Interviul dureaza 26 de minute si se ating multe din punctele interesante pentru orice antreprenor roman pe Internet.
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