Don DeBar's Blog

Q.- W hy does my Google Chrome browser not allow me access to presstv.ir ? A.- Your Google Chrome browser may block access to presstv.ir due to a "Your connection is not private" SSL/TLS certificate error , regional IP blocking (geo-restrictions) or corporate firewall rules , or corrupted browser cache data . While the U.S. government previously seized many of Press TV's American-hosted domains (like .com and .net ) in 2021, the channel continues to host its site under Iran's local .ir top-level domain. When Chrome blocks a direct .ir link, the issue is typically driven by technical security measures or infrastructure boundaries rather than an explicit browser ban. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Primary Reasons for the Block Security Certificate (SSL/TLS) Mismatch: Chrome requires strict compliance with secure browsing protocols. Because global certificate authorities face severe restriction barriers under international sanctions against Iran, Iranian state-hoste...

Q.- Consider AI. Look forward a decade (or 5 years, or 100). Imagine ownership of the techno-infrastructure and other essential IP becoming even more concentrated. Imagine the economy where this technology is fully deployed and almost every value-creating function is performed by it. What is the role of the entrepreneur in this economy? A.- In a fully automated economy dominated by concentrated AI infrastructure, the traditional entrepreneur shifts from building operational execution engines to identifying unsolved human friction, orchestrating autonomous agent networks, and stewarding community trust, identity, and shared purpose in a world where marginal labor costs hit zero. [ 1 ] The Shift in Entrepreneurship From Operator to Curator: You no longer manage people or code core systems. You design goals and constraints for autonomous AI swarms. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ] From Efficiency to Meaning: Routine optimization belongs to the machines. Value flows to ventures tha...