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- Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:25 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 3-Jan-11 News -- 400th anniversary of King James Bible
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4396
Re: 3-Jan-11 News -- 400th anniversary of King James Bible
Note, the linguistic genius, William Tyndale, (before being martyred by the Pope) translated and printed the Bible in English (1526-1536), a work which became the foundation not only of all English Bibles but also of the Modern English language.
- Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:29 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 14-Dec-10 News -- Medvedev warns on nationalist pogroms
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4366
Re: 14-Dec-10 News -- Medvedev warns on nationalist pogroms
... GDP vs taxes collected,... expenditures vs GDP ... tax income vs GDP ... tax income vs GDP ... They include government spending in GDP calculations. So, gov't spending vs GDP is a pointless comparison, and GDP vs taxes collected is misleading. A subtle point, government doesn't have income, onl...
- Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:29 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13702
Re: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
Above "Guest" is me.
- Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:19 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13702
Re: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
... doesn't GenDyn speak to group trends rather than individuals... Yes, John is pointing out ... characterization of the Gen X archetype ... I'm questioning the value of analyzing individual intent from the GenDyn perspective. It seems a bit like finding yourself in the path of a tornado and ponde...
- Sun Dec 05, 2010 11:55 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13702
Re: 3-Dec-10 News -- Iran/Arab relations roiled by Wikileaks
Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't GenDyn speak to group trends rather than individuals. Rather than whether Assange is a nihilist or a narcissist or a sociopath or whatever, it seems more relevant how everyone reacts to the information that is now in the open. His narcissism isn't even as relevan...
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:56 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 11-Nov-10 News -- Burma's junta scrambles to prevent unrest
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5801
Re: 11-Nov-10 News -- Burma's junta scrambles to prevent unrest
Burt, from my understanding, the "Crisis" events are primary in GenDyn, though the Awakening events often affect (or at least forshadow) the secondary characteristics of primary events(e.g. fault lines). Have you read John's paper, "International Business Forcasting Using System Dynamics with Genera...
- Fri Nov 12, 2010 3:39 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 1-Oct-10 News -- McDonald's threatens end to health benefits
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15326
Re: 1-Oct-10 News -- McDonald's threatens end to health benefits
And when nuclear fusion technology matures, it will become possible (if not economically feasible) to fashion extremely pure gold out of other metals. With mature nuclear fusion technology it becomes practical to migrate out into the galaxy too. You lost me, I understand how nuclear reactions make ...
- Fri Nov 12, 2010 9:44 am
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 1-Oct-10 News -- McDonald's threatens end to health benefits
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15326
Re: 1-Oct-10 News -- McDonald's threatens end to health benefits
With mining technologies growing by leaps and bounds and spreading to areas of the world only seen by "modern medieval" (or even neolithic) people, a new Comstock Lode could occur at any time. Most people don't realize this, but diamonds superior to those occurring naturally are now manufactured. An...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:51 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: American xenophobia on the Left and on the Right
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11305
Re: American xenophobia on the Left and on the Right
Factually and historically speaking, the most recent likely Christian equivalent of the current state of Islam is the Spainish Empire (of approx. 1500-1800A.D.). An earlier equivalent, would be "Northern Europe" (e.g. Germanic, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon) before the Reformation. Almost any historical...
- Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:04 pm
- Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
- Topic: 18-Sep-10 News -- Near-zero CPI hints at deflation
- Replies: 37
- Views: 22054
Re: 18-Sep-10 News -- Near-zero CPI hints at deflation
Under a fractional reserve banking system, banks create money by lending. These banks have capital requirements. Overstating the value of their assets (whether they be derivatives, foreclosed properties, expected returns on loans, etc.), essentially allows all sorts of mischief (e.g. leveraging the ...