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by shoshin
Mon Dec 24, 2018 1:33 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 24-Dec-18 World View -- Generational Dynamics analysis of the troop withdrawal from Syria
Replies: 185
Views: 315082

Re: 24-Dec-18 World View -- Generational Dynamics analysis of the troop withdrawal from Syria

Ok John, I'm the same age as you, and you're right, no sane HR person would hire either of us (I was a PhD in biotech). I would love to see you (or me) as a Walmart greeter, that would be a hoot. But I am confused by your thesis: (1) What happened to the US being the "policeman of the world"?You tol...
by shoshin
Sat Dec 22, 2018 10:25 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 21-Dec-18 World View -- China hackers collect data on hundreds of millions of Americans and Westerners
Replies: 5
Views: 11736

Re: 21-Dec-18 World View -- China hackers collect data on hundreds of millions of Americans and Westerners

Darn, you beat me to it! All the way through your piece, I was thinking, " aliens, aliens, ALIENS DAMMIT!"
by shoshin
Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:11 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 2-Dec-18 World View -- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to a 90 day moratorium in trade war
Replies: 41
Views: 39048

Re: 2-Dec-18 World View -- Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to a 90 day moratorium in trade war

Yes, everybody IS superior! There's a chapter in Harari's new book ("21 Lessons for the 21st Century") called "Humility." Did you know that the Abraham invented yoga? Yes, those poses are all derivatives of Hebrew letters! Among other delicious insights, it's a wonderful read.
by shoshin
Sat Nov 10, 2018 11:44 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Financial topics
Replies: 29822
Views: 15861608

Re: Financial topics

A Bear is coming...

http://xtrends.org/?p=9393
by shoshin
Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:03 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 9-Oct-18 World View -- UN: We have just 12 years to prevent global warming catastrophe
Replies: 40
Views: 34031

Re: 9-Oct-18 World View -- UN: We have just 12 years to prevent global warming catastrophe

John confuses horse shit (local catastrophe) with ecosystem collapse (systemic catastrophe). But that's ok, our lord and savior technology will redeem us....or something....
by shoshin
Fri Oct 12, 2018 5:20 pm
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 9-Oct-18 World View -- UN: We have just 12 years to prevent global warming catastrophe
Replies: 40
Views: 34031

Re: 9-Oct-18 World View -- UN: We have just 12 years to prevent global warming catastrophe

I prefer the Taleb, precautionary approach. Climate models and precautionary measures Joseph Norman†, Rupert Read§, Yaneer Bar-Yam†, Nassim Nicholas Taleb ⇤ †New England Complex Systems Institute, §School of Philosophy, University of East Anglia, ⇤School of Engineering, New York University Forthcomi...
by shoshin
Tue Oct 02, 2018 9:00 am
Forum: Weblog News Comments and Discussion
Topic: 13-Sep-18 World View -- EU Parliament censures Hungary for breaching 'core EU values'
Replies: 14
Views: 18566

Re: 13-Sep-18 World View -- EU Parliament censures Hungary for breaching 'core EU values'

Neither sanity nor statistics count with these people. But thanks for trying John.