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mathewi
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The Many Faces of You
“"on Facebook you're in a long extended Thanksgiving dinner with everyone you ever knew" http://nyti.ms/aTUFCy”
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Japan Goes From Dynamic to Disheartened
Economists are pointing to Japan, which has been trapped in low growth and deflation, as a dark vision of the future for the West.This business writer wants to paint a very gloomy picture. For several years they have been in deep denial. The business editor has only just noticed that the snake-oil Chicago has been peddling does not cure the problem. The problem has been recognised by the coasts for most of the decade. I have been trying to bring it to your attention for a few years.
Japan has a profoundly conservative culture. Under extreme pressure they Innovated some creative exports in their recovery from the second world war. They have lost those, not by losing the skills or the methods but by forgetting what the innovations were. They learned that good cheap beats cheap. And forgot that cheap comes first. Their products are good but not cheap. They learned that products need features with controls. They then forgot that the controls need to be self explanatory. They learned about Industrial productivity and have been forgetting about community productivity.When the old died they had learned reactionary economics and found they could not make them work. Theirs and ours are crises of solvency, not of liquidity. It does not matter how much money the banks can loan out if people cannot pay the rent on that money. Any business that can be stolen by the Chinese will be stolen. The only thing they cannot steal is a constant flow of new ideas. As soon as it is not new it will be gone.
For two centuries we have been the best intellectual property thieves in the world. We lost that and have fallen on hard times. -
robertgorell
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85
“[“The length of the coastline, in a sense, is infinite."] Benoît Mandelbrot, R.I.P. http://nyti.ms/aCy0RG” Case in point.
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drmstream
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Death of a Fulton Fish Market Fixture
“A life out of a William Kennedy novel: Death of a Fulton Fish Market Fixture - http://nyti.ms/bm1E0I”Nothing to add to what I have said.
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sherigurock
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Going Cheney on Climate
“A relatively balanced assesment of climate change (and climategate) by Tom Friedman - "Going Cheney on Climate" - http://bit.ly/8JZmvd”Nothing to add to what I have said.
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Chris Brown
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West Virginia Sues Over Mountaintop Mining Limits
“West Virginia Sues Over Mountaintop Mining Limits - http://nyti.ms/aiTFYJ This is such a shame-mountntop mining is killing people & the env”It looks like The administration will fight. If they do they should win.The case is very clear and against West Virginia. This is a political ploy by their governor.Some Democrats are far better than others.
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shaunabe
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Japan Goes From Dynamic to Disheartened
“Changing views of the future - Japan Goes From Dynamic to Disheartened - http://nyti.ms/aWHj4g”This has been a ten year process. It should not be a headline now.We know their condition and the cure. The pain will have to become much more profound before they or we will take that cure.
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Confronting Income Inequality
Economics was founded by moral philosophers, and links between the two disciplines remain strong. So why won’t economists make judgments on the gap between rich and poor?
This one has. I think he is correct.
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The Rage Won’t End on Election Day
The radical right’s anger is becoming less focused, more free-floating and more likely to claim minorities like gays, Latinos and Muslims as collateral damage.
Let them rage. We just must not let them act. Placating their tin god will not mend the situation. The other actions they are in favour of will only make things worse for all of us.
The very rich are safe until the money goes away. It will if we do not make income for all. There can be no special salvation from this trap. -
symtym
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The Magical Properties of Everyday Numbers
“The Magical Properties of Everyday Numbers - http://nyti.ms/cvaGyI”"Magic by numbers" is by far the better title to this pleasant little piece. I am glad I read it. There are real properties of numbers and this misses them. That is precisely the authors point.
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Joe
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Confronting Income Inequality
Economics was founded by moral philosophers, and links between the two disciplines remain strong. So why won’t economists make judgments on the gap between rich and poor?Professor Frank's argument is weak but his conclusion is sound.Luxery goods are the only thing that is saleable in this economy.we makers of things cannot make our money on volume.
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WhatDebPours
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California Farmland, Known for Its Drinks
“Interesting article from a "travel" writer on a visit to Anderson Valley: California Farmland, Known for Its Drinks - http://nyti.ms/cwvgjL”I would like to live there. I would rather live with you. As far as I can guess I cannot do both. The wine people will not go where the grape does not grow.
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mpdwarka@yahoo.com
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Arvo Pärt, the Sound of Spirit
“Arvo Pärt, the Sound of Spirit - http://nyti.ms/9oLZP4”New music to me. I will listen for it. You will probably have to demonstrate.
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The Many Faces of You
What you tell your best friend may not be what you would tell your boss. Online social networks are finally realizing that.
They do not yet sufficiently empower the user. I so very much want to have your words and your touch. I will do nothing but write here without your invitation. -
jswijim
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Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85
“Benoît Mandelbrot, Novel Mathematician, Dies at 85 - http://nyti.ms/aCy0RG”What we have is his published work.
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Adin
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The Magical Properties of Everyday Numbers
“Interesting questions posed in this Op-Ed: The Magical Properties of Everyday Numbers - http://nyti.ms/cvaGyI”No and yes. The seven divides evenly into the lunar month The ten is the fingers. It is profoundly reinforced by decimal notation. India seems to be responsible for that. Even addition is difficult with Roman numerals. Have you ever tried to work with hexadecimal?Binary is easy but boring.
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dominique11
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A Place in Time, Not All Frozen
“A Place in Time, Not All Frozen - http://bit.ly/51YB5kI do want to visit. I like wild places. I would prefer to be down in the islands fjords. Really cold feet are to be avoided. Most of Alaska has two seasons. Winter and mosquito. That far north, Black Fly lasts all summer. If you do not know them be glad. In the Adirondacks they show up in late April and make life painful until early July. The fish like them.I still like to go. I would far rather go with you. How do you feel about the Klondike? It is said they have the best show of northern lights. I am told that there are sunspots again so the seeing will be good.
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xvarez
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Op-Ed Contributor - Monterrey’s Habit
“A coming-of-age portrait of Monterrey, Mexico (my hometown)... "We didn’t think of drugs as our problem, so we looked the other way" http://nyti.ms/cOXq9p”Legal, cheap and deeply unfashionable. Prohibition is just another price support. It adds corruption to personal destruction. Fleures de Mal is good poetry but Beaudelair was on a steep downward path and knew it. There are only two real exits from that world and one of them is feet first. The other takes more than most people have. I had enough trouble getting off nicotine that I don't want to play with addictions.Pot seems to be relatively harmless but I still don't want to play myself. As I say I will grow it for cash if it is legal and pays.I suspect it will not.What legalization will do is make pot involved crime reportable. Taxation is a much more powerful enforcement tool than outright criminalization. We will have the dealers turning one another in as a form of competition. That will get the farms out of the national forests. Being a seed merchant may be the best way to profit.I would rather not.
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NicTrades
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Winging It One More Time
“just because - old but inspiring article: Winging It One More Time - http://nyti.ms/9on8EA” I am too cheap to play this game.I Want to carry my boat or I would drive a Chatham Cars Lotus 7.I don't want to think what the insurance on that gull wing thing would run. The only V8 I ever owned was that diesel GMC truck.
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Agingabundantly
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Barbara Billingsley, TV’s June Cleaver, Dies at 94
“June Cleaver on the television series “Leave It to Beaver” personified a Hollywood postwar family ideal http://nyti.ms/cr9E5o”You are just under nine months younger than I am. Your Television worked, The one I was around did not. Mother is going strong at 92.Barbara Billingsley was no ideal of mine.About the time I got really interested you showed up.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/18/opinion/18krugman.html
I love you. I will go to you when you allow me to.
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