My idea is a performance model. You're idea is that they are stupid and greedy and don't give a shit about their families. You may be right.
R -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of D and N Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:19 AM To: RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION Subject: Re: [Futurework] Question: Land and taxes were cheaper in that area because of the fault = greater profits D On 3/16/2011 7:50 AM, Michael Gurstein wrote: > Hmmm... So how do socially engineer motivation... Globally visible > trials/stocks would be one way... > > M > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 11:39 AM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Question: > > > Some years ago I was in conversation with the head of Bell Northern > Research. I said that isn't it odd that Silicon Valley and all the high > tech activities and research was located along the San Andreas Fault. Aren't > we taking chances? What will happen if we suddenly lose the people and > research/manufacturing capacity when an earthquake hits, as it surely will > one of these days or years. > > He said Yes, he thinks about it too. But you know the enormous investments > are still there and the San Andreas Fault is still there and after it > happens everyone will say: Why didn't we do something about it. > > Human nature and denial is the X factor in all of this. > > arthur > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:30 AM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Question: > > This might work for the folks in Japan, but what about for GE the > designers/builders of the reactors? > > M > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arthur Cordell > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 8:56 AM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION,EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Futurework] Question: > > > this was how it was done in times past > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppuku > > > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_hari_kari > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Gurstein > Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 12:14 AM > To: 'RE-DESIGNING WORK, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, EDUCATION'; > [email protected] > Subject: [Futurework] Question: > > Should officials who, out of greed and stupidity locate a nuclear plant with > inadequate safety measures on a well-known earthquake fault line be tried > for crimes against humanity? > > M > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > > > _______________________________________________ > Futurework mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [email protected] https://lists.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
