Same here, Allan. You need to professionalize in order to have access. 2012/11/14 Allan H <[email protected]>: > Funding is a major problem, I used to do it by volunteer work > Allan > > Matrix ** th3 beginning light > > On Nov 13, 2012 10:11 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The problem with experiencing other cultures is always how to fund the >> stay. >> >> On 12 Nov, 10:56, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Jesus Christ, Neil! I take it it is your 'wonderful humor' that makes >> > you think of teaching business English to get away from the deception! >> > And as for your old company dreams, that film has been made already. I >> > went to see Skyfall last night, good film, just in case you've missed >> > it for anti-romantic reasons. >> > >> > 2012/11/12 archytas <[email protected]>: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I was an addict of BBC World Service for re-runs of Hancock's Half >> > > Hour, Navy Lark and others when abroad. Letter From America was very >> > > soothing. In more recent years I watched a lot of Aussie crime >> > > drama and spent time with Americans in the Middle East for 'company'. >> > > The car bit in my history included building a kit car, a Morgan 4-4 >> > > and various wrecks. The VW does look good and will hopefully be fun - >> > > but I was honestly taken by the blue motion efficiency stuff and the >> > > very comfy front seats. I do business lease these days rather than >> > > buy and the real pleasure is not having to crawl under cars. Sue >> > > really chose it and does most of the driving. I tend to take trains >> > > if I can, but expect to have to travel more by car for the next few >> > > years. The thing is about £2K more over the three year lease than I >> > > meant to pay and it was hard to drag her from the wheel after the test >> > > drive. I was planning on a couple of months off in a French Gites >> > > with the money and some time on my own - or more correctly in old >> > > company to see if I really want to do something different. >> > >> > > I'm watching a film from Thailand at the moment. I had considered >> > > teaching business English there and a couple of years in a different >> > > culture away from our deceptions. The word 'romance' usually kills >> > > any chance of me watching a film - this one is gentle and rather >> > > lovely, but about to get serious in message. It's called 'Wonderful >> > > Town'. >> > >> > > On 11 Nov, 10:29, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> Yes- the BBC scandal plus BenGhazzi and Petraeus and no-show >> > >> testimony >> > >> of latter and Clinton but at least there is a new definition for >> > >> being >> > >> embedded with the troops, isn't there? >> > >> > >> On Nov 9, 7:41 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Never really imagine you as a mud wrestler rigs. How does one >> > >> > wrestle >> > >> > mud by the way? Sounds a bit like politics. I bought a new car >> > >> > too - >> > >> > or at least ordered one for the new year. A VW Scirocco - 2 litre >> > >> > diesel with blue motion technology that gets 64 mpg and does 0 -60 >> > >> > in >> > >> > 9.3 seconds - if one believed the salesman the energy it recycles >> > >> > from >> > >> > braking would power a small town! Nice looking beast one can >> > >> > easily >> > >> > imagine with a saddle. >> > >> > >> > Not worth diluting beer over Romney, but I have noticed Obama is >> > >> > only >> > >> > the drag version. There have been no calls for the Carnielli >> > >> > paper >> > >> > from this group. It's mostly uninteresting, other than in that a >> > >> > professional philosopher has noticed life slides on bull-grease. >> > >> > What's really in my mind on this relates to rigsy saying that >> > >> > Goethe >> > >> > was perhaps the last person to have a grasp of 'everything' - in >> > >> > fact, >> > >> > even the great man was largely outside the kick off of modern >> > >> > science. The modern problem is disinformation and education based >> > >> > in >> > >> > old hat. >> > >> > >> > Our most educated broadcast news channel here is C4. Last night >> > >> > they >> > >> > did a bit of a review on Britain's hapless inquiry systems. A Tory >> > >> > MP >> > >> > popped up to describe them as >> > >> > 1. a means to kick problems into the long grass >> > >> > 2. a means to cover-up in public pretending to do something with >> > >> > the >> > >> > intent of changing nothing >> > >> > 3. genuine and largely Victorian (forgotten) means to bring about >> > >> > radical change by addressing real problems. >> > >> > >> > We have a paedophile scandal here around Jimmy Saville - a pathetic >> > >> > and now dead TV personality. Politicians are supposedly involved >> > >> > and >> > >> > I'm connected in that my brother and father (school teachers) asked >> > >> > me >> > >> > for advice when I was a cop - on Saville and some git associated >> > >> > with >> > >> > him who ran a school disco. I got the git (who has just been re- >> > >> > arrested) on unrelated criminal matters. We were sure he was >> > >> > abusing >> > >> > young girls - but I can't tell you how hard it was to do anything >> > >> > when >> > >> > evidence comes from people who can easily be further abused and >> > >> > discredited by scumbag lawyers. My advice to my brother was that >> > >> > the >> > >> > police and wider CJS was hapless - in another enquiry I was reduced >> > >> > to >> > >> > pinning a drunk driving charge on a perpetrator in exasperation >> > >> > over >> > >> > the real case. >> > >> > >> > The other side of this stuff is false complaints and mad people who >> > >> > claim to be experts and victims and are neither. In recent years >> > >> > I've >> > >> > worked with an academic with a distinct tinge of madness >> > >> > (personally >> > >> > delightful) who gets lots of the child abuse stuff right and who >> > >> > was >> > >> > able to get bunches of cops to really look at street situations and >> > >> > see the abuse. The woman concerned would be easy to attack on the >> > >> > basis of her personal life, drinks a lot, shags fairly >> > >> > indiscriminately - and has the score right. I've just been able to >> > >> > interview some of the cops in terms of before and after - all are >> > >> > concerned at just how much their eyes have been opened. >> > >> > >> > My views on deception in argument are based in control fraud. >> > >> > There >> > >> > are similarities between the rings that form to commit fraud and >> > >> > abuse >> > >> > rings. I suspect the 'mechanisms' may be the base of party >> > >> > politics. >> > >> > >> > On 9 Nov, 08:29, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > > What you are saying is the crimes against humanity and murders >> > >> > > that >> > >> > > Bush ordered is okay? >> > >> > >> > > You need to buy a new car and put a saddle in it to stay out of >> > >> > > the mud. >> > >> > > Allan >> > >> > >> > > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:12 AM, rigsy03 <[email protected]> >> > >> > > wrote: >> > >> > > > Better to sit in the saddle then wrestle in the mud... >> > >> > >> > > > On Nov 8, 1:23 pm, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> I hope the republicans get off their destructive high horse. >> > >> > > >> Romney is >> > >> > > >> right both sides need to work for the benefit of the whole >> > >> > > >> nation, not just >> > >> > > >> a select few. >> > >> > > >> Allan >> > >> > >> > > >> Matrix ** th3 beginning light >> > >> > > >> On Nov 8, 2012 5:21 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > > >> > I was struck that Obama's acceptance speech was prime BA - >> > >> > > >> > we could >> > >> > > >> > hardly disagree a word yet have no reason to believe any of >> > >> > > >> > it is >> > >> > > >> > happening, will happen and is anything other than an appeal >> > >> > > >> > to those >> > >> > > >> > of us with liberal biology - yet we hope it is true and >> > >> > > >> > don't think of >> > >> > > >> > the real problems under its sway. Romney was a model >> > >> > > >> > democrat in >> > >> > > >> > defeat, accepting the will of the people and praying for his >> > >> > > >> > opponent. More BA as the House will already be beavering >> > >> > > >> > away to make >> > >> > > >> > Obama a lame duck fit to serve with a rigsy sauce. It's >> > >> > > >> > all, as >> > >> > > >> > Goffman had it, 'face work'. >> > >> > > >> > People my age were all taught Julius Caesar was a great >> > >> > > >> > leader who >> > >> > > >> > invaded Britain in 53 AD. In fact, he had been seen off the >> > >> > > >> > year >> > >> > > >> > before and couldn't get his lads to board the boats. The >> > >> > > >> > barbarians >> > >> > > >> > and Philistines of history turn out to have been much more >> > >> > > >> > civilised, >> > >> > > >> > artistic and all round good guys compared with the Greek and >> > >> > > >> > Roman >> > >> > > >> > slave-based economies who left us their songs of victory. >> > >> > >> > > >> > On 7 Nov, 13:36, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > > One probably needs a critical eye to spot why this paper >> > >> > > >> > > is itself >> > >> > > >> > > bullshit rigsy - but you seem to have got there from the >> > >> > > >> > > summary >> > >> > > >> > > above. Judging from the political adverts from the US >> > >> > > >> > > elections we >> > >> > > >> > > sampled here last night BS has won. Polish friends in the >> > >> > > >> > > Warsaw Pact >> > >> > > >> > > days, skilled in Soviet hogwash, were well aware the stuff >> > >> > > >> > > was just >> > >> > > >> > > for public consumption and that the World Bank guff I was >> > >> > > >> > > supposed to >> > >> > > >> > > disseminate just our form of it. They were quick to see >> > >> > > >> > > the >> > >> > > >> > > apparatchiks were becoming the entrepreneurchicks >> > >> > > >> > > following the >> > >> > > >> > > collapse of the wall. >> > >> > > >> > > In Britain one of our MPs is going on an Aussie TV show of >> > >> > > >> > > the kind >> > >> > > >> > > where they dump you in the jungle with custard and hornets >> > >> > > >> > > in your >> > >> > > >> > > hair. There is much protest concerning her triviality. >> > >> > > >> > > My own view >> > >> > > >> > > is we should develop a control experiment from this and >> > >> > > >> > > find out how >> > >> > > >> > > many we can dispose of in this manner before we notice an >> > >> > > >> > > adverse >> > >> > > >> > > effect. As an added torture we could perhaps throw this >> > >> > > >> > > philosopher >> > >> > > >> > > in the mix! >> > >> > >> > > >> > > On 7 Nov, 11:19, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > I suspect the ghost of Diogenes the Cynic is still >> > >> > > >> > > > looking for an >> > >> > > >> > > > honest man. >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > On Nov 5, 10:41 am, archytas <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > > This from an academic article sent to me on 'bullshit >> > >> > > >> > > > > attacks'. >> > >> > >> > > >> > > > > Walter Carnielli >> > >> > > >> > > > > We want to argue that falling into a specific >> > >> > > >> > > > > deceptive reasoning >> > >> > > >> > > > > which >> > >> > > >> > > > > we call bullshit attack is not anything irrational >> > >> > > >> > > > > from our side, but >> > >> > > >> > > > > rather a >> > >> > > >> > > > > rational response from an opponent maneuver, and that >> > >> > > >> > > > > the entire >> > >> > > >> > > > > episode can >> > >> > > >> > > > > bee seen as a game, where logic and a certain >> > >> > > >> > > > > principle of rational >> > >> > > >> > > > > discussion >> > >> > > >> > > > > play essential roles. Indeed, an opponent may act >> > >> > > >> > > > > coercively into our >> > >> > > >> > > > > reasoning >> > >> > > >> > > > > process by using irrelevant facts or assertions, and >> > >> > > >> > > > > by telling half >> > >> > > >> > > > > truths in such >> > >> > > >> > > > > a way that we feel forced to >> > >> > ... >> > >> > read more » >> >> -- >> >> >> > -- > > >
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