Re: [silk] The Need for Guaranteed Basic Income or why Kiran is worried sick

2016-05-02 Thread Charles Haynes
You misspelled makaʻāinana (ʻokina not ` backtick, and you missed a kahakō)

You're welcome.
-- Charles (haole not makaʻāinana)

On Mon, 2 May 2016 at 23:22 Dave Long  wrote:

> > http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/4/the-history-of-mana-how-an-
> > austronesian-concept-became-a-video-game-mechanic
>
> Nice.  I must admit my knowledge is also based more on Michener (and
> travel) than much research, but...
>
> Mana: we can't point to it, or measure it, or count it[0], but
> believe us, if you have it, you'll succeed, and if you fail,
> obviously you either never had it or failed to use it properly[1]...
>
> -Dave
>
> [0] unless, that is, we're charging you per seat ...
> [1] what?  didn't you remember to sacrifice a maka`ainana under the
> corner office?
>
>
>


Re: [silk] The Need for Guaranteed Basic Income or why Kiran is worried sick

2016-05-02 Thread Dave Long
http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/4/the-history-of-mana-how-an- 
austronesian-concept-became-a-video-game-mechanic


Nice.  I must admit my knowledge is also based more on Michener (and  
travel) than much research, but...


Mana: we can't point to it, or measure it, or count it[0], but  
believe us, if you have it, you'll succeed, and if you fail,  
obviously you either never had it or failed to use it properly[1]...


-Dave

[0] unless, that is, we're charging you per seat ...
[1] what?  didn't you remember to sacrifice a maka`ainana under the  
corner office?