On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John Williams wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Euan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I still have to build something with my understanding and it doesn't
>>> help for people to keep saying 'let it sort itse
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:31 PM, Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> We rely on markets to be regulatory mechanisms, feedback loops
> that reward the efficient and penalize the inefficient.
What an egotistical statement. Why not say that you would like markets
to do what you want them to do
John Williams wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Euan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I still have to build something with my understanding and it doesn't
>> help for people to keep saying 'let it sort itself out' because hammers,
>> wood and nails won't, no matter how much I will valu
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:53 AM, John Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> But your statement above is not particularly insightful either. To say
> that the market failed is either wrong or meaningless. The market is
> made up of many participants each trying to achieve their own goals.
> The ma
Hi. I was just reading the comments on a post at Crooked
Timber on how/if WW II ended the Great Depression:
http://crookedtimber.org/2008/12/07/the-economic-lessons-of-world-war-ii/
And found this gem:
> HH 12.07.08 at 5:26 pm
>
> The bottom line on WWII economic stimulus is that weapons in war
At 03:28 PM Sunday 12/7/2008, John Williams wrote:
>On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Euan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I still have to build something with my understanding and it doesn't
> > help for people to keep saying 'let it sort itself out' because hammers,
> > wood and nails won't,
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Euan Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I still have to build something with my understanding and it doesn't
> help for people to keep saying 'let it sort itself out' because hammers,
> wood and nails won't, no matter how much I will value the house,
> construct on
> To say that the market failed is either wrong or meaningless.
If I understand this correctly it was meant that markets can't fail in
the same way physics isn't failing if you fall to your death having
driven off a cliff.
However a person saying the 'markets failed' isn't unnecessarily
claiming
>Actually, Rand's hero's are in line there too. :-) They are heroes in her book
>because they >are successful. In reality, the private market failed, and needs
>the government...even >according to its bible.
This idea that the private market failed and needs the government?
Who is the government
On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, John Williams wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> Oh, and all those different words & terms? One of them is *much* better
>> than our term, IMO. (But I think that's around page 620 or so.)
>>
>> And my favorite quote of th
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:50 AM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Oh, and all those different words & terms? One of them is *much* better
> than our term, IMO. (But I think that's around page 620 or so.)
>
> And my favorite quote of the book is on page 320. :)
I've already given away
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 6:33 AM, Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Actually, Rand's hero's are in line there too. :-) They are heroes in her
> book because they are successful. In reality, the private market failed,
> and needs the government...even according to its bible.
I've never read Ayn R
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw an interesting article from the bastion of free enterprise
> publication, the WSJ, at
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122852289752684407.html
>
> Thus, the funds managers who
> were prudent ether were converted or lost th
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> But, I think this recession will hit everyone, and a sinking tide lowers
> all
> boats. I know that investment bankers are nervous now.
Both of them? :-)
Nick
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Julia wrote:
> I'm not Doug, but I think treating yourself to a copy is an excellent
> idea!
I'll defer to Julia as she's finished it and I'm still working on the
first half, but if you liked Cryptonomicon and the Baroque Cycle I'm
pretty sure you'll like this one.
Welcome to the list!
Doug
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On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Martin Lewis wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>> So has any one finished?
>>>
>>> I'm about 250 in and so far; very good.
>>
>> It takes a few turns, but when you get to the end, you realize that's
>> where it was headed al
I'm not Doug, but I think treating yourself to a copy is an excellent
idea!
Julia
On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, Danny O'Dare wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
> So what are your impressions of the book? I'm a big NS fan, but haven't got
> "Anathem" yet. However, I'm thinking of treating myself for Xmas - a go
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 2:50 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> So has any one finished?
>>
>> I'm about 250 in and so far; very good.
>
> It takes a few turns, but when you get to the end, you realize that's
> where it was headed all along.
Yes, lots of big stuff still to happen.
Hi Doug,
So what are your impressions of the book? I'm a big NS fan, but haven't got
"Anathem" yet. However, I'm thinking of treating myself for Xmas - a good
idea, yes?
Cheers,
DANNY
2008/12/7 Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> So has any one finished?
>
> I'm about 250 in and so far; very
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Doug Pensinger wrote:
> So has any one finished?
>
> I'm about 250 in and so far; very good.
>
> Doug
Yes. It totally rocks.
It takes a few turns, but when you get to the end, you realize that's
where it was headed all along.
Oh, and all those different words & terms? On
> -Original Message-
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> Behalf Of Pat Mathews
> Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 7:28 AM
> To: Brin List
> Subject: RE: Financial institution fallout
>
>
> Yeah. I've been watching this unroll. Though to my shock and horror, I've
> ac
Yeah. I've been watching this unroll. Though to my shock and horror, I've
actually been seeing some of Rand's villains showing up in Washington whining
for their bailouts ... I had dismissed her as over-the-top and preachy and
impractical for decades!
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/
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