Re: Passive-Agressive posting (was Re: The Role of Government in a Libertarian Free Market)

2009-08-25 Thread Matt Grimaldi
Patrick said: It's kind of like playing with that old Eliza computer program. Anyone remember that? From: Richard Baker r...@theculture.org ] Why do you say anyone remember that?? How do you feel when you read Why do you say anyone remember that??? -- Matt

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Doug Pensingerbrig...@zo.com wrote: Who would you have us listen to then? Each to his own. Maybe firefighters, upon arriving at a structure fire should observe scientifically to see if things were really burning as quickly as they seemed. That would be

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:14 PM, John Williams jwilliams4...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Doug Pensingerbrig...@zo.com wrote: If he was the only one saying that there was a problem you might have a point, but as the vast majority of economists said that there was a

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread Nick Arnett
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:57 AM, John Williams jwilliams4...@gmail.comwrote: On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Doug Pensingerbrig...@zo.com wrote: Who would you have us listen to then? Each to his own. Maybe firefighters, upon arriving at a structure fire should observe scientifically

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread John Williams
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Nick Arnettnick.arn...@gmail.com wrote: As for Bernanke, he's in a position where his predictions can be somewhat self-fulfilling. I don't know about that, but the fact is, most of his predictions were wrong. So far, he has missed all the important calls. But

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread John Williams
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Nick Arnettnick.arn...@gmail.com wrote: Only in the general sense. Which is what was under discussion. If a significant part of a building is on fire (i.e., not just a fireplace or whatever), it is not likely that anyone able to explore the building will miss

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread xponentrob
- Original Message - From: John Williams jwilliams4...@gmail.com To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 11:10 AM Subject: Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader With the burning building, it is extremely unlikely that a horde of

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread John Williams
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 2:56 PM, xponentrobxponent...@comcast.net wrote: - Original Message - From: John Williams jwilliams4...@gmail.com With the burning building, it is extremely unlikely that a horde of people will individually, or as a group, study the situation, form plans each

More Pluto Goofyness . . .

2009-08-25 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
What's a planet? Debate over Pluto rages on - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.dwarf.planet/index.html ___ http://mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread Doug Pensinger
John Williams wrote: Maybe (I don't think so, but no matter). More importantly,  I think the thread of thought has been lost here. The point is, would non-fireman do that if the firemen decided to wait and observe, as Doug suggested? My point was that we look to our experts in a crisis. If

Re: Ben Bernanke, fearless leader

2009-08-25 Thread John Williams
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Doug Pensingerbrig...@zo.com wrote: My point was that we look to our experts in a crisis.  If our experts lay out a course of action for us and we demure, its on our heads weather it be a burnt building or a burnt economy. I think I understood your point. Mine

Re: More Pluto Goofyness . . .

2009-08-25 Thread Bruce Bostwick
On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:03 PM, Ronn! Blankenship wrote: What's a planet? Debate over Pluto rages on - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/space/08/24/pluto.dwarf.planet/index.html http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts-apparel/unisex/sciencemath/8964/