Re: Evolution versus religion

2008-09-08 Thread Nick Arnett
On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Note how Thorax gets it exactly backwards (according to contemporary evolutionary biologists) in the second panel It's wrong from the basic premise, that Darwin either sought to or believed that he had proved there is

Re: Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm not sure that all that many people have learned not to be greedy and short-term focused. No doubt. But some have learned that house prices don't always go up. My posting was ironically predictive, as my job fell victim to the market's obsession with

Re: war on the environment...

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] You obviously have B.S. in statistics. You obviously are overestimating me. Try a non-linear curve fit. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

war on the environment...

2008-09-08 Thread Jon Louis Mann
i think it is already too late, considering humanity's greed, and lack of foresight. Could be. I had a heck of a time getting a statistically significant r-squared with a 4th order curve fit to the modified Malthus equation, particularly with the stiffness of the inverse-greed parameter.

Science and Ideals.

2008-09-08 Thread Jon Louis Mann
So what if you don't believe in God and your neighbors are alcholic assholes who keep the neighberhood up all night and mistreat their dogs? Olin hopefully they will pass out and their dogs will attack them!~) jon ___

Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread Jon Louis Mann
The way I see it, a short-term focus on cash returns is a good thing for all but the most proven and talented forward thinkers. It keeps the market moving towards greater efficiency. the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market:

Re: Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market: How would you allocate resources among all the people who say if I only had this then I could accomplish ___?

Re: Science and Ideals.

2008-09-08 Thread Olin Elliott
hopefully they will pass out and their dogs will attack them!~) jon Now, that's something I can pray for. Olin - Original Message - From: Jon Louis Mannmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussionmailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Monday, September 08,

Re: war on the environment...

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] it's not just about population demographics; it is about large carbon footprints due to capitalism, greed, and materialism. western populations are probably one of the worse offenders, but the asian countries are rapidly catching up with our model.

Sept Scientific American

2008-09-08 Thread John Garcia
September's issue of Scientific American is devoted to technology and privacy. Himself is cited in the Editor's note. There is also an item that I found very interesting. It seems that in 2006 two Swiss primate researchers attempted to renew their research licenses through the local veterinary

more BS

2008-09-08 Thread Jon Louis Mann
the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market: How would you allocate resources among all the people who say if I only had this then I could accomplish ___? by telling them if i had a laxative i could have a bowel

Re: Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market: Good point. If the market were less efficient, almost no one would be able to afford computers or Internet access. Then no one would need to listen to

Bush being thrown under the bus

2008-09-08 Thread Chris Frandsen
It started at the RNC convention, now Woodward has a new book out talking about how incompetent Bush was handling the war. He is being interviewed right now by Larry King. I am waiting to hear how McCain was trying to get Bush to change things. So what is the point? Well, of course, the

Re: Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:25 PM Monday 9/8/2008, John Williams wrote: Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market: How would you allocate resources among all the people who say if I only had this then I could

Re: war on the environment...

2008-09-08 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 02:34 PM Monday 9/8/2008, John Williams wrote: Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] You obviously have B.S. in statistics. You obviously are overestimating me. You're saying that what you wrote earlier doesn't come up to the level of B.S.? . . . ronn! :)

Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread Jon Louis Mann
the way i see it is focusing on cash returns is a BAD thing no matter how efficient it makes the market: Good point. If the market were less efficient, almost no one would be able to afford computers or Internet access. Then no one would need to listen to crazies spouting nonsense

Re: Welcome to Hyperinflation!

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Jon Louis Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] you don't get it john, the market is fixed; it is rigged by the plutocrats. Thank you Jon! I've been so naive, but you have opened my eyes. Those evil plutocrats have really kept me down, but I won't stand for it any more! they don't care what all this

Re: war on the environment...

2008-09-08 Thread John Williams
Ronn! Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] You're saying that what you wrote earlier doesn't come up to the level of B.S.? Now you're twisting my words. Straighten up and try a linear curve fit! ___