Re: [LINK] 'those' meetings

2014-04-07 Thread Bernard Robertson-Dunn
On 8/04/2014 10:23 AM, Jan Whitaker wrote: > I dare say this video can apply to software system designers as well. > I don't know whether to cry or laugh or both. And this is a comedy, how? I've been to many a meeting just like this. It could also be a training video for understanding the Dun

[LINK] 'those' meetings

2014-04-07 Thread Jan Whitaker
I dare say this video can apply to software system designers as well. I don't know whether to cry or laugh or both. >This video is called, "What Meetings Feel Like For Engineers". > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BKorP55Aqvg Melbourne, Victoria, Australia jw...@jan

Re: [LINK] O/T: Civilization Collapse

2014-04-07 Thread Ambrose Andrews
And a specific critique: http://climateandcapitalism.com/2014/03/31/nasa-collapse-study/ -AA. -- Ambrose Andrews LPO box 8274 ANU Acton ACT 0200 Australia mobile:+61_415544621 irc:{swiftirc|freenode|oftc}:znalo skype:znalo7 xmpp:ambr...@jabber.fsfe.org|ambro...@member.fsf.org diaspora:zn...@

Re: [LINK] O/T: Civilization Collapse

2014-04-07 Thread jore
A very old topic. Three great things come to mind in response: 1) http://thoughtmaybe.com/arithmetic-population-and-energy/ (1992) 2) http://thoughtmaybe.com/derrick-jensen-endgame/ (2006) 3) http://thoughtmaybe.com/can-this-current-way-of-life-continue/ (2012) Enjoy, Jore On 7/04/2014 8:12 PM,

Re: [LINK] O/T: Civilization Collapse

2014-04-07 Thread David Boxall
Cheer up, By some accounts, there'll probably be nobody around to be bothered by the collapse: Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow ... On 7/04/2014 8:12 PM, Stephen Loosley wrote: > > > > This

[LINK] O/T: Civilization Collapse

2014-04-07 Thread Stephen Loosley
This recent study, financed by NASA, found that because of financial inequality and environmental problems, the industrial world could suffer “a precipitous collapse” within decades. http://www.sesync.org/sites/default/files/resources/motesharrei-rivas-kalnay.pdf March 19, 2014 Abstract There