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Subject: Re: [Biofuel] What the bleep
-was galloway
"Yes, a Calivinist nation - all claiming exceptionalism - but this is a
collective thing, not really individual."
That reminds me of Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the
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Yes, a Calivinist nation - all claiming exceptionalism
Kind sir,
Thank your for your gratitude. However, I find myself entirely outdone
by your short but profound response. I shall now follow the advice of
my esteemed virtual colleague, Mr. Weaver and retire to the loo for a
bath.
Ta ta,
- Redler
Martin Kemple wrote:
Thanks Mike!
Intriguing
A warm bath hath charms to soothe the savage list member ;-)
For you, Don Kemple, remember: Incomprehesibility is a gift, son, use it
wisely.
A Nation of Shopkeepers, all selling local-produced goods? Forgive
me, my Schumacher is pretty rusty.
Yes, a Calivinist nation - all claiming
"Yes, a Calivinist nation - all claiming exceptionalism - but this is a collective thing, not really individual."That reminds me of Max Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. I started on itbut was distracted. From what I read, It seems worth mentioning in this thread.-
Question:
Why didn't most Native Americans, for example, master the wheel for transportation on their own?
Why didn't the Chinese, for starters, invent internal combustion much earlier than the opportunists who did?
And why didn't the Arabs, for instance, harness electricity much sooner than the
Get it straight:
Benjamin Franklin invented electricity.
Henry Ford invented the car.
The Wright brothers invented airplanes.
Edison invented the phone.
-'Merika
Martin Kemple wrote:
Question:
Why didn't most Native Americans, for example, master the wheel for
transportation on their own?
Martin,Necessity can be broadly defined by what is popularly needed in a civilization.Since "Necessity is the Mother of invention", it stands to reason that the path to any invention is paved by the civilization from which it came.Thecivilizations youmentioned were content withtechnical
Hey Redler;
You're all wishy washy. Despite your engineering degrees! You should
move to Canada. You'd fit right in.
J ;)
Michael Redler wrote:
Martin,
Necessity can be broadly defined by what is popularly needed in
a civilization.Since "Necessity is the Mother of invention", it
No roads. They knew of the wheel. I saw a toy in a museum. The romans impressed locals to carry their goods. A Roman soldier could impress a freeman for 3 miles. Then he had to switch. Not much wheels in that.IC engines require a steel industry and China was constrained for hundreds of years
I wasn't sure what you meant so...I looked it up.Main Entry: wishy-washyPronunciation: 'wi-shE-"wo-shE, -"wä-Function: adjectiveEtymology: reduplication of washy1 : lacking in character or determination : INEFFECTUAL wishy-washy leadership2 : lacking in strength or flavor : WEAK wishy-washy wines
Oh.
I thought he meant you needed a bath...
Michael Redler wrote:
I wasn't sure what you meant so...I looked it up.
Main Entry: *wishy-washy*
Pronunciation: 'wi-shE-wo-shE, -wä-
Function: /adjective/
Etymology: reduplication of /washy/
*1* *:* lacking in character or determination *:
Thanks Mike!
Intriguing perspective.
Though I'm preternaturally suspicious of our (Westerners') proclivity for exceptionalism (from the creed of Manifest Destiny on the one extreme, to its opposite - that we're inveterate predator-imperialists, on the other), it's a hard box to escape from.
Thanks Mike!
Intriguing perspective.
Though I'm preternaturally suspicious of our (Westerners')
proclivity for exceptionalism (from the creed of Manifest Destiny on
the one extreme, to its opposite - that we're inveterate
predator-imperialists, on the other), it's a hard box to escape
from.
Yes and Jagadis Chandra Bose was experimenting with milimeter waves (
60 GHZ radio waves) back in the 1890's before Marconi and Otto
Lilienthal was flying under control hundreds of times in the 1890's
before the Wright Brothers..but history remembers only certain ones
eh? What's up with
Political correctness is part of it I think. Tesla was a maverick and Edison a mainstream guy. When JP Morgan realized what Tesla was up to with his global wireless power scheme he pulled the rug out from under Tesla. Even though Tesla invented the induction motor he died poor and alone. I think
It's a date. I'll be wearing a white sport coat and a pink carnation.
Wait, by *we* do mean I'm going out with you AND your mom?
And who's gonna pay?
Michael Redler wrote:
You're cuisin' now Weaver!
Keep Mom out of it or else we'll have to settle things after school,
behind the gym.
You're cuisin' now Weaver!Keep Mom out of it or else we'll have to settle things after school, behind the gym.Mike Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Pinkler,I never GPL's it, so it's mine.besides, you're on MY half of the seat! MOM!-WeaverMike Redler wrote:It doesn't matter Weaver! I'm
I invented it.
So try not to piss me off.
-Mike Big Head Weaver
Michael Redler wrote:
Tesla invented the modern world far more than Edison or Westinghouse
or Marconi.
Damn! I didn't even know the modern world was invented.
- Redler (average person)
*/Kirk McLoren [EMAIL
It doesn't matter Weaver! I'm sure it was invented so long ago that it's
expired and in the public domain by now. So, there's nothing you can do
about it!
You're not the boss of me!
Mike Weaver wrote:
I invented it.
So try not to piss me off.
-Mike Big Head Weaver
Michael Redler wrote:
Dear Pinkler,
I never GPL's it, so it's mine.
besides, you're on MY half of the seat! MOM!
-Weaver
Mike Redler wrote:
It doesn't matter Weaver! I'm sure it was invented so long ago that it's
expired and in the public domain by now. So, there's nothing you can do
about it!
You're not the
Here is a link to an entry in the skeptic's dictionary about the
producer of that movie. Have a read and do a check on the 'experts'
that appeared in that movie to see what their peers have to say about
them if you want to have a good laugh.
http://skepdic.com/channel.html
Too funny!
Joe
MK
I am not a fan of that Ramtha person. She is quite egotistical. But I would not dismiss the whole film out of hand. Some interesting comments were made that are valid. Remember these people tried to explain the "unexplainable" at least using the frame of reference of the man in the street. Try
"Tesla invented the modern world far more than Edison or Westinghouse or Marconi."Damn! I didn't even know the modern world was invented.- Redler (average person)Kirk McLoren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I am not a fan of that Ramtha person. She is quite egotistical. But I would not
If you are on this list odds are you are not average. Average is the people I just did jury duty with.KirkMichael Redler [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:"Tesla invented the modern world far more than Edison or Westinghouse or Marconi."Damn! I didn't even know the modern world was invented.
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