Comment Re:Political/Moral (Score 1) 305
Economists come in two varieties. Those that cozy up to those with the cash, and those with some concern for society as a whole.
Economists come in two varieties. Those that cozy up to those with the cash, and those with some concern for society as a whole.
Oh heck. Where are my mod points when I need them? This absolutely nails it.
Greenspan was in a position to do something about it but kept mum. My Econ degree is from Podunk U. but I saw it coming. These guys know.
I've got some tulip bulbs I'd like to sell to you.
It's OK. Most of these banjo fans spell Nobel Noble.
"The field of knowledge is the common property of mankind."
--- Thomas Jefferson (Letter to Henry Dearborn, 1807)
I can't imagine mileage being much of a factor.
He is the manager.
Over 40 years ago, one of my college professors was entertaining visitors from Singapore. He had just obtained a brand new HP programmable calculator, and unable to contain his glee, he had to show them his newest high-tech toy. Their response? "Yes, we make those".
Although I'm not a fan of fracking, it's entirely possible this is preventing more devastating quakes by relieving stress in these faults in smaller increments.
I couldn't find a right to breath in there either.
Decades ago, my uncle who spent his life chasing one get-rich-quick scheme or another was telling me of his latest investment opportunity.
He had invested with a man who had built a device that could be pointed at a hillside and provide a readout of the proportions of the various elements within. Considering the possibilities of magnetic resonance, I was ready to grant his story a bit of credence. When he then told me you could take a photograph of a hillside and the same device could make the same analysis, he lost me entirely.
On a side note, they never did locate the Lost Dutchman mine.
Now let's spice it up a bit with secret Soviet era technology and a little multi-spectral satellite imagery. Would you like to buy a few shares?
I think those first years are the most critical. A couple good teachers at the start can immunize your kids against several turkeys down the road.
Perhaps you have put your finger on the problem.
She's got you folks in a panic, doesn't she?
Kleeneness is next to Godelness.