A couple of thoughts on Climategate 9 December, 2009
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I don’t really wanna get too mired in this, as right now there’s lots of heat but little light. It never ceases to amazes me how people appear to be incapable of seeing how stupid they look when they type stuff on the internet. (more…)
A rant on deathcare 6 November, 2009
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‘Cause it can’t be called healthcare anymore can it?!
What gets my goat about this is how disingenuous it is, and how we as a culture are harvesting the results of our inability to make tough choices (our approach to healthcare is much like our approach to economics it would seem). (more…)
An attempt at synergy 27 October, 2009
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I had two utterly insane thoughts today. The second I cannot share. The first however, is fair game. Following my fascination with economics recently, it’s an attempt at a solution to the liquidity trap.
What’s a liquidity trap I hear you cry? Well, take the following scenario: (more…)
SimCity comes true…nearly 8 October, 2009
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Anyone remember SimCity 2000? One of the power stations you could build was the microwave receiver, that accepted power from satellite solar arrays. Well, now there’s a company who reckons they can have a working system by 2016 (which is 4 years before it becomes available in the game! Maybe fusion power *will* actually happen!)
Read the interview here.
The company’s website is here.
And while we’re on the topic of strangely useful inventions, how about the ‘bumpy road’ aircon compressor!
The purpose of economy 30 August, 2009
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As part of my attempt to understand the current financial times, I’ve been constructing an imaginary world in my head, and trying to visualise the first principles of trade. Yes, I know, I have far too much time on my hands. (more…)
Something needs to be done… 26 August, 2009
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So the financial world is in chaos, and has been for the best part of 2 years. By official accounts, the chaos is now ending, but I find it hard to understand how that could possibly be, seeing as nothing has been done to address the proximate cause. (more…)
’sup! 29 July, 2009
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Just thought I’d poke my head in and do…something….can’t remember what.
I’ve had a thread running in my head for a while about economics. Hopefully I’ll get that down soon. Otherwise, in the meantime I think I’ll take questions from the floor. Anything in particular you guys wanna know?
Winning (and losing) when you’ve already lost 1 March, 2009
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Been thinking about a scripture recently (Alma 32):
13 And now, because ye are compelled to be humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled to be humble, seeketh arepentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and bendureth to the end the same shall be saved.
14 And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be ahumble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?
15 Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed—yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty.
16 Therefore, blessed are they who ahumble themselves without being bcompelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without cstubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe.
That very last phrase is an intriguing one but that’s for another post. Today I’ve been mulling over the humility bit. (more…)
The trouble with growing up 16 February, 2009
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Seems everytime I go to post here, the layout of the text editor has changed. I never know from one post to the next how to do anything. I must be getting old…
So – to those people who check this blog once a quarter or more – Hi! How’s things?
The big scoop of the century is that I have made it to 30. I say made it, like it’s the pinnacle of my existence, but to be honest I was kind of hoping to never be here. Not that I was hoping to die or anything psycho-depresso like that, but I’m officially old, and… well… I still live with my parents with pretty much no hope of escape. I’m also now pretty much whoever it is I’m going to be for the rest of my life (’cause lets face it – old folks don’t get reputations for being stuck in their ways for nothin’!), and I have to say I’m not particularly impressed.
I’m also discovering extreme grumpiness, especially when exposed to politicans and the utter nonsense they spout on an hourly basis. I will forbear from ripping them to shreds for now, but I make no promises…
So yeah – I’m not overly thrilled or excited; just gettings to grips with the mundane.
