Here, Capn, you may find this interesting...
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... an editorial in the Times advocating a return to a gold standard[^]. If you're going to rant, it can't hurt to know what you're going on about. ;)
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
LunaticFringe wrote:
an editorial in the Times advocating a return to a gold standard
Oh, only the NYT not The Times. Thank God. I thought the ghost of Winston Spencer Churchill was penning an op-ed.
A war with Japan! But why should there be a war with Japan? I do not believe there is the slightest chance of it in our lifetime. Winston Spencer Churchill, 1924.
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LunaticFringe wrote:
an editorial in the Times advocating a return to a gold standard
Oh, only the NYT not The Times. Thank God. I thought the ghost of Winston Spencer Churchill was penning an op-ed.
A war with Japan! But why should there be a war with Japan? I do not believe there is the slightest chance of it in our lifetime. Winston Spencer Churchill, 1924.
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... an editorial in the Times advocating a return to a gold standard[^]. If you're going to rant, it can't hurt to know what you're going on about. ;)
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
You lot live in la la land.
"It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
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Yes. The NY Times. The only Times, not just another Murdoch rag. ;P ;) :-D
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
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You lot live in la la land.
"It is a remarkable fact that despite the worldwide expenditure of perhaps US$50 billion since 1990, and the efforts of tens of thousands of scientists worldwide, no human climate signal has yet been detected that is distinct from natural variation." Bob Carter, Research Professor of Geology, James Cook University, Townsville
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When in Rome, etc; when in LA do what the fuck you want...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me
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... an editorial in the Times advocating a return to a gold standard[^]. If you're going to rant, it can't hurt to know what you're going on about. ;)
L u n a t i c F r i n g e
I propose we base our money on unobtainum instead. It's just as sane and just as likely to blow up in our faces when greed takes over. As the article states 20.67th of an ounce of gold equaled 1 dollar. So if they pass a law and change it to 19th or 17th you get the same quantitative easy as you would printing money or creating from thin air paper dollars. How about .00001th of an ounce per dollar? So much for hard currency. When we stop making hocus pocus out of work maybe we'll make some real progress. To many people don't do anything productive for either themselves or society. Wallstreet is proof of that.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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I propose we base our money on unobtainum instead. It's just as sane and just as likely to blow up in our faces when greed takes over. As the article states 20.67th of an ounce of gold equaled 1 dollar. So if they pass a law and change it to 19th or 17th you get the same quantitative easy as you would printing money or creating from thin air paper dollars. How about .00001th of an ounce per dollar? So much for hard currency. When we stop making hocus pocus out of work maybe we'll make some real progress. To many people don't do anything productive for either themselves or society. Wallstreet is proof of that.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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I propose we base our money on unobtainum instead. It's just as sane and just as likely to blow up in our faces when greed takes over. As the article states 20.67th of an ounce of gold equaled 1 dollar. So if they pass a law and change it to 19th or 17th you get the same quantitative easy as you would printing money or creating from thin air paper dollars. How about .00001th of an ounce per dollar? So much for hard currency. When we stop making hocus pocus out of work maybe we'll make some real progress. To many people don't do anything productive for either themselves or society. Wallstreet is proof of that.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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Our money is already based on Unobtainium. Where do you think the Fed get $600 Billion for QE2?
That was the joke of it. Money based on anything is just as futile and secure as airport security. More pointlessness for people who find comfort in illusions.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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I propose we base our money on unobtainum instead. It's just as sane and just as likely to blow up in our faces when greed takes over. As the article states 20.67th of an ounce of gold equaled 1 dollar. So if they pass a law and change it to 19th or 17th you get the same quantitative easy as you would printing money or creating from thin air paper dollars. How about .00001th of an ounce per dollar? So much for hard currency. When we stop making hocus pocus out of work maybe we'll make some real progress. To many people don't do anything productive for either themselves or society. Wallstreet is proof of that.
That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
wolfbinary wrote:
To many people don't do anything productive for either themselves or society. Wallstreet is proof of that.
So true... That's why I tell people I have a "B-Ark Job" (Writing software for a hedge fund)... For those who don't immediately understand the reference, go look up the Golgafrinchans from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In my defense, I only do this to pay the bills, and hope to eventually become a writer whose hobby is programming, instead of a programmer whose hobby is writing :)
Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in?
Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)