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Russia May Send Spacecraft To Knock Away Asteroid That Could Hit Earth
Commented Dec 30, 2009 at 15:54:15 in World
“It seems like a sensible idea to prepare to handle this kind of thing, whether or not this particular body is likely to cause a problem. Look how long it took us to develop anti-missile missiles and how yet ineffective they remain.”
Credit Card Delinquencies Up November, More Borrowers Struggling: Moody's
Commented Dec 30, 2009 at 10:41:04 in Business
“To understand what these numbers mean you need some historical context. Numbers from 2007 or earlier or a chart would be a minimum requirement for those not familiar with the values and trends. This kind of article without providing context in a general forum like this is very undeserving.”
Dawn Johnsen Nomination Sent Back To White House For 'Reconsideration'
Commented Dec 30, 2009 at 10:33:54 in Politics
“You won't win this fight drunk, buddy. Get a grip.”
Ayatollah Khamenei's Jet Checked, Iran Supreme Leader May Flee To Russia If Necessary (UPDATED)
Commented Dec 29, 2009 at 17:58:58 in World
“Very very funny. Thanks. I needed that.”
Ayatollah Khamenei's Jet Checked, Iran Supreme Leader May Flee To Russia If Necessary (UPDATED)
Commented Dec 29, 2009 at 17:48:07 in World
“Isla Contadora has real estate for sale. http://en.
MadhuryaRasa replied on Dec 29, 2009 at 18:22:11
“He could stay in the Shah's old house. Poetic justice.”
Morgan Stanley Pension Suit: Fund Claims Bank Sold It A $1.2B CDO In Bad Faith
Commented Dec 29, 2009 at 16:41:09 in Business
“Hmmm. Collusion with rating agency to rate a CDO highly so it can be sold for more than it's worth. Could be a winner claim. Unfortunately we all were willing to look the other way as bankers got wink and nod home valuations to support high loan values for years so we could buy homes we wanted but couldn't afford for prices which were unsustainable and packaged into these CDOs. Homeowners are rare on juries however, and this lawsuit tells a good story. Pensions ruined by greedy banksters colluding with ratings people who just did what they were told for a fee - why not award the poor pensioners? After all, what the bank and the rating agencies did was not right. And those homeowners on the jury are probably underwater on their mortgages anyway, so even though they got into their house from a similar scheme, their ownership interest is at risk because of it. Why not pull the trigger and ensure this kind of thing doesn't happen again?”
Dawn Johnsen Nomination Sent Back To White House For 'Reconsideration'
Commented Dec 29, 2009 at 07:50:24 in Politics
“She doesn't have any real money they can use to pin her down. She does not have the hallmarks of corruptability. Why would the Senate want to let her into a position of power in the DoJ?”
CigarGod replied on Dec 30, 2009 at 01:32:46
“You just sobered me....than
Al-Qaida In The Arabian Peninsula Claims Responsibility For Attempted Airliner Attack
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 17:03:04 in World
“Thanks. Saw somewhere else http://www
Don't understand why he didn't have it for the flight to Detroit. Did the "Indian Sharp Dressed Man" take it from him? For what if he did? To hide his actual identity?
Certainly there's plenty of questions and not enough answers.”
Don't understand why he didn't have it for the flight to Detroit. Did the "Indian Sharp Dressed Man" take it from him? For what if he did? To hide his actual identity?
Certainly there's plenty of questions and not enough answers.”
Al-Qaida In The Arabian Peninsula Claims Responsibility For Attempted Airliner Attack
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 15:06:23 in World
“Can you provide links to sources for this information instead of just the story? We are so used to Republicans making up shite that it's just plain hard to believe anything without links to credible sources.”
luvbeingright replied on Dec 28, 2009 at 15:11:40
Apple iSlate a Game-Changer for TV, Publishers?
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 12:58:38 in Technology
“Predicting what it will have by the patents Apple has or files is ridiculous in the extreme. Just look at the patents filed before the Newton came out for example. Which of those could you help you predict its features? I don't even know of any on its most salient feature which was the data soup structure. NONE. The biggest load was for compressio
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 12:50:11 in Living
“Really? Tried to HELP? What's that, a Liberal train of thought?
I would rather follow the advice of poets than get bogged down in attachment to skepticism.
http://www
I would rather follow the advice of poets than get bogged down in attachment to skepticism.
http://www
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 12:44:26 in Living
“I can't recall the originator of the saying about what you make of you and me when you aSS-U-me. However, it's one of those clever saying that sticks and it's been around a long time because it has proven itself. The assumption is reasonable, but it's unstated. Litigators use this in cross examination to ask questions assuming things which are not in evidence to put into the mind of the jury those assumptions. See what is there, and you won't stray far from the truth. See what is assumed and you can go anywhere.”
Obama: Financial Rescue Was 'The Most Important Thing' His Administration Did In 2009
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 09:42:03 in Business
“It's so hard to think deliberatively and assess blame when you are on an economic toboggan ride.
So long as he dumps Dugan from his post, I will support Obama.
http://www
No one with such a biased and ill chosen approach to regulation should be in such a position as Dugan has. No one who has done so much to set the course for financial disaster once the bulwark of Glass Steagal was repealed deserves to be in our government.
http://www
Dugan: "Risk management is the right idea for institutions to have," says Dugan. "There are new kinds of risks that have been put on the table, true. But that's because we've seen things like operational risk that have caused major losses to institutions that have nothing to do with factors we historically worried about, like credit or interest-rate risk. Who could have predicted Enron, and all the ways that cost?"
"I suppose the more risks you have, the more complicated risk management can become," says Dugan. "But we wouldn't want to be in a situation where we were ignoring something that could be a substantial risk to institutio
LOL. What he asked for he got, and it has nearly killed us, yet we keep him in place? Why?”
So long as he dumps Dugan from his post, I will support Obama.
http://www
No one with such a biased and ill chosen approach to regulation should be in such a position as Dugan has. No one who has done so much to set the course for financial disaster once the bulwark of Glass Steagal was repealed deserves to be in our government.
http://www
Dugan: "Risk management is the right idea for institutions to have," says Dugan. "There are new kinds of risks that have been put on the table, true. But that's because we've seen things like operational risk that have caused major losses to institutions that have nothing to do with factors we historically worried about, like credit or interest-rate risk. Who could have predicted Enron, and all the ways that cost?"
"I suppose the more risks you have, the more complicated risk management can become," says Dugan. "But we wouldn't want to be in a situation where we were ignoring something that could be a substantial risk to institutio
LOL. What he asked for he got, and it has nearly killed us, yet we keep him in place? Why?”
John Dugan, OCC Head: 'Master Of Disaster' Is Banks' Hidden Ally In Deregulation Push
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 09:30:15 in Business
“I wish I could believe you are wrong.”
Obama: Financial Rescue Was 'The Most Important Thing' His Administration Did In 2009
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 09:22:49 in Business
“I would call that fair warning.”
10 Steps To Superhero Strength In 2010 (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 09:11:21 in Living
“wow. You said 4 weeks. Then you did a routine which only someone already doing yoga could do in a week. Any recommendations on how to get that limber for a person who hasn't been doing yoga for years now so that I can do the first week's routine?”
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 08:48:35 in Living
“A skeptic who invests too heavily in defining him/herself as such, shall miss the truth when it appears. This is so because of the nature of humans. One can never be what one believes oneself not to be. For even if one is what one believes himself not to be, he will not believe it.”
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 08:44:57 in Living
“In my own experience I have seen the misunderstanding of a great work, and how that led to failed attempts at creation of useful articles, and how a reinterpretation has led to practical usefulness, which, for unknown reasons, has never seen commercial adoption. I applaud your attempt to get to the truth.
In looking for your thread of thought I ran into this rather odd location: http://www
It raises my skeptical side. Which led me to its larger site: http://www
In looking for your thread of thought I ran into this rather odd location: http://www
It raises my skeptical side. Which led me to its larger site: http://www
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 08:17:51 in Living
“Me too. Economics has answers to questions that only accountants ask but which are available to support political ideologies to enslave minds.”
Woo Woo Is a Step Ahead of (Bad) Science
Commented Dec 28, 2009 at 08:09:25 in Living
“I noticed in the comments to yours, that many assume your belief is in a god or gods, yet you did not say that. The only thing you actually said you believed in was faith, happiness and kindliness.
Perhaps I am projecting.”
Perhaps I am projecting.”
melodramy replied on Dec 28, 2009 at 09:37:03
“Since he was deliberately juxtaposing his blissfully happy self to an obviously sad, pathetic atheist , it seems pretty clear what type of belief.”
John Dugan, OCC Head: 'Master Of Disaster' Is Banks' Hidden Ally In Deregulation Push
Commented Dec 27, 2009 at 07:43:49 in Business
“Seems like a very important article. I will watch out for Dugan's re-appointment. We all should watch this story closely. And perhaps read THe Nation more often.”
Leadership, Obama Style, and the Looming Losses in 2010: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values, and the Quest for the Lowest Common Denominator
Commented Dec 27, 2009 at 07:29:40 in Politics
“I appreciate your very well informed response, but nevertheless have to disagree. I thank you for putting it up in response to my comment, otherwise I would not have had a chance to comment, and I think this discussion is important.
I think it is doubtful that the American public has the capacity to be adequately informed. The fact is that none of us can know enough to make the absolute best choices for ourselves, let alone for our nation. I see the role of the modern day Chief Executive as pointing us in the direction of our communal success, not taking the approach of Hamlet, who was after all not successful.
- http://en.
On the other hand, the sentiment found in Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade bears the opposite polar thought position, and is worthy of consideration.
http://www
http://www
http://en.
Obama represented to us he was our hope for a better future. Bush represents Cardigan. That America has the capacity to follow Cardigan is what I think your analysis misses. That we followed Kennedy to the moon says more of what we are than fears of caving to Hitler.
Would love to hear your reply.”
I think it is doubtful that the American public has the capacity to be adequately informed. The fact is that none of us can know enough to make the absolute best choices for ourselves, let alone for our nation. I see the role of the modern day Chief Executive as pointing us in the direction of our communal success, not taking the approach of Hamlet, who was after all not successful.
- http://en.
On the other hand, the sentiment found in Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade bears the opposite polar thought position, and is worthy of consideration.
http://www
http://www
http://en.
Obama represented to us he was our hope for a better future. Bush represents Cardigan. That America has the capacity to follow Cardigan is what I think your analysis misses. That we followed Kennedy to the moon says more of what we are than fears of caving to Hitler.
Would love to hear your reply.”
nolabels replied on Dec 27, 2009 at 08:58:27
“Friended”
Fox News Host Attacks Katie Couric Over 'Angry Nation' Comment: 'Elite Left Wing Liberal' (VIDEO)
Commented Dec 25, 2009 at 10:07:10 in Media
“I think they are just p1ssed off that the left is stealing their modus operendi. Anger, it's what's for getting out the mob. Turn it into hate and you have the sum of the reight wing strategy.
Here's what makes me angryest:
"Goldman and other Wall Street firms maintain there is nothing improper about synthetic C.D.O.’s, saying that they typically employ many trading techniques to hedge investments and protect against losses. They add that many prudent investors often do the same. Goldman used these securities initially to offset any potential losses stemming from its positive bets on mortgage securities
The NYT did not immediately after using this statement of opinion from GS have someone credible say this is BS. If we learnt nothing but that CDOs are financial WMD's from the implosion of the financial markets then we really did learn nothing.”
Here's what makes me angryest:
"Goldman and other Wall Street firms maintain there is nothing improper about synthetic C.D.O.’s, saying that they typically employ many trading techniques to hedge investments and protect against losses. They add that many prudent investors often do the same. Goldman used these securities initially to offset any potential losses stemming from its positive bets on mortgage securities
The NYT did not immediately after using this statement of opinion from GS have someone credible say this is BS. If we learnt nothing but that CDOs are financial WMD's from the implosion of the financial markets then we really did learn nothing.”
Leadership, Obama Style, and the Looming Losses in 2010: Pretty Speeches, Compromised Values, and the Quest for the Lowest Common Denominator
Commented Dec 24, 2009 at 14:17:34 in Politics
“Agree with your analysis if not your choice of names. Becoming aware constantly of what we need and want and pointing out to each other how and when our pols fail to get us there is an essential process.
Let me think about that name for awhile. How about the New Revolutionary Democracy Party? Or 21st Century Party?”
Let me think about that name for awhile. How about the New Revolutionary Democracy Party? Or 21st Century Party?”
gropius09 replied on Dec 25, 2009 at 15:20:09
“I disagree completely with Professor Westen's superficial and simplistic analysis of "leadershi
It is not Obama's responsibility to spell out what healthcare reform should be. It is the responsibility of Congress, as defined in Article 1, Section 8.1 of the Constitution - "provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States." Healthcare reform is whatever Congress can pass. That is how democracy works.
What Obama possesses is what John Keats called "negative capability" - "the ability to remain in doubt and uncertainty, without an irritable reaching after fact and reason." This is true leadership.
And what America needs now is not more "leadership" - we have plenty of that. What we need desperately now is better followership - an informed electorate that is able to do the sort of critical thinking needed to elect competent public servants, and reject the lies of the special-interest lobbyists. Without an educated and informed electorate, democracy is lost. It has happened before.”
It is not Obama's responsibility to spell out what healthcare reform should be. It is the responsibility of Congress, as defined in Article 1, Section 8.1 of the Constitution - "provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States." Healthcare reform is whatever Congress can pass. That is how democracy works.
What Obama possesses is what John Keats called "negative capability" - "the ability to remain in doubt and uncertainty, without an irritable reaching after fact and reason." This is true leadership.
And what America needs now is not more "leadership" - we have plenty of that. What we need desperately now is better followership - an informed electorate that is able to do the sort of critical thinking needed to elect competent public servants, and reject the lies of the special-interest lobbyists. Without an educated and informed electorate, democracy is lost. It has happened before.”
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