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Before resorting to pathetic hostility and whiny pedantry perhaps you could ask your daughter for critical thinking lessons. I understand the article perfectly well. I also understand that the stated reason, ostensibly provided (anonymously) by government, is asinine. If they wanted to...

Now they're going to suspend this because... it costs too much? After shoveling hundreds of billions at a time without blinking for the past year, a billion is too much to goose auto sales? Any ideas as to the real rationale for canceling this...

It's also eyebrow-raising -- this entire issue seems kind of foolish at first, as it is something that could be resolved in an instant simply by producing the document. Take a picture of it and post it online, put it on display at the smithsonian and charge conservatives admission, whatever...

Versions I and II of this thread were the funniest on ET in a while - best use of smileys since nolan-vinny's chit-chat masterpieces years ago.

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"the way to make profits is to find the premise that is wrong and bet against it." -- Soros.

As a Linux user since late 90's, and unix well before that, I agree this was a valid criticism up to approximately 3-4 years ago. However, Ubuntu and its variants have come a very long way in improving the install/setup process for non-technical users, and continue to develop in that area...

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Don't be so sure....

That was partially my point. It may be faith, and given a problem where well-being of a patient is the solution, if faith achieves that well-being, then it is effective. As to double-blind results, I agree generally, but I would add that much of medicine is not science but art and trial and...

The video is silly, completely ridiculous. Parlor tricks for a science-ignorant audience. For the steaming towel, look up chemical handwarmers and sodium acetate. The claim of counteracting gravity through thought doesn't bear discussion. However, I disagree about acupuncture, becuase its...

Pardon the aside, but kudos to you Mark for your patience and helpfulness here and on your blog. I have learned a lot from your contributions over the past few years, and it's much appreciated.

dmo - I thought the video was really very good. Professional, good information, nice content screens, and little wasted time. Thanks for putting it together. As for comments (since you asked), it begins with very basic concepts like strike prices, then goes into Gaussian distributions and...

No, they can't. The US is, in name anyway, a republic of independent states. They each have their own governments and tax agencies. While full centralization is a goal of every Federal politician, they have not succeeded completely. Much as he'd like to, obama can't just cancel State...

A book is written a page at a time, and develops along the way. You may surprise yourself. I agree with Bootsie - you could create a significant work if you really put yourself into it. And even if you didn't publish it, you would probably find it to be a very valuable experience.

And particularly the complacent/complicit/stupid congressmen that enable them, along with the obedient media outlets that broadcast their propaganda.

Unlikely, but how you can reject anything with certainty today? After AIG, the BOA/Merrill deal, QE, the blatant stimulus giveaways, the unprecedented steps taken with the auto bankruptcies, etc., etc., it's clear nothing is outside the realm of possibility for these people.

Doesn't their predicting it mean that it's not a black swan, by definition?

Absolutely, that's inevitable. The difference is in viewpoints is that one can set out to be as impartial as possible, and allow some judgement to the extent necessary; or one can set out to do justice, with the idea that impartiality will be employed so long as it fits the judge's idea of...