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The US de facto two-party entrenched system has corrupted democracy... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campaign_finance_in_the_United_States

I've been training for licence to drive heavy motorcycle now... and it's going to be the new Hayabusa version, of course... Annoying that it's 3x the price of the US for buying it here in Brazil. Just need to get my will in order before I start driving it. :p I just love getaway videos...

sameeh55, hehe, I see myself as observing and commenting on what seems reasonable to be happening in all the camps involved with the Georgia conflict. I like reasoning, while using proper scale to scrutiny realistic motives for actions and possible calculated reactions in conflict. I...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Worldwide_Interbank_Financial_Telecommunication#Terrorist_Finance_Tracking_Program I guess your long-term memory missed out on the memo about the CIA monitoring every international bank transfer being made using SWIFT etc... Also, anyone's laptop...

Don't worry... the bible is full of logical contradictions, that's why it's called "faith" and not "reason"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith :) Who cares about soundness - or a sound mind for that matter, we all got the spin on anything related to government and democracy...

Ok, I figured you were a lost case ever since you called Wikipedia the biggest pile of shit ever created on Earth... didn't know of quantum chromodynamics etc. I guess you are the "holyer-than-thou" of us. :p

Ok, I guess you were a lost case when since you called Wikipedia the biggest pile of shit ever created on Earth... I guess you are the "holyer-than-thou" of us. :p

stu, I was ready to mention BibTex and CiteSeer to Yannis if he didn't like Wikipedia, although they all cite similar references and papers... I guess he admires his Mormon friends who are blessed with a life without "vile influences" and "false truths" spewing from television, media...

AAAintheBeltway, my point is: do you think that militarism is the answer? Or do you have to rethink how you conduct foreign policy, diplomacy, protectionism, economy etc? Today, the US has far from a market economy or efficient democracy... as well as being involved in numerous...

Yannis, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_intelligence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consensus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deductive_system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_of_truth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_deduction really...

nutmeg, so what do you do in socioeconomic terms invading a country which is practically living off only rocks and pebbles? And what has the net socioeconomic costs been from these operations? Positive/negative outcome and implications? Was it worth losing civil liberties, was that the...

Yannis, well, surprised if you know little about quantum mechanics and chromo d. if you studied high energy systems... Oh, and "science"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_science :p

George Walker Bush says that "justice has been delivered" for the 2001/9/11 attacks while speaking at the pentagon-attack anniversary. Do you think "justice has been delivered"? The US certainly made sure that the impact was felt all over the world, but is the world any better now after...

A better phrase in my post above would have been: "on the same continuously detailed scale over time" If your base model is "explosively way off track", the specific risk evaluation to a strategy linked to the base is close to useless - and you need to resort to general risk based on not...

Two Russian bombers have landed at a Venezuelan airfield where they will carry out training flights for several days, the Russian defense ministry said Wednesday. The Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bombers landed at Venezuela's Libertador military airfield and "will spend several days carrying out...

Stay away from any type of drugs! Get out in nature, get a healthy diet, physical training and relaxation - time for detox and reflection. Remember, a good "socioeconomic life" pays dividends... budget your personal life, find where you have systemic deficiencies. <object width="425"...

TSGannGalt, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projection_(psychology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acting_out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_mechanism feeling insecure and emotional, are you? :p http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reasoning

FortuneTeller, you sound a bit emotional... Do you read people's hands or look into their teacups? :p

The key edge in life and the universe is called adaptation.

You will probably save more money not trading with confusion and lack of concentration, than the potential upside of any trading strategy that you could adhere to... Time off is probably the best money-management decision for those situations. Look at something with good fixed interest...