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Month: August 2008

  • On Terry Lamphier’s Other Voices Article (Edited)

    George Rebane Terry Lamphier contributed an excellent Other Voices – ‘Adam Smith’s capitalism and today’s reality’ – to our beloved Onion’s print edition this morning.  I wanted to post my comment in the paper’s online edition, but alas, its limp-along website has yet to publish it.  When it all comes together later today, I will…

  • Ruminations – 12aug08

    George Rebane *** Peaceniks silent as Georgia gets mauled by Russian bear.  Let’s see now, Russia invades a sovereign nation-state, and demands that its democratically elected President be replaced.  If the west lets Putin get away with this, we can see the exercise repeated in the Ukraine, Belorussia, Estonia, … in short order under the…

  • Ruminations – 11aug08

    George Rebane *** How would you spend $10B to solve nation’s problems?*** “Obama’s Tax Plan Would Greatly Increase Budget Deficit”*** Maryland’s elected imbeciles were surprised again.*** Nevada County takes steps to reduce unfunded liabilities *** Recently the WSJ has been asking major national figures on how they would spend $10B to solve some of the…

  • Your 2008 Olympics Quiz.

    George Rebane Guess who owes whom a lot of money (and needs to borrow lots more).

  • Systems Science Rules (almost)! [edited]

    George Rebane I’ll step right out there and put my foot in it – there is not a single significant area of human endeavor that is not a strong subscriber to or totally transformed by systems science.  Yes, but how do you define ‘significant’?  I define it simply as the domains of knowledge that are…

  • Local Publisher Alerts Readers to Government Excesses

    George Rebane Jeff Ackerman, publisher of The Union (sometimes aka The Onion), finally vented his spleen this morning against the doings in Sacramento which have been going on for some time now, but apparently in the tolerable region of our local paper’s radar.  I was happy to see Jeff step out and paint a picture…

  • Bush Signs Housing Bill, Opts Against Taxpayers

    Mike McDaniel Bush signs new housing bill into law in exchange for higher taxes and taxpayer liberties. The Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 is the latest action taken by our elected officials to relieve us of our liberties and our wealth.  Did you notice the word "tax" in the Housing Assistance TAX act of…

  • Singularity Signposts – 4aug08

    George Rebane Toyota has demonstrated a Segway knock-off called Winglet.  This gadget is a “stand-up-and-ride contraption” that can go up to 3.7mph or about the pace of a brisk walk.  One of the claimed target markets is the elderly who might use it on sidewalks and shopping malls.  Japan has a rapidly aging population, and…

  • Ruminations – 2aug08

    George Rebane • Gold mine not found• US hearing loss epidemic• Obama and technology acceleration• California’s looming business exodus• Ryan’s solo *** This week Jo Ann and I were helping our friends look for their gold mine.  We never did find the mine.  Although, according to the extensive documentation my friend brought along, we did…

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