tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post113580208195219883..comments2024-03-29T05:59:55.834-07:00Comments on CONTRARY BRIN: Go do your proxy power! (and misc items...)David Brinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1136194043256648172006-01-02T01:27:00.000-08:002006-01-02T01:27:00.000-08:00And now drinking beer results in more sex and more...And now drinking beer results in more sex and more kids probably!<BR/>There are many interesting and surprising things we are selecting for - but I guess that has always been the case.<BR/>---<BR/><BR/>As to Iraq the pessimists are always too pessimistic and the optimists are probably out of touch with reality.<BR/>Iraq is in a bad state but the reduction in central authority might be a good thing and while the authorities might respond harshly to terrorism (as states have done throughout history) they are under the same pressures that have resulted in more peace over the last 60 years<BR/>For example<BR/>1) Many foreign people are in many foreign countries this makes those countries much more interested in what goes on in those countries<BR/>Therefore<BR/>2) Anything you do gets shown around the world and pressure goes on the EU and the US to become a pain in your A*** and it will, even in a cynical world, take quite a few bribes to get them to stop.<BR/><BR/>So I am optimistic that it will only be a mild disaster.... reasonable?Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135883226103390352005-12-29T11:07:00.000-08:002005-12-29T11:07:00.000-08:00Want to understand evolution... and have lots of f...Want to understand evolution... and have lots of fun with friends? Go see: http://www.sjgames.com/tribes/David Brinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465315130418506525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135876749463252702005-12-29T09:19:00.000-08:002005-12-29T09:19:00.000-08:00As I articulated in the comments here http://www.m...As I articulated in the comments here http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2005/12/how_to_choose_a.html <BR/>I still assert that proxy power of the sort advertised here is sub-optimal except for the very rich.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135848266806150012005-12-29T01:24:00.000-08:002005-12-29T01:24:00.000-08:00...we are all descended from breeders...Oooh, the ......we are all descended from breeders...<BR/><BR/>Oooh, the Moties could really be us... Perhaps, but we would still want to have the methuselah-like Pak lifecycle.<BR/><BR/>That reminds me of the "true" goal of the drive to reproduce; it's not children, but rather <I>grandchildren</I> that the genes want.<BR/><BR/>-- MattAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135834313319785652005-12-28T21:31:00.000-08:002005-12-28T21:31:00.000-08:00If you're at amazon.com and want to copy the link ...If you're at amazon.com and want to copy the link to whatever it is you're looking at so other people can see it, keep in mind there's extra STUFF in the URL that indicates just which customer it is that is viewing that page. For a book, cutting off the URL right after the ISBN (which will be included in the URL for a page for a book) will result in a link everyone can use.<BR/><BR/>(Add that one to the "things learned the hard way by some" list....)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135823769874370922005-12-28T18:36:00.000-08:002005-12-28T18:36:00.000-08:00"Kurds preparing takeover; U.S. exit strategy at r...<I><BR/>"Kurds preparing takeover; U.S. exit strategy at risk."</I><BR/><BR/>We have a strategy?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and while worrying about Iraq, think 5 minutes about poor Kuwait who is likely to suffer a never ending plague of retribution no matter who comes to power in Iraq!Don Quijotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03355584994080980478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135818464778805652005-12-28T17:07:00.000-08:002005-12-28T17:07:00.000-08:00And this from Knight Ridder today:"Kurds preparing...And this from Knight Ridder today:<BR/><BR/>"Kurds preparing takeover; U.S. exit strategy at risk."<BR/><BR/><A>http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/13497060.htm</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587336.post-1135805192535814432005-12-28T13:26:00.000-08:002005-12-28T13:26:00.000-08:00The above link doesn't work for me. This one does....The above link doesn't work for me. <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BUK41Y/002-8971948-7761662" REL="nofollow">This one</A> does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com