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All our greatest songs are Anthems, Battle, Hymns, and Death Marches.
Trump Achievements
Year One List: 81 major Trump achievements, 11 Obama legacy items repealed – by Paul Bedard Trump flips the script on critics who say he lacks achievements. With the passage of the GOP tax bill this week, the Trump administration has scored 81 major achievements in its first year, making good on…
Those Of Us Who Understand The Cycles Of History Are The Victims Of Those Who Do Not – And So Is Our Civilization
The difference is, that those of us who lived in the 1980’s and 1990’s knew that we were living the best of times – perhaps the best times ever to have lived. San Fran in the 2000s, Seattle in the 1990s, Paris on the 1920’s, Germany in the 1900’s, London in the 1890’s. 2008…
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(from elsewhere) I don’t do ‘stupid’. I do my job. Which is to provide operational definitions of those ideas about which people are frequently ignorant, confused, wishful thinkers, or dishonest. I am really, really, really good at my job. Don’t waste my time
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What would be nice is a automated exchange, and an escrow service. Those two features would solve the money problems.
What Should I Do About My Racist Family? When I Explain My Side They Twist It And Make Me Feel Stupid?
Why do you think you are right and they are wrong? https://www.quora.com/What-should-I-do-about-my-racist-family-When-I-explain-my-side-they-twist-it-and-make-me-feel-stupid
Why Is There Such A High Degree Of Fascination Among Today’s Youngsters To Becoming An Entrepreneur?
it is the only 100% guaranteed means of financial independence, and not having to work for someone ‘dumber’ than you are. 😉 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-there-such-a-high-degree-of-fascination-among-todays-youngsters-to-becoming-an-entrepreneur
Is It Really True For A Person With Phd In Electrical Engineering Needs In Average 100 Job Applications To Get Accepted For A Job In Us?
Electrical engineering has transformed from a profession to a ‘trade’ for the simple reason that the problems of electrical engineering at scale are for all intents and purposes solved (reduced to predictable algorithms that we call ‘code’), plus an oversupply of degrees. The other engineering disciplines still vary between profession and trade. I don’t track…
How Would Americans Respond To The Current Political Events If This Were The 60’s?
We are. The 60’s was an attempt by the underclass to use postwar economic boom as a means of seizing political power from the upper middle class economic and military aristocracy. At present we are reliving that experience because of the threat of cultural, civilizational, and kinship genocide. (really) Everything, in the long run, is…
In View Of America’s Threat To Cut International Aid Over The Un Vote On The Jerusalem Issue, What Would Happen If The Rest Of The World Isolated America?
It would cause a worldwide depression on a scale we have not seen since the combination of christian mysticism and arab expansion that destroyed the civilizations of egypt, north africa, the levant, persia, byzantium, rome, and europe. (the abrahamic dark ages.) No one is that stupid. https://www.quora.com/In-view-of-Americas-threat-to-cut-international-aid-over-the-UN-vote-on-the-Jerusalem-issue-what-would-happen-if-the-rest-of-the-world-isolated-America
How Can We Retain Our Culture?
Revolt. Separate. Prosper. Speciate.Really, that’s the answer. The value of the continent-wide american empire, has outlived its usefulness, and at least for the past 70 years, has been destructive to our civilization. Therefore, it’s in our interest to divorce ourselves and let the ‘nine nations of north america’ prosper as they choose – not as…
Why Is The Austrian School Of Economics And Economist Ludwig Von Mises Not Discussed In American Academia?
Because in large part it is absolute nonsense. Mises Position in Intellectual History Rothbardian Fallacies Hans Hoppe’s Errors This is a very technical problem, but in the sense that you should be able to produce an individual, operational, description of any economic phenomenon in order to assert a truth claim ( trace the incentives), that’s…
What Is The Difference Between A Tribe And A Clan?
(Michael Jacobs is close. I’ll play analytic philosopher for a few minutes:) Taxonomies: Kinship groups form in hierarchies under all human means of production: |MEANS OF PRODUCTION|: hunting and gathering > pastoralism > agrarianism > urbanism(crafts) > industrialism > consumer-capitalism > (? automated production ?) The reasons for hierarchies are (a) kin selection instinct (necessity)…
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—“What are the best UX Design firms in the SeattleBellevue region?”— (From Curt) It depends upon the function of your site and how much functionality it provides. UX, no question, it’s Blink in Seattle, and has been for years now. UX and IA, information Architecture, are slightly different functions, with…
All About Money: What Is Money, Good Money, Tolerable Money, Bad Money, And What Is Not Money.
(DRAFT: it’s getting too late to finish, and I’ve been sick for the past few days, so Ill finish this – as promised – later or tomorrow) The main functions of money are distinguished as: – A Store of Time. … If I could educate people on just one idea, it would…
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Every ounce of bulk you have other than that which helps you dodge and run just requires more oxygen, food, and water, that makes you vulnerable.
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It really doesn’t matter if you can ‘fight’ any longer. It matters that you can hike, run, and be silent, and that you can shoot, and shoot as a member of a group, and do so while only harming those that you choose to.
Everything You Need To Know About Guns (Today) Sidearms
(1) Buy a gun that ‘points’ naturally with your hand relaxed and finger on the trigger. Buy the weapon with the highest caliber you can hit something with while firing fairly rapidly. For starters thats .380 or 9mm. For those of us with zillions of rounds behind us, .40sw, .45 and 10mm are fine, but…
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I don’t know why I can’t get this across. BTC isn’t money and can’t be money but as a store of value the more money there is invested the less opportunity for manipulation and the greater the defense against inflation. So while it can’t be money, it sure can provide a medium of exchange, and…
Your Ancestors
Smith = English (Occupation) cum most common ‘adopted name’. Particularly for those wishing to hide their identity. Also, metalworking was Jones = Welsh (from John) At one point Jones was the welsh surname equivalent of the most common muslim given name. Normal Names = The reason those of us with…
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Eric Danelaw As far as I know, altruism does not exist, and cannot exist. Organisms buy options on future cooperation, thereby buying options on persistence. Organisms demonstrate kin selection, buying options on persistence. Organisms that can ‘remember’ can produce more opportunities to trade options, (develop trust networks), buying options on persistence. Organisms preserve…
A Prayer Of Heed
As a soldier i speak the truth. … it is best for soldiering. As a citizen i follow moral law as best i can. … it is best for prospering. As a craftsman i follow my arts the best i can. … it is best for competing. As a father i follow tradition as best…
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Curt Doolittle’s answer: Formal Institutions matter a lot. In particular, the production of legislation and regulation matter a lot. Informal Institutions matter a lot. Particularly religions (mostly bad if not universally bad), Trust in one another to adhere to promises, Marriage age, marriage w…
What Do You Learn When Majoring In Political Economy?
Formal Institutions matter a lot. In particular, the production of legislation and regulation matter a lot. Informal Institutions matter a lot. Particularly religions (mostly bad if not universally bad), Trust in one another to adhere to promises, Marriage age, marriage with inbreeding, and inheritance structures. Sizes of the different Classes matter a lot. The general…
Will Donald Trump Go Down In History As The Father Of The Orwellian Dystopia He Is Trying To Create?
Are you kidding? Trump was hired to PREVENT the orwellian dystopia that we call ‘Mainstream’ political correctness, one world government, and harrison-bergeron enforced ‘equality’. https://www.quora.com/Will-Donald-Trump-go-down-in-history-as-the-father-of-the-Orwellian-dystopia-he-is-trying-to-create