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1. Putin to Dell: "We don't need help, we're not invalids." Russia's been acting up lately... even with outright aggressive military action. I actually don't know what Russia stands for. Is it communist, socialist, capitalist? What is so great about Russia; is there a Russian culture, a Russian pride, and how does it run? From my limited understanding of this giant beast, it would seem that Putin is pushing for Russia to have greater weight on the world stage.
2. I suppose these questions about Russia stem from a nagging feeling that the reign of the "American capitalist way" is in decline. I think the world is looking for a replacement economic framework.
3. Decision making. I used to have faith in rationality and logic. Most, if not all decisions I made were logic-driven. But I'm far less so rational today. It's slightly internally inconsistent; how can I say my decisions are based on logic and then claim that i'm less logical today than yesterday? Perhaps it's because of certain events in my personal life that have led me to believe that not all decisions can be founded in logic and rationality. It could be more rational to realize that some decisions must be made with the current set of circumstances (consisting of experiences - emotional, physical or otherwise - of the past and present). Thus, while a rational solution exists, there are alternatives that may be acceptable, or even better than the rational solution.
4. I really should learn how to type properly, using all my my ten fingers. I began using the computer from age 10; one of the first things I did was to write and play a chess game in basic with a friend. I couldn't figure out how to create an artificial intelligence routine, so I simple made the computer move a set of moves in random. It was fun. Then came the internet, huge phone bills, and puberty, where my covert self-discovery missions included downloading naughty jigsaw puzzle programs. Anyway, the girl next to me (i'm in the library now) is typing faster than a Ferrari. I actually feel a little clumsy, typing with only two of my left fingers and three of my right; it's so inefficient. My overall typing speed is decent, but if only I could type as fast as I think...
5. My above para is an example of how bad my writing is. Whenever I try to put anything into writing, it gets muddled up because I have so many things I want to say at once and I trip over myself saying things that are seemingly irrelevant. Typing, jig-saw puzzles, internet porn and fast cars.
6. Yuan manipulation (or lack thereof). I don't think the Americans are in any position to criticize the Chinese. Look at the Americans themselves; with target interest rates already at or near zero, the treasury has resorted to a tactic called quantitative easing, which to me, is a simply a metaphor for printing money. The Americans can do this with abandon and not inflate themselves to the moon because the dollar is currently the worlds' reserve currency. I feel the Americans are abusing the seniorage properties of the dollar. Though "quantitative easing" they are stealing from the world. All governments in the world only have taxation and credit (borrowing) as revenue streams. The US has a third revenue stream - seniorage - the process of collecting money by printing it. The Fed prints and prints dollars and savings around the world flow into these dollars. Rocket-like inflation is prevented because it is the worlds' reserve currency; on the other hand the Fed reaps the benefits of capital by simplying printing it. If this is not currency manipulation, I wonder what is! (*Disclaimer, I am not an econs student so please take this at face value and correct me if I'm wrong.)
7. Epic fail. Google tags the entire internet as malware.
2. I suppose these questions about Russia stem from a nagging feeling that the reign of the "American capitalist way" is in decline. I think the world is looking for a replacement economic framework.
3. Decision making. I used to have faith in rationality and logic. Most, if not all decisions I made were logic-driven. But I'm far less so rational today. It's slightly internally inconsistent; how can I say my decisions are based on logic and then claim that i'm less logical today than yesterday? Perhaps it's because of certain events in my personal life that have led me to believe that not all decisions can be founded in logic and rationality. It could be more rational to realize that some decisions must be made with the current set of circumstances (consisting of experiences - emotional, physical or otherwise - of the past and present). Thus, while a rational solution exists, there are alternatives that may be acceptable, or even better than the rational solution.
4. I really should learn how to type properly, using all my my ten fingers. I began using the computer from age 10; one of the first things I did was to write and play a chess game in basic with a friend. I couldn't figure out how to create an artificial intelligence routine, so I simple made the computer move a set of moves in random. It was fun. Then came the internet, huge phone bills, and puberty, where my covert self-discovery missions included downloading naughty jigsaw puzzle programs. Anyway, the girl next to me (i'm in the library now) is typing faster than a Ferrari. I actually feel a little clumsy, typing with only two of my left fingers and three of my right; it's so inefficient. My overall typing speed is decent, but if only I could type as fast as I think...
5. My above para is an example of how bad my writing is. Whenever I try to put anything into writing, it gets muddled up because I have so many things I want to say at once and I trip over myself saying things that are seemingly irrelevant. Typing, jig-saw puzzles, internet porn and fast cars.
6. Yuan manipulation (or lack thereof). I don't think the Americans are in any position to criticize the Chinese. Look at the Americans themselves; with target interest rates already at or near zero, the treasury has resorted to a tactic called quantitative easing, which to me, is a simply a metaphor for printing money. The Americans can do this with abandon and not inflate themselves to the moon because the dollar is currently the worlds' reserve currency. I feel the Americans are abusing the seniorage properties of the dollar. Though "quantitative easing" they are stealing from the world. All governments in the world only have taxation and credit (borrowing) as revenue streams. The US has a third revenue stream - seniorage - the process of collecting money by printing it. The Fed prints and prints dollars and savings around the world flow into these dollars. Rocket-like inflation is prevented because it is the worlds' reserve currency; on the other hand the Fed reaps the benefits of capital by simplying printing it. If this is not currency manipulation, I wonder what is! (*Disclaimer, I am not an econs student so please take this at face value and correct me if I'm wrong.)
7. Epic fail. Google tags the entire internet as malware.