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by Paul
Sun May 31, 2009 7:18 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: An explanation of the financial crisis
Replies: 15
Views: 12862

Re: An explanation of the financial crisis

I think the confusion is due to discussion of two different things, the cause of the current financial crisis, and the two root problems all societies have faced for the last several thousand years. There are two problems every group faces, the problem of the bell curve and the problem of compound i...
by Paul
Fri May 29, 2009 1:09 am
Forum: Finance and Investments
Topic: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies
Replies: 768
Views: 408227

Re: Inflation, deflation, gold and currencies

Ok, there's a lesson for me, don't type 2500 words into a web browser without saving them elsewhere first. Sigh. Ok, I’m going for a redo! A lot of people, here and elsewhere, get confused over the meaning of inflation and deflation. The government uses a “market basket” approach to measure inflatio...
by Paul
Sat May 23, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: Dialectical Historical Materialism meets Generational Dynamics
Topic: Dialectics of Science and the Singularity
Replies: 43
Views: 168701

Re: Dialectics of Science and the Singularity

I have to doubt that solar will advance to the extent of shutting down most conventional electric production, due to storage and problems with load balance. If it did, then vanadium would be through the roof, so if you think this will happen, buy vanadium futures. Vanadium is the only substance I kn...