Comments on: Two potentially MASSIVE things.

By: Golem XIV - Thoughts

Golem XIV - Thoughts — Thu, 20 May 2010 06:29:05 +0000

Good morning Dorota,

Thank you for finding us in our corner.

I think Lem is one of the masters. His writings on Consciousness and the sense of 'self' are, in my opinion, far superior and more insightful than nearly all the scientific literature on those subjects. The Mask is one of my all time favourites.

I have not seen the film you mention. Though now I know it exists I would like to.

By: Dorota

Dorota — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:08:45 +0000

Long time no see!
was wondering why you don't contribute to the Guardian comments (which was sort of the the main reason I browsed them), and now I know (courtesy of some Guardian commenter who provided a link).
Have little to say about economy myself, though, but I like your style and argument. Plus, you sound so reassuringly pessimistic (an opinion based on past data :))
And, I still cannot believe you've actually read Golem 14.
Have you by any chance seen 'The Hospital of Transfiguration' (Szpital Przemienienia), based on Lem's novel of the same title, which was shown in London's SciFi Festival (at least they write it was here in Warsaw)?

By: Golem XIV - Thoughts

Golem XIV - Thoughts — Wed, 19 May 2010 20:06:54 +0000

nopackdrill,

definitely make everyone more wary of front running.

By: Golem XIV - Thoughts

Golem XIV - Thoughts — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:47:38 +0000

Billy,

Took a while I know. Felt weird about it. Now I'm having fun.

Glad to hear from you. Look forward to your thoughts and comments,

By: billy

billy — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:56:44 +0000

Golem

great to see you have a blog (I suggested as much to you a while ago on CiF). Will be following you :)

By: nopackdrill

nopackdrill — Tue, 18 May 2010 22:30:33 +0000

I just lost my comment in the log-in ether.......

start again,

I assumed the German internal market just got fed up with the French histrionic panic measures, and told Merkel and her Treasury to move the goalposts super-fast.

A Scuttle the E16.5 billion in-out-shake-it-all-about liquidity shenanigans;
B Throw a wobbler into the first Greek bail-out *1;
C Drag some speculators down with you -especially Soros & Paulson;
D Make everyone wary of second-guessing the sequence, now there are no rules. *2

(*1 Yes I know, more a French Banker & Billionaire Greek tax-dodger bail-out)
(*2 "Rules? In a knife fight? Quick Harvey, say 1,2,3 GO" -Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid)