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I was making hot lemonade syrup for sparkling lemonade. I was doing so in Jordan's kitchen. I was just about done. I put the syrup in one of her, "air tight" plastic jugs, screwed the top on, and shook it to mix it up. apparently it had been through the dish waterer a few too many times for such a maneuver because the pressure change caused the top to rocket off and cover me and the kitchen in hot boiling hot syrup. My right hand should soon be covered in blisters and he kitchen is, well, I won't be getting to sleep anytime soon.
The Dark Recesses
and the beasts there in
Bruce Campbell was on "Wait, Wait don't tell me." yesterday (sort of). It was a hoot.
listen here if you are so inclined.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/r
unlimited mimosas at Blue Dog Cafe is awesome.
listen here if you are so inclined.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/r
unlimited mimosas at Blue Dog Cafe is awesome.
Home has changed since I've been here.
Molly, the dog, has hurt her front paw and can barely walk. It is difficult to watch. This occurred last Friday.
Monday, Mom purchased a couple of wooden sculptures. 19th century Hindu mercy gods. We are having difficulty determining gender objectively. But they are gorgeous and have quite an, "aura". We know little of their origins, identity or history, but they now sit in the living room hall.
Personally things could be better. School has my nerves frayed and my attention sapped. I'm not taking care of myself as I should and recently weighed more than I ever have, though I have since moved back down on the scale. I've also been ignoring any kind of spirituality or mental discipline, but that changes tonight.
Less importantly, I want to run a Sci-Fi game over the Christmas break using Saga edition. The concept is High Sifi/ first contact / spycraft.
Molly, the dog, has hurt her front paw and can barely walk. It is difficult to watch. This occurred last Friday.
Monday, Mom purchased a couple of wooden sculptures. 19th century Hindu mercy gods. We are having difficulty determining gender objectively. But they are gorgeous and have quite an, "aura". We know little of their origins, identity or history, but they now sit in the living room hall.
Personally things could be better. School has my nerves frayed and my attention sapped. I'm not taking care of myself as I should and recently weighed more than I ever have, though I have since moved back down on the scale. I've also been ignoring any kind of spirituality or mental discipline, but that changes tonight.
Less importantly, I want to run a Sci-Fi game over the Christmas break using Saga edition. The concept is High Sifi/ first contact / spycraft.
I wish I was a sailor with someone who waited for me
I wish I was as fortunate as fortunate as me
I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good
I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood
Went to ren fest this week end. Had allot of fun.
I got back a quiz today. I got a perfect on the quiz, but I also spelled archea, "arkea". I mean damn.
I wish I was as fortunate as fortunate as me
I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good
I wish I was the full moon shining off a Camaro's hood
Went to ren fest this week end. Had allot of fun.
I got back a quiz today. I got a perfect on the quiz, but I also spelled archea, "arkea". I mean damn.
Current Mood:
confused
unexpected, complex and/or non-transparent social situations put me off guard. I spend too much thought observing and interpreting to properly respond. I end up looking silly, stupid, or stuck up. It seems ridiculous not to be able to multitask these things, but I fail at it anyway. I feel like my social mind moves more slowly than the rest of my thoughts.
Guilt is an interesting motive. I don't have allot of experience dealing with it, but it is readily identifiable.
People are crazy, insane, and who knows what else.
Class now.
Guilt is an interesting motive. I don't have allot of experience dealing with it, but it is readily identifiable.
People are crazy, insane, and who knows what else.
Class now.
I feel stupid, but I think I been catchin' on
He's going to be at dragon Con. cool
Photo op is 80$.
That's allot of money...
Photo op is 80$.
That's allot of money...
Setting:0928 HoweRussel, outside a class that lets out in a couple of minuets, waiting to attend my geomicrobiology (spelled geomiceaux on her website)
Girl: "There are allot of new people here. are they new grad students?"
Woman who later turns out to be my teacher: "No, their undergrads. They're going to be run over" (i put it in italics because she said it in italics.
At this point we begin diverging from any semblance of reality
me: "Hi there. I'm standing here. In ear shot. If your going to physically threaten me with your course load could you wait until after the drop add period so I don't feel like there is a way to avoid the doom? kthanks."
Girl: "There are allot of new people here. are they new grad students?"
Woman who later turns out to be my teacher: "No, their undergrads. They're going to be run over" (i put it in italics because she said it in italics.
At this point we begin diverging from any semblance of reality
me: "Hi there. I'm standing here. In ear shot. If your going to physically threaten me with your course load could you wait until after the drop add period so I don't feel like there is a way to avoid the doom? kthanks."
I'm reformatting Jane from a burned ISO. wish me luck.
Update: easier than I remember..
Update: I've been listening to my itunes play list. While this is not normally odd, I've had itunes closed for about 4 songs now. I checked and it's not a running application nor is it listed under running processes. There is nothing large enough to be itunes. The largest running app is Firefox @ 66,480 K. Hi Billy Joel, WTF?!
Update: kk it's one thirty. I tunes has been in "ghost mode" for more than an hour. I'm turning Jane off now and going to bed. night.
Update: easier than I remember..
Update: I've been listening to my itunes play list. While this is not normally odd, I've had itunes closed for about 4 songs now. I checked and it's not a running application nor is it listed under running processes. There is nothing large enough to be itunes. The largest running app is Firefox @ 66,480 K. Hi Billy Joel, WTF?!
Update: kk it's one thirty. I tunes has been in "ghost mode" for more than an hour. I'm turning Jane off now and going to bed. night.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technolo
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p
People have been saying that the era of the free internet has been coming to an end ever since it began. News to me. I suspect instead that these people are having difficulty adapting to internet culture. Business will never be able to make the same kind of profit off of the consumer online as they can off because there are people, individuals and orginisations, willing to provide services for free. How can you charge for live news when people post to twitter and blog? It's got to be outstanding, and even then you can't charge the kind of money some companies want to charge.
These doubters of internet culture are applying real world lessons to the virtual one, and it is failing. But what about the other way around? This actually kind of goes back to my last post. What if we, as a culture and financial system, got away from the mind set of exaggerated profit service corporations and moved more towards a sustainable income model?
In the standard model, corporations are individuals. as such, they own the profit they make, and the individuals who run the corporations try to maximize the companies profits.
In the alternative model, corporations would be treated as property. Corporate profit would be no different than personal profit. Legally and ethically this is more transparent. That would be the legal representation, but the paradigm change would have to be traditional.
I rewrote this several times because it always sounds misleading or crazy. Maybe it is crazy.
Under the alternative paradigm, I would be asking corporations to voluntarily make less money. Once someone started doing this, it would be the competitive norm. A company that had a business model designed to make profit hand over foot wouldn't be able to compete because it would have to charge more for the same thing, pay less in salary, or cut some other corner. In fact, if we took competitive capitalism to a logical conclusion, this kind of thinking may seem inevitable.
It's not, obviously. Just as a Proletariat revolt seems like a logical inevidability, but never actually happens.
What I'm talking about though would free up much of the economic capitol that is trapped at the top of our economy and get it back into the flow of things. By definition, to be rich you have to have allot of money that your not spending.
So am I a crazy leftist reveloutionary yet? Or do I have to suggest policy and/or violent action to be that?
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p
People have been saying that the era of the free internet has been coming to an end ever since it began. News to me. I suspect instead that these people are having difficulty adapting to internet culture. Business will never be able to make the same kind of profit off of the consumer online as they can off because there are people, individuals and orginisations, willing to provide services for free. How can you charge for live news when people post to twitter and blog? It's got to be outstanding, and even then you can't charge the kind of money some companies want to charge.
These doubters of internet culture are applying real world lessons to the virtual one, and it is failing. But what about the other way around? This actually kind of goes back to my last post. What if we, as a culture and financial system, got away from the mind set of exaggerated profit service corporations and moved more towards a sustainable income model?
In the standard model, corporations are individuals. as such, they own the profit they make, and the individuals who run the corporations try to maximize the companies profits.
In the alternative model, corporations would be treated as property. Corporate profit would be no different than personal profit. Legally and ethically this is more transparent. That would be the legal representation, but the paradigm change would have to be traditional.
I rewrote this several times because it always sounds misleading or crazy. Maybe it is crazy.
Under the alternative paradigm, I would be asking corporations to voluntarily make less money. Once someone started doing this, it would be the competitive norm. A company that had a business model designed to make profit hand over foot wouldn't be able to compete because it would have to charge more for the same thing, pay less in salary, or cut some other corner. In fact, if we took competitive capitalism to a logical conclusion, this kind of thinking may seem inevitable.
It's not, obviously. Just as a Proletariat revolt seems like a logical inevidability, but never actually happens.
What I'm talking about though would free up much of the economic capitol that is trapped at the top of our economy and get it back into the flow of things. By definition, to be rich you have to have allot of money that your not spending.
So am I a crazy leftist reveloutionary yet? Or do I have to suggest policy and/or violent action to be that?
I'm not talking about health...
The theory of insurance is fairly straight forward. A bunch of people put some of their money in a pool to fund expenses in case any of them have an accident or emergency. The more people you get involved, the bigger the pool, and the greater the chance that you use that pool. Get enough people involved and you can use statistics to determine exactly how large the pool should be to cover everyone. The bigger the pool, the more accurate those stats. Then you tack on things like deductibles and variable rates to appease peoples ideas of fairness. Why should I put in the same amount of money as the guy who is more likely to take it out? Why should I have to pay every time that guy goes to the dentist? He thinks you need to go 10 times a year!
Then problem arise.
When the time comes and you have an accident, you try to get as much money out of the pool as possible. It's what you're incentivized to do. That raises every bodies rates. You're no longer just spreading out the risk that was already there, you're magnifying it.
People who don't have an accident inevitably feel cheated that they have to keep paying.
The biggest problem though, is in who regulates the pool.
Our current system sucks. For profit companies do a terrible job of regulating the pools. They make deals with hospitals to artificially jack up the price for people not on insurance. They play spot the claim with flood and home insurance, using terms like, "wind blown water" to keep from paying claims. Thought you had flood insurance? too bad that water that came through the front door was wind blown; now it's up to you to prove it wasn't They jack up your car insurance so high if you get in an accident or if you're considered high risk, that you end up paying way more than if you just paid for the accident. They can do that because the law says you have to have car insurance, and none of the other companies will touch you for less. They, "invest" the pool in the stock market. Then, when a major disaster occurs, say a hurricane, they say, "Sorry, stocks are down, can't let you have the money we're contractually obligated to give you. It would eat into our profits and then our stock price might fall." For profit orginisations have to worry about their stocks. That means they have to make money all time. More than that, it means they have to make more money than they did last quarter. More than that, they have to keep a positive rate of growth of profit, a positive second derivative. That means they _have_ to take more and more money from you or do some risky investments keep that ball rolling up hill faster and faster.
A government run system would suck too. The laws would be made by committee, and would include all sorts of ridiculous policies and ineffective by-laws. Call me cynical if you like, but do you trust the congress?
The obvious answer, is a non-profit, private organisation. The pool of money would be just that, a pool of money. It would be used to pay claims, salaries and overhead. None of it would disappear to profit or stock holders. If you made a claim, you rates would go up until you had paid said money back, then it would go back down the base. If there was a disaster, every bodies rates would go up until the pool was refurbished, but the pool would always be big enough to pay for said disasters. It would keep an accident from breaking you, but it would incentivize you to spend as little as you could while still being effective. It's still your money.
I'm excited about this idea. thoughts?
The theory of insurance is fairly straight forward. A bunch of people put some of their money in a pool to fund expenses in case any of them have an accident or emergency. The more people you get involved, the bigger the pool, and the greater the chance that you use that pool. Get enough people involved and you can use statistics to determine exactly how large the pool should be to cover everyone. The bigger the pool, the more accurate those stats. Then you tack on things like deductibles and variable rates to appease peoples ideas of fairness. Why should I put in the same amount of money as the guy who is more likely to take it out? Why should I have to pay every time that guy goes to the dentist? He thinks you need to go 10 times a year!
Then problem arise.
When the time comes and you have an accident, you try to get as much money out of the pool as possible. It's what you're incentivized to do. That raises every bodies rates. You're no longer just spreading out the risk that was already there, you're magnifying it.
People who don't have an accident inevitably feel cheated that they have to keep paying.
The biggest problem though, is in who regulates the pool.
Our current system sucks. For profit companies do a terrible job of regulating the pools. They make deals with hospitals to artificially jack up the price for people not on insurance. They play spot the claim with flood and home insurance, using terms like, "wind blown water" to keep from paying claims. Thought you had flood insurance? too bad that water that came through the front door was wind blown; now it's up to you to prove it wasn't They jack up your car insurance so high if you get in an accident or if you're considered high risk, that you end up paying way more than if you just paid for the accident. They can do that because the law says you have to have car insurance, and none of the other companies will touch you for less. They, "invest" the pool in the stock market. Then, when a major disaster occurs, say a hurricane, they say, "Sorry, stocks are down, can't let you have the money we're contractually obligated to give you. It would eat into our profits and then our stock price might fall." For profit orginisations have to worry about their stocks. That means they have to make money all time. More than that, it means they have to make more money than they did last quarter. More than that, they have to keep a positive rate of growth of profit, a positive second derivative. That means they _have_ to take more and more money from you or do some risky investments keep that ball rolling up hill faster and faster.
A government run system would suck too. The laws would be made by committee, and would include all sorts of ridiculous policies and ineffective by-laws. Call me cynical if you like, but do you trust the congress?
The obvious answer, is a non-profit, private organisation. The pool of money would be just that, a pool of money. It would be used to pay claims, salaries and overhead. None of it would disappear to profit or stock holders. If you made a claim, you rates would go up until you had paid said money back, then it would go back down the base. If there was a disaster, every bodies rates would go up until the pool was refurbished, but the pool would always be big enough to pay for said disasters. It would keep an accident from breaking you, but it would incentivize you to spend as little as you could while still being effective. It's still your money.
I'm excited about this idea. thoughts?
I just saw Doc Ledet at CC's. He's the third Lafayette high teacher I've seen here in a month. They don't even have school right now
The Rain returns like a sorely missed lover.
AC in my dorm went out yesterday. Turns out, I can sleep really comfy in two of the lobby chairs squished together, with a sheet over my head and ear plugs in.
A few years ago, I believed that human beings were capable of infinity. That theoretically, someone could Love or Hate or Believe with all there heart. That Platonic Ideals not only existed, but were achievable, at least within he human mind. I no longer believe this. I don't know why I ever did, or why I stopped, except that it no longer makes sense to me.
To day I discovered that Blush wines are made by crushing skinned red grapes and finished Good Omens.
To day I discovered that Blush wines are made by crushing skinned red grapes and finished Good Omens.
Wow. Fun.
Tennis. Breaking and entering. Rummy. My mother wants me to be an alcoholic I think. yum food.
http://garradept.mybrute.com
Zombie strippers - Everything you might expect from a movie with such a title and so much more. Zombies, Political commentary, strippers, Tons of philosophical analogies, Zombie strippers, a Korean playing a mexican with a donkey, and more boobs than a soft-cable porn. Watch it!
Finally cut my hair. woo
Tennis. Breaking and entering. Rummy. My mother wants me to be an alcoholic I think. yum food.
http://garradept.mybrute.com
Zombie strippers - Everything you might expect from a movie with such a title and so much more. Zombies, Political commentary, strippers, Tons of philosophical analogies, Zombie strippers, a Korean playing a mexican with a donkey, and more boobs than a soft-cable porn. Watch it!
Finally cut my hair. woo
Went to Florida to visit Shani and Grant. Saw Into the Woods. Lots of fun.
I am so jealous that we don't have a Four Winds. 700 Beer labels. The best Wine I've ever had, and some of the best cheese and meat. I had a sandwich called the German. Head cheese(brains), tongue, salami, cheese, and horseradish sauce. Yum. Got a pint of something another dark ale. came highly recommended, we'll see. Also got a pound of coffee that the place blends themselves. again, I with hold judgment.
I am so jealous that we don't have a Four Winds. 700 Beer labels. The best Wine I've ever had, and some of the best cheese and meat. I had a sandwich called the German. Head cheese(brains), tongue, salami, cheese, and horseradish sauce. Yum. Got a pint of something another dark ale. came highly recommended, we'll see. Also got a pound of coffee that the place blends themselves. again, I with hold judgment.
I believe in prophecy...
I believe in miracles
something sacred burning
in every bush and tree
I believe in God
and God ain't me
Let this little light of mine
shine and rage against the night
Talking more politics than usual.
Seems like everyone is upset at Giechner and/or Obama for this or that.
Leftists I know seem to say that the Private parties are getting too good a deal.
My dad is raging about socialism.
The conspiracy theorists are raging about globalism.
That last one might be true.
not that I mind.
A universal currency would be bad for the US, but good for the world. I support that. greater good and all that.
The Big companies in the US that failed can not be allowed to go bankrupt with out losing America so many jobs that it would be to the detriment of the public. It's not fair, but it's true. Rorschach would let them fail. If we are to prosper, we must do what is good and not what is right. We also have to understand that this is not OK and not let it happen again. Ideally we move our economy away from producing inferior products.
How does God choose
Whose prayers he will refuse?
I believe in miracles
something sacred burning
in every bush and tree
I believe in God
and God ain't me
Let this little light of mine
shine and rage against the night
Talking more politics than usual.
Seems like everyone is upset at Giechner and/or Obama for this or that.
Leftists I know seem to say that the Private parties are getting too good a deal.
My dad is raging about socialism.
The conspiracy theorists are raging about globalism.
That last one might be true.
not that I mind.
A universal currency would be bad for the US, but good for the world. I support that. greater good and all that.
The Big companies in the US that failed can not be allowed to go bankrupt with out losing America so many jobs that it would be to the detriment of the public. It's not fair, but it's true. Rorschach would let them fail. If we are to prosper, we must do what is good and not what is right. We also have to understand that this is not OK and not let it happen again. Ideally we move our economy away from producing inferior products.
How does God choose
Whose prayers he will refuse?