Roger Dormer

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• Bill Arnold commented on Central Banking on Mars!
  Off current topics, feel free to ignore, re ('cause irritated) Iran, there are war drums, but they are muted and there are a few upbeat offsets. I do not fully trust US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, though he was involved(positively) with and publicly positive about the JCPOA[1][2]. J Zarif seems to be saying he's starting negotiations: Iranian polity is vibrant & officials express diverse opinionsBut those opinions should NOT be confused with state policyAs Iran's FM & chief nuclear negotiator, I will shortly present our constructive concrete plan of action—through proper diplomatic channels#CommitActMeet— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) March 5, 2021...
• Paul commented on Central Banking on Mars!
  Niala @ 1632: This reminds me of "The Devil's Data Processing Dictionary" by Stan Kelly-Bootle That's because much of the content was cribbed (with attribution) from the original version of the Jargon File. I've got "The Devil's Data Processing Dictionary", but I didn't know about the update. I'll have to see if I can get a copy....
• Greg Tingey commented on Central Banking on Mars!
  Paul @ 1614 To get a better "flavour" of the times, there is an old rhyme, of which only the first 4 lines are usually remembered. But not in the town of Lewes in Sussex, where the whole thing is known. But then 5th Nov in Lewes is ... different Remember Remember the 5th of November, The Gunpowder Treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason, Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, twas hids intent, To blow up the King and parliament, Three score barrels were laid below,. To prove old Englands' overthrow By Gods mercy...
• Damian commented on Central Banking on Mars!
  Sure, there was a lot of crazy around. But that doesn't preclude what I suggested: people can yearn for some sanity while imposing the crazy on others, and they can be sane and seek sanity but fail. As you note, its very reasonableness was somewhat exceptional, and from some perspectives it was pretty radical. England got to a Bill of Rights from fully-realised absolute monarchy in just a few decades, but they were some pretty horrible decades (and not just in England)....
• Allen Thomson commented on Central Banking on Mars!
  The paper has been accepted by the journal "General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology." Is that an actual journal in addition to being an arXiv offshoot? https://beta.arxiv.org/list/gr-qc/new...