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Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 8:42am
Charles Mackay.
“Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by oneâ€
Perhaps this has just explained price stickiness.
CG,
I can't deny that many of your posts are amusing and witty. I can understand that you might be a very intelligent person and that you are merely making connections that seem too far-leaped for the casual intellect to grasp. If I truly apologize for calling you a chatter box .
Apologetically,
FRIFY
Randy H
2006 Nov 3, 8:47am
Unfortunately for the poet Mackay, he didn't really apply much empirical rigor to his ideas. In many cases the crowd is "smarter" than the individual (at least more fit for survival), which is why herds exist in the first place.
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/wisdomofcrowds/index.html
And why not reference Mencken? Loosen up the arcaneness setting on your little keyword wiki script.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 8:50am
In many cases the crowd is “smarter†than the individual (at least more fit for survival), which is why herds exist in the first place.
I do not see how a herd of cattles is more fit for surviving their delicious demise.
Unfortunately for the poet Mackay, he didn’t really apply much empirical rigor to his ideas.
You meant he should have sold trading courses like WD Gann did?
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 8:52am
I wish not to disclose their names for fear of exposing them to bullying
Those who are afraid of bullying would not be here. They would have been bullied into buying a house long ago.
CG,
So is that your final answer to my somewhat veiled question? Your evolution is not yet complete, young Skywalker...
FRIFY
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:05am
Chaptcha
I pass blogspot's Chaptcha only 50% of the time. Perhaps I am a foodbot.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:08am
My French vocabulary is extremely small.
My favorite word is "homard".
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:20am
I can understand and make simple sentences. My vocabulary is too small. That’s always been my problem.
My french vocabulary is only big enough for me not to order four soups.
Randy H
2006 Nov 3, 9:25am
I'm still waiting for the arcane reference to both Nietzsche and Goedels in the same comment. Turn your script back on, much more fun.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:41am
I like to think that all races ought to be equal. I am a "speciesist" though.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:56am
If so, what makes you think that a wolf doesn’t think the same way?
A wolf does not think.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 9:58am
That is very presumptuous.
Perhaps. The wolf is welcomed to disprove my claim on this blog.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:07am
If our model of the brain based on interconnection of neurons is correct, the human brain is a Turing Machine.
I think the brain is responsible for sensary and motor functions. The brain can process information. But it cannot think.
Thought requires the psyche.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:14am
I think that anyone who has ever watched a pack of animals hunt can see that they think.
When they start wondering why they are hunting, they are thinking. Or should I say free-thinking.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:19am
Self-awareness could not possibly have come from evolutionary processes.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:22am
It’s tough to explain.
It is impossible to explain. Most children have better self-awareness and are better free-thinkers because they are not exposed to science yet.
It is sad that our intuition is highly suppressed in today's world.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:26am
It looks like elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors, is that thought?
No. It can only be shown that elephants appear to recognize themselves in mirrors.
We should be cautioned that science is an excellent propaganda tool. Many activists are dying to show that animals are sentient beings.
Sheesh, CG gets called a trollbot for touching on too many topics, but try as I might, my comments on Japanese kitchen knifes and obscure plant hunters gets no more than an occasional nod from SP and Peter P.
I feel neglected - I'm a baaaad trollbot.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:38am
I feel neglected - I’m a baaaad trollbot.
Don't feel neglected... we all love you.
CG is real enough, I'm pretty sure Randy H is just teasing. I still don't comprehend the Fudan to Yale comparison, but his oddities sound real enough to me.
Perhaps I'm more forgiving to CG because I think in similar pathways. I'm pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADD...
Muggy,
Is that ASCII code? I am too lazy to decipher.
It reads in ascii
'Knock it the fuck off, ouyay eeksgay'
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:52am
Perhaps I’m more forgiving to CG because I think in similar pathways.
Funny, I think the same way.
Peter P
2006 Nov 3, 10:52am
I wish I was better at languages, then I’d take a stab at Gaelic…
Did you mean Garlic?
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What is the real impact of Bubble Blogs? Undeniably, blogs in general have quickly become established as a powerful alternate form of media. But blogs as a source of information are also often criticized for being raw, unedited, and often biased or outright inaccurate. It's even possible to find self-proclaimed internet curmudgeons criticizing blogs and bloggers in a blog.
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What do you think? Are we helping, hurting, or just fooling ourselves?
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(Suggestion for thread by FormerAptBroker (FAB), who, while anonymous, is verifiable by this blog's admins just like most of our regular contributors).
--Randy H
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