[ale] IEEE... Sort of maybe off topic but... Not really...

[planas]

On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 12:28 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:

> It's all a double edged sword 8-(
> To acquire financial wealth is to acquire control of resources. The
> more resources are controlled by fewer people, the greater the number
> of people in need of resources they can not access on their own. 
> So while wealty people can ( and IMNSHO _should_, i.e. the so-called
> "job creators") be a prime resource for the majority with fewer
> resources, the act of fulfilling that need depletes their control of
> resources and thus potentially limits their ability to continue as an
> aggregate resource provider.
> We don't have a visible and universally respected  mechanism that
> provides non-resource controlling recognition for a job well done.
> Thus we are in the strange predicament we are in.
> 
> Discussion of resource management are more religious than objective
> analysis and the goes for discussion of rewards for effort and
> expertise.
> 

I would add environmentalism, once you get beyond basic pollution
control/management, tends to be more religious but has a veneer of
science. A very dangerous practice is to use current scientific
knowledge to justify a moral/philosophical position. When the science
changes you are caught looking stupid. It can be virtually impossible to
have a discussion with someone that has confused science with morality.


> On Oct 4, 2011 11:47 AM, "Ron Frazier" <atllinuxenthinfo at c3energy.com>
> wrote:
> > That's just charming! 8-( There's got to be a better way that still 
> > promotes innovation. I've grown a bit cynical in my middle age. I
> now 
> > believe that the processes of our world / culture almost never
> function 
> > to promote the benefit of the citizen / worker / poor or middle
> class / 
> > average Joe or Jane. They work to promote the best interests of the 
> > very rich and the corporations. And if you are in the former
> category 
> > (ie average Joe or Jane) and your interests conflict with those of
> the 
> > uber rich or corporations, then you'd just better get the H___ out
> of 
> > the way.
> > 
> > Disclaimer, I hope to be very rich some day, and perhaps own one or
> more 
> > corporations. Currently very far from it. However, if the Lord
> blesses 
> > me to do that, I hope to be able to write $ 10 Million checks to
> fund 
> > children's cancer research or any number of other things without
> even 
> > blinking. I want to be part of the solution, not part of the
> problem. 
> > I have noted that there are a relatively infinite number of people
> out 
> > there to help. No matter what your budget, there's always someone
> who 
> > needs a friend, or who needs a helping hand.
> > 
> > Making money is not evil. Making profit is not evil. Being hurtful
> and 
> > oppressive is evil. If you want to see a great movie about helping 
> > others, check out "The Ultimate Gift".
> > 
> > Sincerely,
> > 
> > Ron
> > 
> > On 10/4/2011 Jim Kinney wrote:
> >> The boot costs less than $5 to make but the licenses run the cost
> to 
> >> over $30. Now the boot license kicks in and runs it to $55+. Then
> the 
> >> usual supply chain markups occur. So we pay $90 for a medical
> device 
> >> that used to be 2 sticks, an old shoe and some tape or an old belt.
> > 
> > -- 
> > 
> > (PS - If you email me and don't get a quick response, you might want
> to
> > call on the phone. I get about 300 emails per day from alternate
> energy
> > mailing lists and such. I don't always see new messages very
> quickly.)
> > 
> > Ron Frazier
> > 
> > 770-205-9422 (O) Leave a message.
> > linuxdude AT c3energy.com
> > 
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