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Ghossein
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Posted: 10 16 2009 Post subject: aida elton john |
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"Whenever you make any product there's a thermodynamic limit to the efficiency with which you can make that product. There's a thermodynamic limit to the efficiency with which you can provide a service." -- Of course there is a theoretical and practical limit to the efficiency of any process: the first law of thermodynamics guarantees that. Fortunately for us, this fact has literally _nothing_ to do with whether or not the economy is a zero-sum game. You have missed the point entirely.Let me give you a simple example to demonstrate my point.I am a gardener and produce vegetables. I want to eat fish with my dinner. My neighbor is a fisherman and wants to eat vegetables with his fish. We work out a barter whereby I trade part of my crop for part of my neighbor's catch. An economic transaction has occurred. I am better off, because I desired the fish I received more than the vegetables I parted with. Importantly, my neighbor is also better off, because he wanted the vegetables more than the fish. My gain is not my neighbor's loss: we have both profited from the exchange.My example uses fish and vegetables, but you can substitute any goods or services you want and add any number of participants, and the result stays the same.If I may make a guess (and I admit it's just a guess), it seems to me like you are making the mistaken assumption that the value of any good or service is measured by the amount of amount of labor or material that went into making it. Many people make this assumption, but it is not borne out by observation of the real world. The value of a good or service is determined by how much people desire it and how difficult it is to obtain it, in other words supply and demand."The idea of regulation is to smooth out the bumps." -- Sure, that's the _idea_. Whether or not the results match the intent is another conversation entirely.
The tracker is. Not the site.. RTFA dude.
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Theunus
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Posted: 10 15 2009 Post subject: photos of elizabeth taylor |
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“I agree with you in concept but I think the problem of climate change and what is predicted for the future is an urgent enough problem to take some risk in doing what we think the the smart choice right now (I guess that's what's "always" said though eh?). I think we should focus on what the problem is. It seems illogical to me that the US (for example) would be importing the amount of power that it does from half way around the world. We are a huge consumer of a product that we could get locally with the following benefits; cheaper, more economically friendly, a hell of a lot less diplomatic disputes. Sure some of these things may not be cheaper right off the bat but it really doesn't take rocket science to know that a renewable energy will be better than a limited resource you ship half way across the globe and compete for. So what's the problem? Why haven't we changed? Why haven't oil companies seen the future and begun seriously implementing new technology? Are they simply incompetent or are they intentionally taking actions to get short term personal gain? If it's the latter should we pass law's that try to change that behavior or continue to try to pass laws that are more symptomatic as Al suggests. I think those are the problems we should be focusing on.
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Lavonya
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Posted: 10 14 2009 Post subject: Online casinos free play |
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Since more children are harmed by car accidents, perhaps parents with cars should be penalized..
Having children: very selfish.Not having children: just as selfish.Adopting children: not selfish.!
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Cenizo
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Posted: 10 12 2009 Post subject: photos of elizabeth taylor |
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I'm Ron Burgundy??
I also picked up a Droid today and here is my take: The key size doesn't bother me as much as the D-pad taking up so much room making me have to either hold it in what seems to be an unnatural position or with a bit of strain having to reach to hit mid-keyboard keys. Then again my hands aren't exactly large. The phone did freeze up on me when playing around with the nav and after giving it some time I pulled the battery out =S. Automatic brightness was annoying until I turned it off; dimming at the wrong times and brightening up when I needed it least. Though even when I keep the screen on dim settings to avoid battery drain, the "wow" factor doesn't seem to go away because of how sharp everything looks. Other than that I am very, very satisfied with the phone. Speedy browsing , very responsive keyboard, and what blew me away is playing HD videos on youtube with no load time. Apps open and close without a stutter and look great on the very sharp display. Video camera lived up to the hype put out by reviewers. It did seem to take a while to focus while taking pictures but I rarely need to take multiple shots (unlike many people) so it doesn't affect me to much. |
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Geralda
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Posted: 10 11 2009 Post subject: elton john songs |
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".... Nintendo has always lagged behind technology."? I'm not a gaming expert but isn't Microsoft the one playing technology catch-up here?

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Daphne
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Posted: 10 10 2009 Post subject: elizabeth taylor health update |
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now that's a punishment that i wouldn't impose on my worst enemy.
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Ashenfin
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Posted: 09 12 2009 Post subject: ellen pompeo sex scene |
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The Founders? Like James Madison, who proposed the ratio for the Three-Fifths Compromise that counted slaves (i.e., non-citizens) for representation purposes? Those Founders?
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Echelson
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Posted: 09 09 2009 Post subject: photos of elizabeth taylor |
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Sosolovski
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I can only hope he still feels pain. |
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