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[quote user="ToxicAssets"] [quote user="Malachi"] [quote]It is the mathematical expectation of the UTILITY FUNCTION of the returns.[/quote] how do you derive a mathematical expectation from a utility function? [/quote] "do you even know what mathematical expectation is?" - Malachi [/quote] so, you dont know and cannot demonstrate
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[quote]You don't get to claim victory until it comes crashing down.[/quote] thats not really true. its always possible that we will discover an element even more suitable for money than gold. does that mean gold isnt money?
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lol, more evidence for nationalism as religion. its a ritual.
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because you can take somebody out from across the room regardless of what they have in their hands. if that happened enough times, that means that agents of the state would have to interact with people from greater distances. you cant control a population from that far away, you cant talk to them or get them to do what you want. you have to interact
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http://www.lewrockwell.com/lind/lind81.html [quote]The question of what operational art means in Fourth Generation war remains open. I don't know of any general answer. The problem is that the enemy's strategic hinges, or centers of gravity, tend to be intangible: how do you use tactical engagements or operational maneuver to strike targets
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[quote]Even if we grant bitcoin can be used to send love letters, which more informed posters here say has prohibitive transaction costs, but it in fact has never been used that way. So that no one looked at their bitcoin and said. "I really want this so I can send encrypted messages". Thus it is not valued for that use by anyone.[/quote]
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it doesnt matter if they try to staple google glass to everyones head anyway http://www.lewrockwell.com/lind/lind99.html http://www.lewrockwell.com/lind/lind99.html [quote]Here is where Richards and I part company. DOD is, as he recognizes, Gosplan. But his alternative, at least for a rollback force, includes privatizing the fighting function. The problem
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I agree that stuff like that contributes to media overexposure and supports the transhumanist agenda somewhat. the part thats missing is the freedom of choice. theyre not going to make you wear these idiotic glasses. the thing to watch out for is the smartphones. and I love it when a guy on the internet whines about technology in general, or some new
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[quote]This was demonstrated following the 7 July 2005 London bombings and again after Hurricane Katrina. There are only 500 – 600 N.J. State Troopers on-duty at any given time.4 Only about twenty-five of those Troopers are assigned to the NJSP-MSB. When alert levels were raised last July, an additional 200 Troopers were activated in overtime
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there is absolutely nothing they can do. http://wiki.daviddarts.com/PirateBox_DIY http://technabob.com/blog/2012/08/30/flying-drone-with-shock-weapon/ it doesnt matter if you want to go low tech or high tech, its way more expensive/difficult to keep people in line than it is to get out of line, the only way is to convince them to stay in line. people