Comments for User Is Content http://www.useriscontent.com/blog Culture Is Our Business Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:46:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 Comment on “You’re Only As Young As The Last Time You Changed Your Mind” Whole Earth Discipline – Stewart Brand by Chai Khai Latte http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/11/02/youre-only-as-young-as-the-last-time-you-changed-your-mind-whole-earth-discipline-stewart-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Chai Khai Latte Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:46:23 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=434#comment-328 also notice that there is still no stars in the Whole Earth sky! Actually, there is never any stars in space when images are taken with regular cameras. Not from the Space Station either. Only the the Hubble gives lots of stars in the Hubble images. They can be on the dark side of a Moon orbit or a Space Station orbit on the dark side of the Earth and they never show stars? What gives?! also notice that there is still no stars in the Whole Earth sky! Actually, there is never any stars in space when images are taken with regular cameras. Not from the Space Station either. Only the the Hubble gives lots of stars in the Hubble images.
They can be on the dark side of a Moon orbit or a Space Station orbit on the dark side of the Earth and they never show stars? What gives?!

]]> Comment on “You’re Only As Young As The Last Time You Changed Your Mind” Whole Earth Discipline – Stewart Brand by Chai Khai Lattte http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/11/02/youre-only-as-young-as-the-last-time-you-changed-your-mind-whole-earth-discipline-stewart-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Chai Khai Lattte Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:33:46 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=434#comment-327 Amazing book. I saw S. Brand at the Cal Tech talk last week. Great slide show! Lovelock & Brand say it's too late to stop global warming, but we can lessen the damage by taxing Coal out of use and subsidizing Nuclear like Japan & France. Amazing book. I saw S. Brand at the Cal Tech talk last week. Great slide show! Lovelock & Brand say it’s too late to stop global warming, but we can lessen the damage by taxing Coal out of use and subsidizing Nuclear like Japan & France.

]]> Comment on “You’re Only As Young As The Last Time You Changed Your Mind” Whole Earth Discipline – Stewart Brand by James Aach http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/11/02/youre-only-as-young-as-the-last-time-you-changed-your-mind-whole-earth-discipline-stewart-brand/comment-page-1/#comment-326 James Aach Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:02:23 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=434#comment-326 Mr. Brand was also kind enough to endorse my book Rad Decision: A Novel of Nuclear Power. This profile of the US nuclear power industry is written from a true insider's perspective - I've been at it over twenty years working at reactors. I believe there are many energy futures possible - with or without nuclear - and we'll make the best decisions if we first understand our energy present in realistic terms. I don't think many have a good handle on it right now. We've heard from academics, pundits, advocates, executives and spokesmen on nuclear. The coverage of the issue has seemed to me like reporting on a war without ever talking to the soldiers. So here's a voice from the inside. In Rad Decision I cover the good and the bad. (Yes, TMI and Chernobyl). The book is written with the general reader in mind - it covers the people and politics as well as the technology of the industry in a way only someone working inside the security perimeter could do. It is available free online at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com or in paperback at online retailers. There is no corporate sponsorship for this and I get no royalties. "I'd like to see Rad Decision widely read." - Stewart Brand Mr. Brand was also kind enough to endorse my book Rad Decision: A Novel of Nuclear Power. This profile of the US nuclear power industry is written from a true insider’s perspective – I’ve been at it over twenty years working at reactors.

I believe there are many energy futures possible – with or without nuclear – and we’ll make the best decisions if we first understand our energy present in realistic terms. I don’t think many have a good handle on it right now. We’ve heard from academics, pundits, advocates, executives and spokesmen on nuclear. The coverage of the issue has seemed to me like reporting on a war without ever talking to the soldiers. So here’s a voice from the inside.

In Rad Decision I cover the good and the bad. (Yes, TMI and Chernobyl). The book is written with the general reader in mind – it covers the people and politics as well as the technology of the industry in a way only someone working inside the security perimeter could do. It is available free online at http://RadDecision.blogspot.com or in paperback at online retailers. There is no corporate sponsorship for this and I get no royalties.

“I’d like to see Rad Decision widely read.” – Stewart Brand

]]> Comment on Junk Mail Calendars From Conservation Groups? Conservation FAIL by John http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/07/18/junk-mail-calendars-from-conservation-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-324 John Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:31:52 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=418#comment-324 Actually I haven't yet. I'm saving them for when I have time to do some better documentation- photos. But generally I recycle everything and will these. Actually I haven’t yet. I’m saving them for when I have time to do some better documentation- photos. But generally I recycle everything and will these.

]]> Comment on Junk Mail Calendars From Conservation Groups? Conservation FAIL by Alex http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/07/18/junk-mail-calendars-from-conservation-groups/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Alex Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:20:14 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=418#comment-323 Do you at least recycle them? Do you at least recycle them?

]]> Comment on Juan Enriquez – The stars and stripes forever? by synthum molyart http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/07/12/juan-enriquez-the-stars-and-stripes-forever/comment-page-1/#comment-303 synthum molyart Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:39:23 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=402#comment-303 Mind-blowing!, John! Way to go! It's amazing how the break-UP^! of the USA is becoming a media topic! The right-wingers want it as it's their only way to get around the Federal System...their Jesusland! too much! Mind-blowing!, John! Way to go! It’s amazing how the break-UP^! of the USA is becoming a media topic! The right-wingers want it as it’s their only way to get around the Federal System…their Jesusland! too much!

]]> Comment on Single-Payer National Health Insurance by Ben Smith http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/04/06/single-payer-national-health-insurance/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Ben Smith Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:49:17 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=354#comment-222 The main problem with healthcare is simple. Health Insurance should cover major health events, not doctor visits and smaller procedures. Just like car insurance covers major damage, not oil changes, tires, etc. The main problem with healthcare is simple. Health Insurance should cover major health events, not doctor visits and smaller procedures. Just like car insurance covers major damage, not oil changes, tires, etc.

]]> Comment on The Price of Right: How the Conservative Agenda Has Failed America (and Always Will) by Ben Smith http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/03/01/the-price-of-right-how-the-conservative-agenda-has-failed-america-and-always-will/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Ben Smith Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:40:25 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=302#comment-221 The equation of right to healthcare in prison to right to healtcare for every citizen is very flawed, (as is most of your reasoning). Prisoners are forced to sit in a cell. They can't just go out and find a job and support themselves, they are supported by the state. The state must feed them, provide shelter, toilets, baths and beds and yes healthcare. Do you want the government to feed you and give you a house too? ------------------- I do see your point. The logic is faulty, I agree. But in a system where politicians and the laws they support are bought and paid for by deep pocket Health Care and Pharmaceutical industries, there is no longer a place for logic- it doesn't exist. As for a house? Well... It was recently explained to me that the bank bailout would easily pay off every mortgage on every house in America. Not only that, but there'd be enough left over to buy a house for anyone who didn't already own one. JH The equation of right to healthcare in prison to right to healtcare for every citizen is very flawed, (as is most of your reasoning). Prisoners are forced to sit in a cell. They can’t just go out and find a job and support themselves, they are supported by the state. The state must feed them, provide shelter, toilets, baths and beds and yes healthcare. Do you want the government to feed you and give you a house too?
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I do see your point. The logic is faulty, I agree. But in a system where politicians and the laws they support are bought and paid for by deep pocket Health Care and Pharmaceutical industries, there is no longer a place for logic- it doesn’t exist. As for a house? Well… It was recently explained to me that the bank bailout would easily pay off every mortgage on every house in America. Not only that, but there’d be enough left over to buy a house for anyone who didn’t already own one.
JH

]]> Comment on Dance With Chance – Making Luck Work For You by Mi Shi http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2009/05/22/dance-with-chance-making-luck-work-for-you/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Mi Shi Tue, 26 May 2009 02:27:57 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=372#comment-198 wonderful little video! showing Taleb starting a new Media Effect Group. wonderful little video! showing Taleb starting a new Media Effect Group.

]]> Comment on Daniel Kahneman – A Bat and a Ball Cost $1.10 by The role of cognitive biases in project failure « Eight to Late http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/2008/05/03/daniel-kahneman-a-bat-and-a-ball-cost-110/comment-page-1/#comment-193 The role of cognitive biases in project failure « Eight to Late Thu, 07 May 2009 21:48:30 +0000 http://www.useriscontent.com/blog/?p=122#comment-193 [...] in projects. Yet, developments in behavioural economics – mostly based on the pioneering work of Kahnemann and Tversky – can be directly applied to project management (see my post on biases in project estimation, for [...] [...] in projects. Yet, developments in behavioural economics – mostly based on the pioneering work of Kahnemann and Tversky – can be directly applied to project management (see my post on biases in project estimation, for [...]

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