Re: [FRIAM] Europe: 2 questions

2011-08-09 Thread John Sadd
Our friend Paul Krugman at the (NY) Times has written on the latter subject a number of times, including this one: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/30/opinion/30krugman.html The gist of his argument is I think two issues: 1. Monetary union without true mobility is not feasible (more specific

Re: [FRIAM] Mike's Music Exchange

2010-03-26 Thread John Sadd
Don't know whether you're the last person on earth to learn about the venue (highly unlikely given the prevailing view that Eldorado is somewhere in the far boonies), but Mike's is a very nice new setup (primarily for live performances) in the recently revamped and reopened La Tienda, the

Re: [FRIAM] quick question

2009-06-07 Thread John Sadd
I would think they would use the language of mathematics, and I'm not sure how it would contribute to an understanding of emergence. Others whose knowledge of geometry is fresher than mine could explain it better, but basically, once the length of the sides of a triangle is fixed, by

Re: [FRIAM] What is friam REALLY about?

2009-03-29 Thread John Sadd
Well, one of the things it seems to have turned into is a mechanism for various trivia discussions with a sometimes modest cultural or scientific connection, so in light of that, do you know, Nick (or anyone), who wrote the couplet your father loved to quote? js On Mar 29, 2009, at 10:34

Re: [FRIAM] Santa Fe Holiday Warning

2008-11-29 Thread John Sadd
...with apologies to Dorothy Parker, of course. (Original begins, I wish I could drink like a lady...) On Nov 29, 2008, at 5:54 PM, Douglas Roberts wrote: Pamela, feel free to use this in your next novel about Santa Fe's complex society: Tequila my girl, is deceiving: Take two at the

Re: [FRIAM] Election: Why So Close

2008-11-01 Thread John Sadd
, at 1:30 PM, Tom Carter wrote: All - I'm not singling out John for this comment, but just using it as a trigger . . . On Oct 31, 2008, at 11:45 AM, John Sadd wrote: it is totally effing amazing that a black man which raises the question, Why isn't Obama white? If that question sounds

Re: [FRIAM] Election: Why So Close

2008-10-31 Thread John Sadd
Owen, I'm afraid part of (y)our problem in understanding this phenomenon is that the people you get up close and personal with are likely not remotely representative of the population as a whole. I can confirm, for starters, that my wife Maggie and I have experienced the most amazing

Re: [FRIAM] Election: Why So Close

2008-10-31 Thread John Sadd
Let's face it, there are going to be plenty of stupid people voting for Obama, and maybe even for stupid reasons. And let us not forget: No matter how scary the closeness of the election for those of us supporting Obama, we have to be realistic and acknowledge that it is totally effing