I am encouraged by the response to my suggestion that we can do
better. I want to make clear that my post was not intended to
censor or criticize any of the subjects that we cover; however,
some of our great debates do become repetitious.
The responses suggest that some of us want to use pen-l
I completely agree with Barkely R and feel the same way. Note, nobody can stop
anybody to write on any topic on this medium. If you are interested in
something different than LTV, go ahead and write. Who can stop you. And if you
write interesting stuff, may be other people will join you (including
Sort of sounds like "gopher" or the Unix Usenet news, both of which have a
hierarchical structure. If we're stuck with internet/bitnet mailing
lists, one possiblility would be more heavy moderation: with summaries
of postings and subject classification.
Actually, it sounds
In response to Sam Lanfranco's interesting missive on the heterogeneity of
our electronic workspace and the problems ahead in "allocating" it, I
would suggest that the problem is not one of the "commons" as defined by
economists. Economists missed the boat. Even on picnics. This is a
cooperative c
Sam Lanfranco write:
.. [lots of good stuff deleted]
>What we need is an ability to flexibly configure, reconfigure, archive and
>close down multiple virtual workspaces "in the same neighbourhood". The
>CSU site has become our community storage locker of sorts, but we still only
>have one meetin
Personally, I haven't read any of the recent discussion of the LTV (or
of GE either for that matter). It's not at the top of my mental
queue these days (and like everyone else, I'm short of time).
BUT that doesn't mean that it shouldn't be on pen-l; on the contrary,
there should be a place where
-- Forwarded message --
From: John W. Lamperti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
El Salvador, 1994: Elections of the Century?
by John Lamperti
I've recently returned from El Salvador, where I was a member of the U.S.
election observer mission (MOECEN). The mission, composed of delegations
Hi,
Sorry if I sounded dictatorial in the last message. I was trying to do
the opposite since I recognize the existence of the delete key. What you
have to recognize is the element of intimidation when discussions suddenly
vear off into jargon. I do worry about the absolute fear the general
p
To PEN-Lers,
I am cross-posting this message on Bosnia from another list,
pnews, where there is a vigorous debate over whether the US Left is
collaborating with genocide in either opposing US intervention or merely
remaining silent. The real issue is whether simply dismissing all US
On Tue, 12 Apr 1994 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I promise to shut up just so some people will be happy.
Well, others (like me) won't be happy. I even doubt, that that is
the result people who think, "we could do better", were aiming at.
So I hope
> Barkley Rosser, one of the "Last of the
Okay, I admit it. I've been reading quietly for some months, never
posted anything (I have replied to a few individuals). Some of PEN-L is
interesting; I've picked up a few valuable resources; but increasingly I
do lean toward the delete button.
I worked on the staff of Dollars & Sense from
When I saw the posting inviting more people to participate in Pen-l I
had the feeling that it would provoke the usual responses: some calling
for more relevance and defensive posturing by current participants.
As someone new to this virtual email stuff and as a sociologist, I've
been content to re
Having just sent a rather offensive note, let me try
to be more constructive in the light of Sam La Franco's
"zoning" remarks. I would simply note that messages have
labels for what the topic is. If the topic is LTV or MTV
or Godzilla and one is not interested in that, this is what
the del
Remember: You read it here first!
The small issue about the volume and mix of traffic on Pen-L is a recurrent
episode on the more dynamic lists with heterogeneous subscriber bases. It
is worth reflecting for a dozen lines or so on the causes, implications and
solutions. The first KEY point is tha
We seem to have had a renewed spate of people who feel
that only certain topics are fit for pen-l. I note that most
of those making such points seem to say "we ought to be doing
this" and then don't do it. I note that the propensity to tell
people what they can say and what they cannot say
I want to second Louis Proyect's comment. As I've noted here before, some
serious problems re unemployment, underemployment, the nature and
distribution of "jobs", and the like are upon us. Please - can't all you
progressive economists turn your attention to how North America, at least,
can deal
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Dear Penners: glad to be able to reach you directly. i am working on a
grant proposal which goes to fipse (fund for the improvement of post
secondary education) next tuesday. this proposal was a close contender for
$$$ last year, and this year we will al
Joseph Medley's message on China vs. Russia is exactly the kind
of thing people are calling for from pen-l. Very practical and
informative! Thanks!
But we should try to keep a diversified portfolio of pen-l
postings (sorry, I couldn't resist). From high theory to
current events, and back again!
Dear pen-ners,
I would like to thank all of you who responded to my post asking for
references on international comparisons on worker participation and
productivity. Unfortunately I inadvertantly deleted a couple of files
before printing them out. Could I (with appropriate appologies) ask
that
I wqould like to be unattached to pen. Please take me off the list
and I will give you % $000 $5999 dollars
Although I feel like an interloper on this list since I am not a
professional economist or academician, I feel compelled to say a word or
two about the character of the discussion on this list.
In the past I was a project coordinator for Tecnica, an organization
which sent programmers and othe
Dear Pen-Lers: Allow me to add my (cyber)voice to those of Michael Perelman and
Susan Feiner regarding the possible uses of Pen-L. I have been on-line for
about 3 months and have been bombarded mainly (it seems) with the discussion of
value theory. While interesting and important, that discussion
Jim Devine wrote:
>One of our job candidates during the interviewing season (Wei Li)
>argues that the reason why China has boomed while Russia has
>collapsed is the following: Russia (and other former parts of
>the USSR) decontrolled all prices, leading to massive chaos, as
>firms found themselve
How do I send a communication to Pen-L? I sent one once about a month ago
using the REPLY function key and, though I forgot to sign my name, it never
showed up on the network as far as I know. Thanks.
--
From: pen-l
To: breenn
Subject: Re: I would like be attached to Progressive Econo
michael perelman writes that "we can do a better job of using pen-l." of
course we can. but this means that people need to write to the list with
questions, ideas, suggestions for research, etc. i have been on the list
for about two months and i think michael's note was the first one i've
seen.
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