Reminds me of my parting comment when I retired from a once-reputable company...

"Sure... give me lots of money to get my sorry, old overpaid ass out of here... then hire two or more kids to do the job at less total pay... And I'll guarantee you that in time, they'll reinvent many of the Problems My Generation Solved years ago... Good Luck with that..."

And since then, they've gone through a raft of ineffective CEO's, a ton of layoffs and restructuring. Good luck with that...

Chuckle. (Glad I was not drinking something when I read the last line.)

I read an article about Ireland, and the key there seems to have been to 'cobble together some sort of peace' so that a generation could grow up without having gang-warfare-death as part of its natural environment. Once parents were able to raise a single generation of kids without having to become blase about half of them getting killed, and those kids were able to grow up being able to think of 'what they wanted to do with their lives' the urge to relentlessly kill-and-be-killed withered away.

This is a solution that is strong because it partakes of human nature - no parent wants to see his kids slaughtered. We do not have an entry point into this that bypasses the religious fanaticism of the ME, however. Hating, killing, and dying are as normal a part of their lives as going to the grocery store is of ours.

Jan

This is what terrifies so many regarding Iran getting nukes; they seem unimpressed with mutual assured destruction... probably all those virgins waiting for them in the afterlife and all. Time for Reagan's star wars program (force field technology being yet outside our grasp). We need to insure they fall back on them. They want nukes... that way they shall have them and learn self control. I am impressed with our own restraint since 1945. I suppose that says something positive about our culture... our humanity. The problem: Radioactive fallout doesn't just stay in Vegas...

That is a good one. I also like the "I know not with what weapons WWIII will be fought, but WWIV will be fought with sticks and stones" quote. I think that was what made a lot of people see that when your tech has developed sufficiently that you could destroy the planet we had to evolve more self-control (at least until we have force field technology...!)

Jan

Understood. Perhaps you can write a bit about it and just get some limited input from him.

All the best on finding a new job, CyberWizard. Young people may enter the field for less money, but if their designs stink then it is penny wise, but pound foolish.

In my business I am constantly frustrated by young "designers" (I wouldn't call them "engineers") that provide CAD designs for me to work with. There is no common sense or "manufacturability" considerations in the design. If they can draw it, you should be able to manufacture it, seems to be their motto. I struggle to produce molds for parts that should have been designed as multiple details and bolted together... it seems they don't care about practicality/cost of manufacturing. Most of the time I believe they don't have a clue about the process of manufacturing they are designing for.

Hello Jan,
My favorite: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." - Albert Einstein
Regards,
O.A.

He was an altruist and a deist as well as a genius, but he had a lot of insight. If I cherry-pick amongst his quotes, I can come up with some that are remarkable:
• Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
• Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
• Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
• The environment is everything that isn't me.
• People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
• He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
• Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited.
• I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
• I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
• I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
• A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. Information is not knowledge.
• It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
• Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will.
• Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
• Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
• Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
• Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Jan

I'll do what I can. He is somewhat busy trying to find a job. I don't know if you know this, but engineers expire at the age of 60. Or so it seems. Why hire a brilliant guru at a relatively high price, when you can get someone good enough: "you mean this "hardware" has something to do with software? how could that be?" for a lower price? I would answer "so your company won't tank" but they don't think about then, they think about now. Their good news is that we don't have to pay the guy we hired nearly as much money as the guru, and we don't understand what he says either. morons.

this guy is an absolute moron!!! The only reason that he has his billions is because IBM was absolutely brain dead when they gave him the DOS operating system.

Gates is the luckiest man alive today because of that act of stupidity!!! Now we must endure his incessant preaching about Socialism (of which he will never have to participate in himself being that he is one of the oligarchs) saving the world, which is about as absurd as Mitch McConnell's liberal strategy of doing nothing in the Senate but endorsing the policies of the worst president in the history of the country!

America! we can do better and if we can't? Then it is time to head to the Gulch! For what its worth!

Einstein was also an altruist.

His own words leave no room for skepticism:

"Only a life lived for others is worth living."

https://www.galtsgulchonline.com/post...

This was supposed to say:
SOCIALISM is not a political system, it's a misnomer, its just watered-down communism. We know this. Social otherwise means communication, friendship, interaction. It therefore becomes a sick excuse to make shady deals over meals paid for by ones "constituents". This leads us to the clear conclusion that socialists believe in pull, which means consciousness and not existence, which means witch doctor and the Attila. No word can change the nature of the collective. And Bill wants to be one of them? Why?

SOCIALISM,

yea, he skyrocketed kinda quickly onto the political scene. but seems like a straight arrow with some science lapses.

I don't think he built them... :) er.. umm... Seriously, okay... I did hear of his supposition. I think Carson's theory is that of a mystic and sounds silly. Way too much effort for Joseph and far too small of a storage volume within, relative to the effort required, for such a construction. Carson is a nice guy and we have done far worse as leaders go, but if he were to be elected I would hope his administration would not be directed by his "faith." I do believe he would be more respectful of the Constitution and its restraints on government than others now running or still in office. Still, I believe he would better serve the nation as Surgeon General or on some cabinet post...

Hello Abaco,
Although I feel well relatively well versed on the pitfalls and evils of all the derivatives of Marxism, I am always interested in more. If you please, could you post a book review on this book (The Stones Cry Out) and provide an ISBN.
I would like to read your review of it and probably add it to my already lengthy list.
Respectfully,
O.A.

laughing. you are smooth...what say you about Dr. Carson and the pyramids?

Hello fivedollargold,
It is good to hear from you.
Dr. Ferris replies, "Laws are of no use unless the right people break them."
Gates is not one of "the right people." He is above such things. He must be tight with Hillary... and her comrades...
Regards,
O.A.

Hello ProfChuck,
Indeed! What is your computer or mine up to? Do any of us really know what kind of twisted Orwellian nightmare we might be neck deep in? The day when our computers became the tools of big brother has long ago passed.
Telescreens are now ubiquitous.
Regards,
O.A.

Hello winterwind,
Remarkable. If it pleases, you should make a post on the subject.
I would like to hear more. perhaps you can get the CyberWizard himself to do so. We don't hear enough from him of late. :)
Regards,
O.A.

Hello khalling,
It is as if for some brief moments all is well in the world. :)
As always, thank you for your contributions. They are always worthy of my time.
Regards,
O.A..

Hello j_IR1776wg,
Some interesting comments and references. :)
As always, thank you for your excellent contribution.
Regards,
O.A.

I have no problem with this. It is as much the prerogative of the adult to stand in defense of the child as it is the strong to champion the weak.

Jan

I remember "IBM compatible" being a big selling point for a long time. But Microsoft was always about quantity more than quality.

This recent popularity in Socialism ALWAYS reminds me of one thing - the book "The Stones Cry Out", about Pol Pot's assault on the people in the name of "the greater good". Everybody who utters this word, Socialism, won't get an ounce of attention from me until they read that book. At least then they'll be an enlightened evil person, vs. an ignorant one.

I'm telling you guys...that book changed my life. As a father and lover of liberty it was tough to get through.