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Henry Dampier on the Nerd Problem (extracted from among much additional goodness):
The population of San Francisco is just over 800,000. This has made it fairly easy for a significant portion of the people there to be displaced by a relatively small number of small, wealthy companies moving there. This combined with an anti-development attitude and a Communist-leaning local government has made it difficult for the city to absorb the gold rush influx.
The general anger is understandable. The way in which it’s being expressed by protesters would not be tolerated in a civilized country, but the US is not a civilized country. The protest problem is just a symptom of more significant issues within the political structure.
Nerds are the new Jews (and a disproportionate number of them are still the old Jews). It hurts to be stupid, and it’s obviously their fault.
“Nerds are the new Jews.”
Oh Dear.
Well. I seem to have fallen in with Spartacists. I’m afraid this doesn’t end well, ever.
How fortunate I have the Freikorps CV. Let no one tell you it’s not worth the sacrifice.
PS – Civilization is first a crippling then a fatal pathology.
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Posted on April 12th, 2014 at 3:25 pm | QuoteOh Dear. When you wake up I’m afraid the gap toothed illiterates who shouldn’t wield power…Have indeed wielded power in Nevada.
Not only did the Feds back down 30 mins later the Rancher demanded of the Sheriff [who also declared the dangerous farce was over] –the Ranger demanded the Rangers be disarmed and the arms bought to him. . At about the same time the armed citizens grabbed their thundersticks and formed a mob to go and recover the cattle already seized.
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/armed-crowd-mobilizes-free-cattle-caught-bunkerville-roundup
And shortly thereafter a deal was announced to free the cattle.
http://www.8newsnow.com/story/25231502/breaking-news-protesters-gather-on-i15-causing-traffic-delays-cliven-bundy-blm
Oh Dear. What ideas will the rest of the Cattle get now?
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Posted on April 12th, 2014 at 9:19 pm | Quotehttp://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/04/reporter-i-was-assaulted-for-wearing-google-glass-in-san-francisco/
Not the first crime of its type either
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Posted on April 14th, 2014 at 9:42 am | Quote“Nerds are the new Jews (and a disproportionate number of them are still the old Jews). It hurts to be stupid, and it’s obviously their fault.”
Nowhere is this more evident than in the Michael Lewis related brouhaha over HFT. It even harkens back to the old days of Jews being criticized for “usury” and “speculation” (or in the modern analog: liquidity provision) by economically illiterate peasants.
Get a bunch of Neanderthal-like floor traders who collude and rip off their clients, and everyone loves their charm, gumption and ruggedness. Replace them with a few quants and computer nerds who do their job at 1/10 their cost and 60 Minutes starts running puff pieces for charlatans selling snake oil protection.
Get those nerds out of the market, bring back the slick talking men in suits. At least you felt good when your pocket was being picked.
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Posted on April 14th, 2014 at 7:09 pm | Quote