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by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 589143

Re: YouTube Junkie

Hahah, that's good stuff! I have been re-listening to the Them Crooked Vultures album--they are a super group combining Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Led Zeppelin: Here's how the magic happened: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhdCslFcKFU&feature=related Here's the end result (volume nee...
by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:14 pm
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: Jumping in the deep end of the pool...
Replies: 27
Views: 13632

Re: Jumping in the deep end of the pool...

PP67, Congrats!!  I like to think of starting a new PP as being similar to starting a new relationship.  At your stage I think you have just gotten her (I'm assuming you're a straight male) phone number and are debating when to call her back.  You then come back to brag to your PP buddies and they a...
by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How Old Are You And What Is Your Goal Using The PP?
Replies: 82
Views: 37782

Re: How Old Are You And What Is Your Goal Using The PP?

I like the LOTR analogy a lot.  Interestingly, the movie/book highlighted the cooperation of four races that were completely different than one another and that have a history of almost downright hating each other, but come together in the end to destroy the ring.   Those 4 races (men, hobbits, dwa...
by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: YouTube Junkie
Replies: 1230
Views: 589143

YouTube Junkie

Hello, my name is Gosso and I have an addiction to YouTube...and I have no desire to stop  ;D I thought it would be fun for people to post some of their favourite YouTube clips, or clips that they are currently enjoying.  Try to keep them under 5 minutes, since this is meant to be quick and dirty fu...
by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:35 am
Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
Topic: What makes me nervous...
Replies: 8
Views: 3184

Re: What makes me nervous...

I think you are confusing ‘cults’ with ‘blind faith’.   Anytime there are a set of rules or beliefs set in place, then you could easily call the people that follow these rules members of a cult.  Here are some groups of people that I would describe as a following a cult: - all religions - democrats ...
by Gosso
Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:21 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Bill Hicks
Replies: 5
Views: 3165

Re: Bill Hicks

I only discovered Bill Hicks over the past two or three months, so I'm still digesting a lot of what he had to say.  It's as if he had every ounce of societal programming torn from his mind and he was free to simply observe the world as it is.  He is able to deliver a lot of wisdom in a hilarious an...
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:21 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

you are going to want to kill me..... ;) if what what you meant by this Okay, screw it, I quit -- from now on I'm only speaking in equationsI + Feelings = Better :D is that "speaking in equations is better because it makes you feel better". it would be "an appeal to emotion" it may be better to spe...
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:17 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

Simonjester wrote: BTW "slippery slope" is also a type of fallacy, its not always a fallacy (some times one thing does lead to another) but unless the inevitability can be proven..... ;)
Okay, screw it, I quit -- from now on I'm only speaking in equations

I + Feelings = Better  :D
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:28 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Sustainability Calculation
Replies: 19
Views: 7719

Re: Sustainability Calculation

Doodle, Have you heard of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project ?  It sounds like it would be right up your alley.  I find it fascinating.  It's pretty hard to explain so I'll let YouTube do it for me (only 3 minute clip): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Y363-gPX8 Basically it is a society where doll...
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:02 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

One of the best TSHTF strategies is to simply get to know your neighbors and the members of your community. It's something you hear about a lot, but it's very true. We tend to help people that we know, and we tend to ask people we know for help when we need it. Plus this enriches your life today . ...
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:26 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

I was thinking about the logical-fallacies for a bit, and it occurred to me that these are not necessarily a bad thing.  These techniques can be used for good (at least whatever the person using them deems to be good).  Is it not more compelling to use the logical-fallacies to make an argument, rath...
by Gosso
Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:40 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: How Old Are You And What Is Your Goal Using The PP?
Replies: 82
Views: 37782

Re: How Old Are You And What Is Your Goal Using The PP?

27 years old, no kids (that I know of), no wife or gf.  I have been a happy PP customer for over nine months.  I make decent money as an engineer. For me the PP is a simple way to achieve an investment return of 3-5% above inflation.  Some years will be better, some more lean.  I have accepted this....
by Gosso
Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:59 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

So true.  I may have been a little over zealous in my argument that people are generally good.  Quick somebody tell me which logical-fallacy I was using?!  It really depends on their cultural programming, their placement in society, and the seriousness of the situation.  There are a lot of people i...
by Gosso
Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

The likely response to a SHTF scenario really depends on which community you're talking about. There are plenty of documented cases of certain communities descending into looting and violence the moment the opportunity arises. And there are plenty of documented cases of certain other communities pu...
by Gosso
Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:30 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

Here is a short 3 minute clip on the "The Great Ice Storm of '98". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfcNRWefEEU At the time when it happened I was only 13 years old, so I may not have been aware of the gravity of the situation, but it was nowhere near as terrifying as the clip makes it out to be.  Whe...
by Gosso
Fri Feb 17, 2012 11:09 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

Gosso, So society didn't descend into lawlessness? Are you saying that you never heard a single report of people resorting to cannibalism? What about zombies?  How many zombies did you see? People were quite civil and friendly.  No reports of looting, cannibalism, or zombies.  The only thing that w...
by Gosso
Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:33 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Doomsday Preppers
Replies: 46
Views: 19936

Re: Doomsday Preppers

In a way I have lived through a SHTF scenario, although on a scale from 1 to 10 (10 being the worst) this might have only been a 2 or 3.  In 1998 there was a severe ice storm in Ontario and Quebec that knocked out power for at least a week and even longer in some areas. http://i.imwx.com/web/news/20...
by Gosso
Thu Feb 16, 2012 11:24 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: Financial Times Article on "Closeted" Atheists
Replies: 95
Views: 34543

Re: Financial Times Article on "Closeted" Atheists

My bad for derailing placing this thread in a time machine, loading it into a shotgun and firing it through the Matrix. I still think we have some more stones to overturn. "This is not what I had in mind.  I was trying to tell you to essentially turn away from institutional and bureaucratic religion...
by Gosso
Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:16 am
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

So where were we at?  Oh yeah, the media is always deceiving us and trying to get us to believe things that aren't true.  I'm glad I am smart enough to resist all of their tricks. Since I have Bill Hicks on the brain, I thought I would post his comments on people in the advertising/marketing busine...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:12 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

Here's a quote from the Wikipedia page on Edward Bernays: In Propaganda (1928), Bernays argued that the manipulation of public opinion was a necessary part of democracy: The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democrati...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:01 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: To The Lurkers
Replies: 33
Views: 15600

Re: To The Lurkers

I have really enjoyed your contributions as well, Gosso.  Perhaps this forum is what happens when a bunch of smart people get bored watching their investments go up, up, up, and need some mental stimulation. Thanks Storm!  I'm just glad MediumTex made this thread and that it was enough to get me in...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:47 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: To The Lurkers
Replies: 33
Views: 15600

Re: To The Lurkers

But I can honestly say that over the past week I have been involved in some of the most interesting and thought-provoking conversations I have ever had.  It has been great so far, thanks guys and gals! I for one have very much enjoyed having you join us!  You've been helping shape some great conver...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:58 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: fixing the media's bias
Replies: 20
Views: 8429

Re: fixing the media's bias

I wonder if the people in media/politics are conscious of the fact they are using these logical fallacies...would they be trained in this?   bottom line ... "i don't know"..      if i put my tinfoil-hat on for a minute, and look at how often people are manipulated using bad thinking-false arguments...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:45 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: To The Lurkers
Replies: 33
Views: 15600

Re: To The Lurkers

Glad you're having fun, Gosso. I keep reading and posting in this forum because it's full of some of the most open-minded people I've ever met. You can have a dogma-free conversation with these people about virtually anything. I have stuck around for the exact same reasons.  To be honest once I sta...
by Gosso
Wed Feb 15, 2012 4:33 pm
Forum: Other Discussions
Topic: To The Lurkers
Replies: 33
Views: 15600

Re: To The Lurkers

As a former lurker for over one year, I feel I need to say something on this topic.  I am by nature (or nurture) an introvert, so sticking my neck out is not my strong suit.  Here is a letter addressed to the Lurker Gosso from three months ago (mid December 2011).  This was inspired by The Screwtape...