Ed Dowding

It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.

Henry Ford (1863-1947), Founder of Ford Motors

via Thomas Seidler

What are the things we want more of, net, on this planet?

Happiness? Power? Wealth? Beauty? People?

Suggestions have included Peace, Chocolate Hob Nobs, Technological Advances, Individual freedom (since from that all others follow).

What would you have?

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

And the no less brilliant:

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”

Albert Schweitzer – Wikipedia

Let’s say you’re in charge of designing the cities for the later colonies on Mars. Terraforming is all taken care of, and resources are, whilst limited, easily found and used, just.. you know.. it’s Mars.. we shouldn’t go squandering stuff. You have plenty of machines to do the work, but they do have a running cost so you should be a little bit mindful of that, perhaps.

So put simply, you have a pretty free rein to do what you like.

Here’s the question: do you build housing for the poor?

Dammit. This is not a dialogue. Well.. of course you’re supposed to say “no, because why are there poor people on Mars?” To which the reply would come “why are there poor people on Earth?”

You would then be shocked by a Koanistic wave of enlightenment, and devote considerable thought to overthrowing anachronistic economic models.

An investigation into the UK’s largest ever mass stranding of common dolphins has identified military activity as the most probable cause – although no single activity can be definitively linked to the stranding.

via  New Scientist.