Brave Old World

I like Tyler’s approach to the Problem, but I ask if any action must not be considered a Cost; the Expense being so high, and the environmental impact so small. I would like Someone to define the percentage degree of addition of Carbon into the Heat Cycle in Retention, and how much the Problem is simply the generation of Heat by humanity in the first place. I think greater Heat Exchange could be accomplished with greater Combustion shielding, leading to fewer Burn Spots and hotter Exhaust plumes reaching higher atmosphere. Humanity must first admit that We heat too much, and the excess heat We generate is the real Pollution–not Carbon fumes. The trouble really can be understood by imagining that every major City emits a Carbon plume equal to that of a Volcano, with as much Heat of lower Temperature but greater constancy; the mix of Carbon, Acid, and Carbon blanketing elements lower in amount though without relative variation. You can count on your fingers, or admit there are far more Cities than volcanos, and that the Earth-Cooling technology might best be employed at ground level rather than in the atmosphere.

Mike Shedlock must be getting as tired of discussing the financial crisis as I am, coming up with this missive about the re-entrance of Japan into the Arms Race. Japan has been in the Race for decades, actively supplying Parts for Weapon systems to Manufacturers, and designing a vast array of Robonics, most of which make no sense outside of a Combat mode–with useless designed mobility and independence of automatic reaction. There is actually no deviation in Japanese development, only a clarification that Japan seeks to actively pursue a position in the Arms industry.

This article asks Why do Corporations show an aversion to using auctions? The Answer may well be that Corporations do poorly at anything which cannot be attained with a consensus approval of a Board of Directors. Suggested delegation of Bidding prerogative to a designated Employee allows that Employee free rein to alter the Profits schedule of the Corporation through his bidding, and suddenly the faceless autonomy of the Corporation is threatened. The pressures quickly rise to forego such activity, or to supply influence to forestall such activity wherever possible. The Corporate structure wants a predictable Outcome, first of all in Contract award, but even more so in Profits realization; at not point as they willing to risk their Profits schedules on outside influence, or internal empire-building. lgl