Assorted Commentary - Res ipsa loquitur* It is always a pleasure to jot down very short passages that explain themselves. The economy of words conveys truth often better than a long discourse. “ W hen I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.” --- Mark Twain S ure it works in practice, but will it work in theory? --- French proverb W hen the "pity level" exceeds the "competency" level, a political candidate is doomed. T he zero-sum game is often primitive thinking, even though it has theoretical value in war games and economics. When your thinking is every gain is someone’s loss, you are zero-sum thinking. This is the hallmark of a closed system. O ne problem with the CIA and similar agencies is that they believe they can control the chaos they create. They fail to understand chaos is inherently unstable. T he most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth -
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