Niall Ferguson's "Ascent of Money" (Channel 4)

Well of course. Money really has no intrinsic value, inflation or no
inflation. I suspect that a post apocalyptic world would pretty quickly
revert to barter.

Indeed. Render unto Ceasar...
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A policy picked up by Milligan in Q-something donkeys years back,
where, dressed as Attenborough, he opened with "Hello, good evening,
and expenses ..."

 

Just starting re-watching the series of that. Not dissimilar to the
Money one.

 

This is an interesting accessible article about the shift from hunter
gathers to agriculture.

http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10278703

Can someone bung the first one on a DVD for me, I'm not going to get a
chance to catch up before the catch up disappears from the options.

Uncalled for use of 'agency' you need to get back into research. I've
got a case study you could write up for me <looks hopeful>

 

I read the book, and didn't really watch the series. Maybe it's just
for TV that he dumbs down.

 

Pretty much my thoughts on it, at first.

I'm getting a bit fed up with LCD TV, and at first sight this seems to
be more of the same, but it's not actually.

There are millions of kids out there who lap this stuff up and it's
nothing more than the introductory stuff we used to sit glued to the
sets for decades ago.

We (I've realised) tend to assume that as our own knowledge increases,
the programme quality will too, but we have long since left the audience
it's aimed for. This explains some of the apparent decline in standards
of programmes like Horizon et al; although some of the decline is real,
much of it is due to our unrealistic expectations.

 

WIP. I have to apply via UCAS[1] for this Masters course. I'm well back
into the student mindset of procrastination and using a patois that annoys
moody academics.

I could, but I'm working really hard, thinking about my personal statement
on the UCAS form. Once I've got that done I need to do shed loads of
research for another fucking dissertation. Or at least, enough to be able
to bullshit about it should they get enough applicants to warrant
interviews.

[1] no, I don't understand why either

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

Due to the unique way they're funded, regrettably not.

Sorry.

Meanwhile, here's a repeat of "Fools and Horses".

Enjoy.

 

'Wicked Uncle Nigel' wrote...>

LOL

Have you been on the happy pills for the past month or two Mr WUN? I
must say I'm decidedly enjoying the tone of your posts lately

 

"we never read personal statements"

You'll walk it.

Because they can.

 

I am left to ponder why there was no reference to Central Banking
Systems around the world and how they came about and operate I was
disappointed!

 

wrote in :

it's a 6 part series, give him a chance