tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post4518434341344349244..comments2024-03-17T05:58:44.116+08:00Comments on Economic Policy: Why I BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-22472261224282587402010-08-02T22:47:44.279+08:002010-08-02T22:47:44.279+08:00I am happy that etheorist has written again.
He ...I am happy that etheorist has written again. <br /><br />He writes with a rare quality - almost zen-like in its easy style which is all the more engaging for the depth of his thoughts which must have gone into each post. <br /><br />Whatever he writes makes me think in more fertile ways than i could have imagined myself possible and that's the highest compliment i can pay anyone. <br /><br />Of course it doesn't help that i would have liked to do other things than to sit and ponder stuff i'm least equipped for but then one can't help but instantly recognize real quality at the highest rank in all his posts which seem to have a magnetic calling for some comments or other.<br /><br />Therefore those on the receiving ends of his occasional focus should see it more as professional contribution from a master of the common craft which illuminates the entire landscape from perspectives that are harder to see for their being self-evident. With sharp synthesis and strategic sweep, etheorist goes to the heart of the matter as would an expert taking an evening walk.<br /><br />I like hishamh's posts too, especially for his precision of thought, careful choice of words, professional self-control and insightful charts. There is monograph quality in his posts which have been coming out at a remarkable rate. His code is itself a work of completeness, evidence of a mind which wants to achieve the best. <br /><br />But because i expend so much energy elsewhere, i am not able to write more extensively in his blog save for some cryptic links which hopefully will also provide food for thought to his growing number of readers and admirers. <br /><br />De Minimis i still owe thanks to for introducing etheorist's blog, although the latter may not be thanking the former for my coming here and messing up the place; maybe de minimis can help draft for etheorist an eviction notice attentioned to me. <br /><br />De Minimis strikes me as a first rate mind with a most elegant style of thinking and writing and an almost perfect balance of thought. For matters which call for wisdom and proper measure, proportion and communication, de minimis is certainly de maximis in his field.<br /><br />Sakmongkol is where you can find me easily. He writes important matters and i just tag along, probably out of some misguided assumption that i too have important comments to make which of course you will find rather amusing if not a misplaced belief. <br /><br />Nevertheless, i like to think there is almost telepathic attunement in our thinking, even his choice of topic. I like the way he argues things out and his keen mind with rational thought processes shows someone who has read voraciously and deeply about a lot of important things, what more deliver his unique thoughts across with admirable flair and confident speed.<br /><br />These reasonable conclusions alone would suffice to explain why i don't have my own blog. Having seen four giants, nano is the only scale left for me.<br /><br />There are a few more blogs i occasionally visit; one belongs to a young lady of considerable intellect and verve. What amazes me is her incredible ability to deliver quotations with utmost fecundity which stop me in my tracks for their poignancy and value.<br /><br />After this long post, and overly long posts seem to be my unintended trademark (sigh), i hope etheorist will continue to write more, not necessarily on just economic matters. I sense he has a great mind revealed here. And knowing that makes me feel a little less bored or sad about my years remaining.<br /><br />I am sure there are a few more bloggers who are also gems in their own right. My only regret is that i don’t know where they are....<br /><br /> <br />http://is.gd/dYjZW<br />http://is.gd/dYk23<br />http://is.gd/dYk3Kwallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580252352785040456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-58550436550263951142010-08-02T16:44:04.797+08:002010-08-02T16:44:04.797+08:00Wonderful post, etheorist.
I think my motives wer...Wonderful post, etheorist.<br /><br />I think my motives were similar to yours, though in my case, I'm approaching the problem from the opposite end of the spectrum - what does the data really say, as opposed to how its spun.<br /><br />Keep blogging my friend, we'll find the truth one of these days.<br /><br />BTW, I use <a href="http://explore.live.com/windows-live-writer" rel="nofollow">Windows Live Writer</a> almost exclusively now. It has a tyrannical in-built spellchecker that won't allow me to post before checking the more obvious spelling mistakes.hishamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265308095732759923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-36885603911010136802010-08-02T14:56:40.292+08:002010-08-02T14:56:40.292+08:00To prove my point, what on earth does this mean. :...To prove my point, what on earth does this mean. :<br /><br /><br /><i>"Ling is charged with misleading the cabinet between Sept 25 and Nov 6, 2002, ( Section 418 of the Penal Code). into agreeing to purchase 999.5 acres of land on Pulau Indah for a project, now known as PKFZ, at a price of RM25psf on a deferred payment method for a 15-year period, at a 7.5 percent interest rate . The cumulative interest paid would total RM720 million at the end of the repayment period."</i><br /><br />I myself had to re-read it several times and try to understand what actually was the issue.Wenger J Khairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989514098924627019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014075006969917149.post-46457987263673980992010-08-02T14:52:12.502+08:002010-08-02T14:52:12.502+08:00Hi Epolicy
I was attracted to the title of your p...Hi Epolicy<br /><br />I was attracted to the title of your post. As a fellow blogger <i>(not part of the Fantastic Four :-) )</i>, we go thru periods where as you say, "we don't even dare read the rubbish we write".<br /><br />But there are other posts which is such an ass kicker that I re-read in 10 or 20 times. Those are the posts that "simplify, economize and clarify" a lot of stuff.<br /><br />I blog because I am a war monger. I declare war on the <br />a) Special Interests - i.e. those that spin stories in pursuit of their narrow agenda, often at the expense of the social fabric. Most of these guys are bloggers cum Blogger Political Outfits (BPO)<br /><br />b) The Con-Sultans. Those that use a little bit of bombastic words to spin spin spin. These are the Pemandu, the so called financial, economic "analyst" (those that start their sentences with the word "we" as opposed to "I") and Gomen Ministers<br /><br />c) The last one is the media. For the better part of the last 2 years, I have detected deliberate attempts to spin stories. The latest was how the Ling Liong Sik case was reported. It was deliberately designed to obfuscate and confuse. Thats the tool of the powers that be - obfuscate and confuse. By keeping things clear we force those jokers to up their game or get a huge amount of whackingWenger J Khairyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10989514098924627019noreply@blogger.com