Re: Financial crisis [was bye(?)]

Posted by Douglas Roberts-2 on Jan 12, 2009; 5:46pm
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/Re-Financial-crisis-was-bye-tp2136719p2146925.html

Robert:

That was *the* perfect response to the question which was asked.  In fact, I've got a funny feeling that 90+% of the questions raised on the FRIAM list also have a ready answer somewhere in the xkcd archives.

--Doug

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:36 AM, Robert Holmes <[hidden email]> wrote:

Nope - see http://www.xkcd.org/523/

Robert

On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 9:56 AM, John Kennison <[hidden email]> wrote:

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I have two questions: (1) Has anyone created a workable mathematical model that would allow spouses to solve political issues by using brownie points? (2) If the brownie point problem is fundamentally unsolvable, is the same true of the use of money?

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