Ted Talks 2014-02-24, 14:40:05 I've been checking into Ted Talks (TT) for some years because I find them stimulating and informative, not that I always agree with what I find. Their appropriateness in DnD comes from the fact that they are perfect for stimulating discussion given that not everybody is going to agree with they present.I ran into the following TT offering about the media this morning.Jeff Skoll: My journey into movies that matterYou'll find more topics at http://www.ted.com/ Enjoy.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #1 – 2014-02-24, 15:23:21 I thought this was interesting:[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKASroLDF0M[/video]
Re: Ted Talks Reply #2 – 2014-02-25, 10:36:59 It is interesting. Of real interest is the fact is that it features a speaker from outside the core of poverty addressing others outside that core.It reminds me that we have members who agree with her 100% that one of the biggest problems with wealth distribution is that it favors the wealthy. Hardly surprising since this is the group that sets the agenda. And it isn't something that just happens in the US. Surely, there's no poverty in Germany!QuoteTemplin, Germany - The immaculate appearance of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's hometown, with its medieval city walls and well-kept market square, belies a real problem.The unemployment rate in Templin and the surrounding region, an hour's train ride north of Berlin, stands at 14 percent - among the highest in the country, and more than twice the percentage nationwide.The UK?QuoteToday 33 per cent of the UK population suffers from multiple deprivation — it was 14 per cent in 1983, and over 30 million people (almost half the population) are suffering some degree of financial insecurity. These are just some of the stark findings from the largest and most authoritative study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.The US?QuoteWASHINGTON (AP) — Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream.As somebody who has never known poverty, I find that hard to believe although I do have one close family member who has lived in poverty. He went years without working, and lived in a car for some time, unbeknownst to me until I learned about it years later.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #3 – 2014-02-25, 11:47:38 This video is about the fastest camera constructed yet.[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_9vd4HWlVA[/video]
Re: Ted Talks Reply #4 – 2014-02-26, 00:13:06 My favourite TED talk: Inventory of the invisible https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EUy_82IChY
Re: Ted Talks Reply #6 – 2014-02-26, 08:20:37 Quote from: Frenzie on 2014-02-25, 11:47:38This video is about the fastest camera constructed yet.Pretty amazing. I want one.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #7 – 2014-02-26, 08:31:02 Quote from: ersi on 2014-02-26, 00:13:06My favourite TED talk: Inventory of the invisible Informative and entertaining.I don't have a favorite, but I'm watching what you folks dredge up.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #8 – 2014-02-26, 19:39:43 I don't like and I don't see "Ted talks".More, I'm very suspicious about such propaganda.Those irritating "Ted talks" are nothing but manipulation and propaganda to make naive souls to believe that the world is full of "innovation" and similar bullshit.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #10 – 2014-02-26, 19:51:53 Quote from: Belfrager on 2014-02-26, 19:39:43Those irritating "Ted talks" are nothing but manipulation and propaganda to make naive souls to believe that the world is full of "innovation" and similar bullshit.Really! What a surprise coming from a brother of rjhowie.At any rate, I like the Ted Talks episode on why it's advisable to remove Portugal from the EU. The premise of the video is that Portugal is an economic anchor, not a sail.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #11 – 2014-02-26, 19:59:16 Quote from: Jimbro3738 on 2014-02-26, 19:51:53Really! What a surprise coming from a brother of rjhowie.Is it? maybe we can start speaking about your mother to determine your brothers...
Re: Ted Talks Reply #12 – 2014-02-27, 09:49:02 Quote from: Belfrager on 2014-02-26, 19:59:16Is it? maybe we can start speaking about your mother to determine your brothers...Ohhhh! Portuguese sensitivity. Must be the bailout economy.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #13 – 2014-03-09, 18:15:45 Here's a great TED talk:[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGMY63FF3Q[/video]
Re: Ted Talks Reply #14 – 2014-03-09, 21:43:43 I suspect very much about this "Ted talks".Always the same thing, propaganda, propaganda and more propaganda that ferocious capitalism is a wonderful thing full of people very intelligent and funny.No patience.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #15 – 2014-03-10, 08:17:35 "Ferocious capitalism"?Capitalism is an economic model. Working economic model.Moreover, socialists, trying to oppose with an "alternative model", are simply unaware that they oppose to the very existence of economy in general - which one is incompatible physically with the "socialist model" (aka "Christian model", by the way).
Re: Ted Talks Reply #16 – 2014-03-10, 08:37:44 Quote from: Josh on 2014-03-10, 08:17:35(aka "Christian model", by the way).http://www.amtcaudition.com/Actors, Models and Talent for ChristAudition for the Movement
Re: Ted Talks Reply #17 – 2014-03-10, 08:38:50 Quote from: Josh on 2014-03-10, 08:17:35"Ferocious capitalism"?Capitalism is an economic model. Working economic model.Moreover, socialists, trying to oppose with an "alternative model", are simply unaware that they oppose to the very existence of economy in general - which one is incompatible physically with the "socialist model" (aka "Christian model", by the way).Quote from: Josh on 2014-03-10, 08:17:35(aka "Christian model", by the way).http://www.amtcaudition.com/Actors, Models and Talent for ChristAudition for the Movement!
Re: Ted Talks Reply #18 – 2014-03-10, 08:44:56 Quote from: Frenzie on 2014-03-09, 18:15:45Here's a great TED talk:[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkGMY63FF3Q[/video]ONIONTED rules!
Re: Ted Talks Reply #19 – 2014-03-10, 08:50:25 Quote from: Frenzie on 2014-03-09, 18:15:45Here's a great TED talk:The rock of ages.[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO0TUI9r-So[/video]
Re: Ted Talks Reply #20 – 2014-03-10, 09:37:37 Quote from: Belfrager on 2014-03-09, 21:43:43No patience.That's a pity, because I think you might like it.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #21 – 2014-03-10, 09:41:53 Quote from: Frenzie on 2014-03-10, 09:37:37Quote from: Belfrager on 2014-03-09, 21:43:43No patience.That's a pity, because I think you might like it. The last thing Belfrager liked was Salazar.
Re: Ted Talks Reply #24 – 2014-03-12, 22:22:15 Quote from: Jimbro3738 on 2014-03-10, 09:46:37Double snap!There's a good idea for a Ted Talk.
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