Simon Watts
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They didn't use to. That money once circulated in the economy. Now, it is sucked away into private accounts. Something happened in around 1970, which has slowly been breaking western society.
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
They didn't use to. That money once circulated in the economy. Now, it is sucked away into private accounts. Something happened in around 1970, which has slowly been breaking western society.
Something happened c.1970.
And remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the height difference.
And remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the height difference.
October 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Something happened c.1970.
And remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the height difference.
And remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the height difference.
I wonder how they'd cope with the travel time equations in classic Traveller.
I mean, they're just Newtonian, and we learned them pre teen. But if subtraction is a problem...
I mean, they're just Newtonian, and we learned them pre teen. But if subtraction is a problem...
August 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I wonder how they'd cope with the travel time equations in classic Traveller.
I mean, they're just Newtonian, and we learned them pre teen. But if subtraction is a problem...
I mean, they're just Newtonian, and we learned them pre teen. But if subtraction is a problem...
As kids, we were completely unphased by the flight mechanics in Traveller. Now people complain if a game expects them to do subtraction.
August 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
As kids, we were completely unphased by the flight mechanics in Traveller. Now people complain if a game expects them to do subtraction.
That is where all the money has gone!
It's the area between the lines.
It's the area between the lines.
August 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
That is where all the money has gone!
It's the area between the lines.
It's the area between the lines.
Remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the difference in height.
July 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Remember, it's the area between the two lines, not just the difference in height.
I keep this on standby:
July 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I keep this on standby:
I used to use a drill like that, but all those cogs made it too complicated for me, so...
June 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I used to use a drill like that, but all those cogs made it too complicated for me, so...
This is the area between these two lines.
April 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is the area between these two lines.
The area between the two lines is wealth that should have flowed thru the economy via wages, but now sits in billionaires bank accounts.
April 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The area between the two lines is wealth that should have flowed thru the economy via wages, but now sits in billionaires bank accounts.
Something happened in the early 70s. Remember that it's not the difference between the two lines - it's the area between them (integral over time) that's been "appropriated".
March 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Something happened in the early 70s. Remember that it's not the difference between the two lines - it's the area between them (integral over time) that's been "appropriated".
When did THAC0 become "hard"?
Meanwhile, when we were eight, we were playing Traveller...
Meanwhile, when we were eight, we were playing Traveller...
March 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
When did THAC0 become "hard"?
Meanwhile, when we were eight, we were playing Traveller...
Meanwhile, when we were eight, we were playing Traveller...
I didn't know they came in heart shape.
February 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I didn't know they came in heart shape.
I wonder when this threat emerged. If only there was some clue...
January 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I wonder when this threat emerged. If only there was some clue...
There you go. Nowt to be proud of - straight from a can, and since it's American, it'll beat yours for sugar content.
December 3, 2024 at 11:14 PM
There you go. Nowt to be proud of - straight from a can, and since it's American, it'll beat yours for sugar content.
If only there was some way to tell when this started...
November 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM
If only there was some way to tell when this started...
If only there was some way to pin down what happened to break western society...
November 26, 2024 at 12:47 PM
If only there was some way to pin down what happened to break western society...
I find this chart interesting, and there's an aspect which doesn't seem to get air time.
Upto the late 70s, productivity and wages increased together. Then, from the early 80s, wages stagnated despite productivity continuing to rise.
The gap between these two lines...
Upto the late 70s, productivity and wages increased together. Then, from the early 80s, wages stagnated despite productivity continuing to rise.
The gap between these two lines...
November 24, 2024 at 12:59 AM
I find this chart interesting, and there's an aspect which doesn't seem to get air time.
Upto the late 70s, productivity and wages increased together. Then, from the early 80s, wages stagnated despite productivity continuing to rise.
The gap between these two lines...
Upto the late 70s, productivity and wages increased together. Then, from the early 80s, wages stagnated despite productivity continuing to rise.
The gap between these two lines...
The secret is to mimic the appearance of those in power in these dangerous times; hence...
November 16, 2024 at 11:58 AM
The secret is to mimic the appearance of those in power in these dangerous times; hence...