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Robert
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@machuta
Chico, United States
Spanish
French
Latin
About Me
Born May 13, 1944.
BA Mathematics UCSB 1966
Worked in Silicon Valley start ups.
Interested in History and especially Economic History.
To stimulate thinking, I convert HOW and WHAT into HOW MUCH.
Read French and Spanish.
BA Mathematics UCSB 1966
Worked in Silicon Valley start ups.
Interested in History and especially Economic History.
To stimulate thinking, I convert HOW and WHAT into HOW MUCH.
Read French and Spanish.
Requests
How and when was Radar applied to U.S. aircraft in WW2 ?
How did the Chicago Tribune publish secret war plans on Dec. 6 ?
Could slavery have ended w/o a war ? What's Econ. History say?
What's the biggest economic difference between 1770 and 2014?
Could Washington have imagined our foreign policies today ?
What would he do with more resources than the British Empire ?
How did the Chicago Tribune publish secret war plans on Dec. 6 ?
Could slavery have ended w/o a war ? What's Econ. History say?
What's the biggest economic difference between 1770 and 2014?
Could Washington have imagined our foreign policies today ?
What would he do with more resources than the British Empire ?
Hobbies & Interests
Inequality, Economic Fairness, and Macro Stability.
Japanese gardening "Niwaki", Stanford football.
Strategic thinking, long term and big picture.
600 lb. Gorillas: Big obvious facts but unappreciated.
How we ignore big truths, worship lies, and wallow in trivia.
Japanese gardening "Niwaki", Stanford football.
Strategic thinking, long term and big picture.
600 lb. Gorillas: Big obvious facts but unappreciated.
How we ignore big truths, worship lies, and wallow in trivia.
Favorite Music
Blues, BB King, Buddy Guy
Classical, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach
Classical, Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach
Favorite Movies
Chicago
Gangs of New York.
Fargo
Gangs of New York.
Fargo
Favorite TV Shows
PBS: Book Notes, Book TV
The Sopranos
The History Channel.
Masterpiece Theater: Upstairs Downstairs, Foyle's War
The Sopranos
The History Channel.
Masterpiece Theater: Upstairs Downstairs, Foyle's War
Favorite Books
The Rational Optimist, Mathew Ridley.
Hubbert's Peak, Kenneth Deffeyes
Annals of the Former World, John McPhee
Sophie's Choice, William Styron
Hubbert's Peak, Kenneth Deffeyes
Annals of the Former World, John McPhee
Sophie's Choice, William Styron
Favorite Quotes
"God protects children, drunks, fools, and the USA."
"Weak neighbors to the North and South; East and West, Fish."
"Americans always do the right thing, but only as the last resort."
"Weak neighbors to the North and South; East and West, Fish."
"Americans always do the right thing, but only as the last resort."
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