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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” Upton Sinclair, forfatter, gravejournalist og politisk aktivist, 1878-1968 There’s a lot of aversion to risk. When you get people involved whose job it is to mitigate risk, they’re just going to say no to most things. … Les mer
Epictetus, a stoic philosopher said that “Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” No writings by Epictetus are known. His discourses were transcribed and compiled by his pupil Arrian. Epictetus maintains that the foundation of all philosophy is self-knowledge; that is, the conviction of our ignorance and gullibility ought to … Les mer
The energy transition has no plan – just goals Doug Houseman (Principal Consultant at Burns & McDonnell) about energy storage. Doug is a leader and visionary in grid and utility modernization.
«You can count on the Americans to do the right thing…after they have tried everything else.» Men antagelig er det enda et oppdiktet sitat, for det første dokumenterte tilfellet er fra en høring i den amerikanske kongressen og da ble det tilskrevet en uidentifisert ire: «He said that you can depend on Americans to do … Les mer
For å kunne leve i nåtiden, så må vi være i stand til å se for oss en framtid som er bedre enn fortiden. Og hva trenger vi da? Fantasien vår! Henrik Mestad, norsk skuespiller (bl.a. kjent fra «Okkupert»)
If you take, like a solar panel, most people assume that’s primarily green. Well, what you need to make quartzite into silicone metal, you need cooking coal. You take the quartzite and put it into a big furnace and burn it at 1500°C, and you get silicone metal. Then you need to turn that silicone … Les mer
«Reports that say that something hasn’t happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones … Les mer
«They are men who have generally an interest to deceive and even oppress the public, and who accordingly have, upon many occasions, both deceived and oppressed it.» Adam Smith, 1776 «The wealth of nations».
Dydene munner ut i egennytten som elvene i havet. François de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
Av historia kan vi lære kven som har hatt makt til å skrive den. Lytt nøye på det makta teier om. U-hjelp har for det meste ein unødvendig bindestrek. Dei falskaste maskene er av ekte hud. La oss spørja oss fram i staden for å svara oss bort. Dyr som lar seg dressere, går for … Les mer