tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post4283252294810921428..comments2024-03-29T09:22:11.200-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: EntropyEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-13881254553693288372014-06-10T12:35:24.926-04:002014-06-10T12:35:24.926-04:00Key word: Gradually
Moses once asked God if a tho...Key word: Gradually<br /><br />Moses once asked God if a thousand years were but a single second in the eyes of God. God said "Yes."<br /><br />Then Moses asked God if a billion dollars was no more significant than a single penny in the eyes of God. God said "Yes."<br /><br />Then, Moses asked God for one of those "Pennies".<br /><br />God replied..."Sure Just a second."<br /><br />That is why the Fed targets an inflation rate of 2.57%. One penny "becomes" $1e+09 in one thousand years.<br /><br />See, you knew there had to be a reason.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-53512881822778150402014-06-10T09:52:05.077-04:002014-06-10T09:52:05.077-04:00Whew! 'Dodged that bullet.
I found this note ...Whew! 'Dodged that bullet.<br /><br />I found this note at dictionary.com regarding cultural notions of entropy:<br /><br />"Note: In the nineteenth century, a popular scientific notion suggested that entropy was gradually increasing, and therefore the universe was running down and eventually all motion would cease. When people realized that this would not happen for billions of years, if it happened at all, concern about this notion generally disappeared."Tom Gaspickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512002805129573697noreply@blogger.com