Members Robert Whited

4 days ago: This was a little painful. His accent didn't help, and his products were somewhat useless...Call me with a living air filter that can work through the whole house, then you'll have a good product. I didn't understand the dB at all. Why the hell would you ever want a ball around you playing white noise?

Nov 11 2009: I notice 2 things happen on a TED board that don't happen on , say, YouTube.

1. People talk almost entirely in generalizations, abstractions, and theory, rarely pinning down what they mean with concrete examples.

2. People rarely insult or fight with each other. Rather, they disagree.

I believe the first has the wonderful effect of the second, however it leaves a lackluster Oomph that comes from true change in thought, leading to a change in action.

Example - If I want to buy a hammer in my zip code, I have 3 options: Walmart, Lowe's, or Home Depot. I do not have the option of buying from a responsible company because the big ones bought or sold them out. "Sinking Spring Hardware" doesn't exist because the people around me chose to buy from the big box stores because its cheaper or more convenient. I had no say. Same with a loaf of bread, bag of sugar, etc. etc. etc. How is that a free market?

BTW for more look up "natural capitalism" and "adbusters"

Nov 8 2009: We are all interconnected. Unfortunately most Republicans think of it more like being chained to a drowning man, or one who simply refuses to swim.

If all of life were swimming to the shore to stay alive, when you reached the shore would you dry off and relax or help the rest in?

Nov 8 2009: Excellent summation. I agree, and would add that talking in the abstract for 12 minutes didn't work for my freshman year History prof, and it didn't work for this guy.

Throw in examples, for Christ's sake!

Nov 7 2009: You can't expect every dime in the world to be spent on furthering humanity. In fact, I would argue it doesn't take one penny to solve humanity. Do you think the spainiards were like, "Columbus is so elitist, wasting all this precious money and time trying to find a new route to India."