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9991 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

... 22, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > Joanna: "As a friend once put it: "It ...

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Author:	Arthur Maisel
Date:	Wed May 22 10:44:13 PDT 2013

9992 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

... 21, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > Joanna: "I'm guessing this is a historic ...

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Author:	Arthur Maisel
Date:	Wed May 22 06:42:13 PDT 2013

9993 [lbo-talk] Apple CEO rejects 'tax evasion' charges -- rank: 190

... 21, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > The report says Apple capitalises on a difference ...

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Author:	Max Sawicky
Date:	Tue May 21 14:28:49 PDT 2013

9994 [lbo-talk] technical question -- rank: 190

... delete the trails from emails to which I respond. However, Gmail made this task rather difficult. First I need to click ...

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Author:	Wojtek S
Date:	Tue May 21 14:15:57 PDT 2013

9995 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

Actually, this is fascinating. Ayn Rand fantasized about social collapse as a result of the "creative class" going on strike. But social collapse seems equally likely with progressive deskilling. Of course, you can't deskill all jobs: electricians, plumbers, auto mechanics.... I'm guessing this is a historic first yes? I ...

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Author:	123hop at comcast.net
Date:	Sun May 19 09:52:00 PDT 2013

9996 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

Braverman an has a chapter on the deskilling of white collar work in Labor and Monopoly Capital. Taylor himself worked on deskilling office labor. When I taught this stuff large Midwestern State universities also 29-30 years a ago, the students were interested, as I recall, but did find it remote ...

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Author:	andie_nachgeborenen
Date:	Sun May 19 09:42:32 PDT 2013

9997 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

... On May 19, 2013 10:36 AM, "Andy" <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote: > Found this cleaning out the starred posts in ...

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Author:	123hop at comcast.net
Date:	Sun May 19 08:37:58 PDT 2013

9998 [lbo-talk] There Are No Unskilled Jobs: The Bike Shop -- rank: 190

... On May 19, 2013 10:36 AM, "Andy" <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote: > Found this cleaning out the starred posts in ...

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Author:	Wojtek S
Date:	Sun May 19 07:48:08 PDT 2013

9999 [lbo-talk] Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? -- rank: 190

... 17, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > Iceland is awash in guns, yet it has ...

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Author:	Andy
Date:	Fri May 17 12:58:16 PDT 2013

10000 [lbo-talk] Why is violent crime so rare in Iceland? -- rank: 190

... 17, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > Iceland is awash in guns, yet it has ...

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Date:	Fri May 17 12:44:45 PDT 2013

10001 [lbo-talk] Happy slaves -- rank: 190

... 17, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > I am not sure if they make that ...

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Author:	Wojtek S
Date:	Fri May 17 11:58:17 PDT 2013

10002 [lbo-talk] stupidity is most dangerous in people with high IQ -- rank: 190

... 15, 2013, at 10:47 PM, Marv Gandall <marvgand2 at gmail.com> wrote: > 1. There are no longer any US military ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu May 16 04:46:15 PDT 2013

10003 [lbo-talk] FW: stupidity is most dangerous in people with high IQ -- rank: 190

A believer in measurement will say that the only problem with not performing measurements is that people will then have to rely on their "instincts." This label is of course a covert way of dismissing the "unscientific" ways in which we mostly make judgments. A good teacher knows which kid needs ...

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Author:	Arthur Maisel
Date:	Wed May 15 10:46:32 PDT 2013

10004 [lbo-talk] FW: stupidity is most dangerous in people with high IQ -- rank: 190

... 15, 2013 at 9:15 AM, Wojtek S <wsoko52 at gmail.com> wrote: > Joanna: " Taibbi tearing Friedman a new one." > > [WS ...

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Author:	W. Kiernan
Date:	Wed May 15 09:06:32 PDT 2013

10005 [lbo-talk] Where is the left argument for gun rights? -- rank: 190

... May 12, 2013 at 12:37 PM, Andy <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 10:21 ...

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Author:	Andy
Date:	Sun May 12 09:46:37 PDT 2013