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1. magpie

   @ramanan Prof. Mitchell has written some brilliant, memorable articles. With due respect, this is not one of them.

   about 10 hours ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
2. danny

   Goldman Sachs says Australian house prices not in speculative bubble, only 30% overvalued http://www.businessspectator.com.au/bs.nsf/Article/House-prices-severely-overvalued-report-pd20100909-95B5K?opendocument

   about 16 hours ago from web at Oxford, England, United Kingdom
3. ramanan

   exploding interest payments to foreigners - my comments here http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=11436

   about 22 hours ago from web in context
4. sean

   A bit more detail on the Protovis Loader plugin for Wordpress: http://bit.ly/cLPpz1 #data #charts

   about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
5. sean

   @magpie ultimately I think the only thing they would consider vital would be staying in power

   about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
6. magpie

   @sean You've got a point there. The "great moral challenge" and the RSPT fiasco.

   about a day ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
7. sean

   @magpie other than supply, I don't know what would be so vital that they would go to the polls, unless they were confident of a victory. After all, the "greatest moral challenge of our time" wasn't vital enough!

   about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
8. magpie

   @sean Any basic, introductory (kinda "Modal Logic for Dummies") resources on the net on that topic?

   about a day ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
9. sean

   @michaeltstrss76 not really the idea of this place

   about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
10. magpie

    @sean If it was vital for them, they might be forced to.

    about a day ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
11. sean

    @magpie absolutely I could see that happen, but that wouldn't be enough to go to an election unless Labor wanted to

    about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
12. magpie

    @sean I know. But that's not what I was asking. Let me put it this way: can you conceive any scenario where the 3 Amigos would side with the Coalition in the House against a law projected vital to Labor?

    about a day ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
13. sean

    @magpie all I can claim is a passing familiarity with modal logic. I get the impression it is more the domain of philosophers than mathematicians these days.

    about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
14. sean

    @magpie Abbott cannot force a return to the polls, unless someone peels away from supporting the Govt on supply and confidence motions

    about a day ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
15. magpie

    @sean Hey Stubborn, let me ask you something as a mathematician: are you good at modal logic?

    about a day ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
16. magpie

    @sean I see what you mean. A Greens/Labour alliance could, by themselves, approve laws at the Senate, but at the House the situation is more complex: the 3 Amigos + Wilkie didn't promise support. Could Abbott push Labor to a double dissolution?

    about a day ago from web at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E in context
17. sean

    @magpie it is in the interests of the independents to make it last, so it has a reasonable chance

    about 2 days ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
18. magpie

    @sean Well, I think that the prediction that the Govt is going to have a hard time is quite safe: just a continuation of what happened since Abbott took charge. But, it will make it to 2013?

    about 2 days ago from web in context
19. sean

    @magpie it will be an interesting 3 years. I think that the Govt will survive and some legislation will get through (eg NBN), but some things will be a struggle.

    about 2 days ago from web at 33°52'59"S 151°9'0"E in context
20. magpie

    @sean Well, I'll be damned. I was expecting all three to side with Abbott. But I can see the point of Katter siding w Abbott, while the other two go w Gillard. Okay, predictors, any comments on how the next 3 years will play?

    about 2 days ago from web at 33°52'4"S 151°12'26"E in context