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Entries from December 2010

On Science and Poker (unpaid advertisement cuz I mean it)

December 22nd, 2010 · 10 Comments

When I was growing up, calling something “unscientific” was a curse–I can still hear the contempt in father’s voice when he pronounced that word.  That is part of why I’ve developed such a fascination for science in unlikely places; for example, the science of football, or writing, or poker.  Yes, there are elements of poker [...]

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Capital Volume 1 Part 1 Chapter 1 Section 3A3

December 20th, 2010 · 31 Comments

This section is called “The Equivalent form of value” Page 55: “We have seen that commodity A (the linen), by expressing its value in the use-value of a commodity differing in kind (the coat), at the same time impresses upon the latter a specific form of value, namely that of equivalent.  The commodity linen manifests [...]

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