Comments on: Make no mistake, this is a new world order http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gary Johnson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39142 Gary Johnson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:09:51 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39142 ((((And this is not some kind of Orwellian nightmare in which a conspiracy of plutocrats (or Jews, or Masons, or Martians) )))) How did this get past the moderators who run scared as soon as someone shakes the race card at them? If you give in...it's show over, or you could join them and never look in the mirror again. As for the G20...soon it will be G10...mark it down. ((((And this is not some kind of Orwellian nightmare in which a conspiracy of plutocrats (or Jews, or Masons, or Martians) ))))

How did this get past the moderators who run scared as soon as someone shakes the race card at them?

If you give in…it’s show over, or you could join them and never look in the mirror again.

As for the G20…soon it will be G10…mark it down.

]]> By: Michael James http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39052 Michael James Mon, 28 Sep 2009 07:06:40 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39052 Mungo, Stephen (2.15pm). Guys, this is why we scientists use "scientific notation". million=mega=10e6 (ten "exponent" 6, ie. 10 to the power of 6, ie. six zeros) billion=giga=10e9 trillion=tera=10e12 let's hope we do not reach the next level any time soon, peta=10e15 Mungo, Stephen (2.15pm).
Guys, this is why we scientists use “scientific notation”.

million=mega=10e6 (ten “exponent” 6, ie. 10 to the power of 6, ie. six zeros)
billion=giga=10e9
trillion=tera=10e12

let’s hope we do not reach the next level any time soon,
peta=10e15

]]> By: archibald http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39040 archibald Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:07:32 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39040 What's a few orders of magnitude between friends? What’s a few orders of magnitude between friends?

]]> By: Mark Duffett http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39008 Mark Duffett Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:33:18 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-39008 I actually prefer the European version of trillion, in which a billion is a million million, then a trillion is a million billion, in which case $5,000,000,000,000,000,000. But I think Mungo probably meant the American (and increasingly Australian) version. Of course, an even better way for Mungo to put it would have been $5 x 10^12. I actually prefer the European version of trillion, in which a billion is a million million, then a trillion is a million billion, in which case $5,000,000,000,000,000,000. But I think Mungo probably meant the American (and increasingly Australian) version.

Of course, an even better way for Mungo to put it would have been $5 x 10^12.

]]> By: Hugh (Charlie) McColl http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38998 Hugh (Charlie) McColl Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:16:49 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38998 Thankyou Mungo for my first ever reading of 'parvenu' - I had heard it spoken (on radio) but never seen it in print. Such an excellent word. However, you should stick to letters and not venture so far into numbers. Five trillion is five thousand billion. A billion, that's a thousand million, has nine (9) zeros. Therefore a trillion must have twelve (12) zeroes (1,000,000,000,000). The word is more descriptive than the numbers. Thankyou Mungo for my first ever reading of ‘parvenu’ - I had heard it spoken (on radio) but never seen it in print. Such an excellent word.
However, you should stick to letters and not venture so far into numbers. Five trillion is five thousand billion. A billion, that’s a thousand million, has nine (9) zeros. Therefore a trillion must have twelve (12) zeroes (1,000,000,000,000). The word is more descriptive than the numbers.

]]> By: stephen martin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38996 stephen martin Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:15:20 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38996 " The G20 co-ordinated stimulus plans worth a staggering $5 trillion (that’s $5,000,000,000) "- I beg your pardon! The figure printed is $5 Billion; $5 trillion is in fact $5 000 000 000 000, that really puts it into perspective. ” The G20 co-ordinated stimulus plans worth a staggering $5 trillion (that’s $5,000,000,000) “-
I beg your pardon!
The figure printed is $5 Billion; $5 trillion is in fact $5 000 000 000 000, that really puts it into perspective.

]]> By: David Coady http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38976 David Coady Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:31:16 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/28/mungo-make-no-mistake-this-is-a-new-world-order/#comment-38976 re. "Argentina and Chile brought South America into the picture". Chile is not a member, but Brazil is. re. “Argentina and Chile brought South America into the picture”. Chile is not a member, but Brazil is.

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