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Galbraith did not say…

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Once again, following a pronouncement by the IMF, the quote:

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

is being posted across the Internet and being attributed to John Kenneth Galbraith. Astrology sometimes being replaced with Meteorology. 

Of course it is a simple matter to verify the source of the quote – but why bother when you can just cut and paste from the first link that pops up on Google?

It belongs to the economist Ezra Solomon.

Oxford Reference

The Times

New Scientist

Etc.

Yet more Google crap

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While it is fairly easy to drop the likes of Facebook Google presents a more insidious challenge….

And will need to remove players such as the SoundCloud one which links out to ScoreCard Research 🙁

What are the chances?

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Once upon a time I had the whole Internet to myself. Then I found another Duncan Moran and we exchanged emails and said “Hi” to ourselves and contemplated the existential ramifications of just being a Duncan Moran rather than the Duncan Moran. Today I do not get a look in as you cannot move for us…

I must remember to check out my acting career.

But as a father of a Haydn I was surprised to find a Duncan Moran who seems to have a Hayden…

Although probably not that significant in the big picture.