I don’t watch much TV. I don’t like commercials, either the shorter form explicitly paid for and selling an explicit product, or those implicitly paid for and selling an implicit [ … ]
Cashless. Gold, Barter and Bitcoin. New ways to cheat at Monopoly
The banker in Monopoly has an advantage. As a kid, playing with my sister and her girl friends, being that I was the youngest of the group, a boy and [ … ]
“The money in your account, it didn’t do too well. It’s gone…”
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A Better Education Outside of School
When enough people are employed to solve a problem, means become ends. People are adept at aligning their principles with their pocketbooks, they persuade themselves, and me, that their programs [ … ]
Algorithmic Recruiting of Laborers on a Gig platform
In earlier posts I have discussed the reconstitution of manufacturing and infrastructure rebuilds in the United States. This will be a V-shaped turn its challenges is how to recruit in an [ … ]
Power and Information Asymetry. Foreman in the Gig Economy
I have proposed that large infrastructure programs and a massive reconstitution of manufacturing within the United States is forthcoming and that much of this will be facilitated through ‘gig’ platforms. [ … ]
#Funny = Ali G video explains experts and pundits
The ‘job’ of pundits and experts is to preserve the status quo by ‘any means necessary’, outright lies included. Other experts will collude and it becomes a positive feedback loop. It is an [ … ]
Pink Slip to Bullshit Jobs
When I was growing up in the 70s I was afraid of all the things I was instructed to be afraid of. The impending killer bees and another ice age [ … ]
Good old days when losses were losses
I’m no accountant, but instead of “cost of revenue exceeded sales,” we used to just say “losses”.
Democratic Party Destruction and Pussy Hats
What’s the best way to support deep-seated change at the DNC? No more superdelegates and closed caucusing please? Time to wipe away the sclerosis Somebody asked this question in a [ … ]










