The duality of a society with less and less attention finding the time to consume large bits of detailed information is not so surprising, as modern times find niche markets victorious. Looking to be (more…)
47% of all jobs will disappear within two decades. Not hyperbole. Oxford’s study, & How an Algorithm wants your job.
edit: Although this was published in April of 2014 here on my blog, it had gone down at one time and had artifacts, a few links were dead, I used Wayback on one of them, reintroduced some old graphics (more…)
The Economic waste of Christmas: Does it impoverish? Does it destroy wealth?
Along with +PBS ‘ “The Economic Waste of Christmas” http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/12/the-economic-waste-of-christma.html & +Forbes ‘ Does Christmas Destroy Wealth? – http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespoulos/2013/12/22/does-christmas-destroy-wealth/ I (more…)
3D printing, obsolete workers, & the approaching new economy
3D printing will blow your mind. – from NY Times.  Also, an additional entry from The Economist about “The Shape of Things to Come”. Always with the wry titles, you gents and scholars. It will destroy (more…)
Organic food has no health benefits, study says, & FREE STICKERS! =)
One of my favorite lines in history was a response to the Economist article in the letters section of the magazine. That organic is ridiculous, and “something as prosaic as buying an apple denotes your social class and education level”. Pro-Organic people were so dogmatic. Oh well… they’ll brush it off and not learn any lessons. That’s what liberals always do.
This’ll appear where it just appeared, but so be it.
In regards to this: Your own private matrix: a special report on smart systems – & tracking your life on the web w/ lifestreams I really like the idea that we can have a recognizable digital (more…)
Stuff, Consumerism, Being healthy & content, and a new model for happiness.
I am straight ripping this off and reblogging this from Wilbur Hot Springs, a historic hotel and hot springs that I work with here in Northern California. Â It’s epic information, and is so vital I don’t (more…)
If I own a book, should I have to pay for it digitally?
I want my bundled Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy now! If I own something, and want it in a different medium… shouldn’t I be paying for conversion, and not the full price of a new book?
Mindless demographic based zombies in music, as well as in political conspiracy theory!
Hope this tepid, incredibly lose connection between two articles is enough to say…. it was worth it. Well was it?
Most interesting obituary I have ever read – H.M.
http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12811433 Wow.