Theory of Smartness
I have a theory as to why it was the English, and the Europeans more generally, who came to dominate the world, instead of say some racial group from the tropics, say. Something set these guys apart –...
View Article4th Quarter Resolution
Primary Rule of Writing: Show, don’t tell. Resolution: Stick to it, for frig’s sake.
View ArticleTime flying like a banana
“Mate, it’s almost Christmas soon.” Shit. There goes another year. It’s October again, all of a sudden, and I’m just wondering what happened to the months Feb – Sep inclusive. 2007, which feels like...
View ArticleCrisis! The Mega Musical
You almost want to set a musical to images like those found at this brand-spanking-new tumbl-log. I’ve largely tried to stay out of saying anything on this “credit crisis” because there are far more...
View ArticleMercantile
Interesting article over on Satyajit Das’s blog on China and its place in the global economy today – especially the opening insight: China’s economic model is reminiscent of 17th century mercantilist...
View ArticleRememberance Day
On the 95th anniversary of the Armistice of “The Great War”, words composed early on in that grand folly are recalled: They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them,...
View ArticleRobin Williams, Vale
Walking into work yesterday, I decide to open Twitter to check for news before I get in, and I see a line I never wanted to see – Robin Williams, RIP. No, no, no, no, no, no, this has to be a hoax,...
View ArticlePatrick Rothfuss’ Thoughts on Pratchett
Patrick Rothfuss writes on Terry Pratchett’s passing – and interestingly, he’s writing as a fan, not a “fellow writer”: Odds are, if you know much anything about me, you know I’ve been a fan of...
View ArticleThinking about house prices
Since Time is Money – money representing a token of value for the time you spend doing something – in theory you should be able to substitute either one for the other, right? Like, if you had all the...
View ArticleThe End of the Obama Presidency
Today marks the end of the Obama presidency, and in some ways, it seems to mark the end of an era – or perhaps more pessimistically, the respite from the decline of an era that effectively ended with...
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