QOTD

We slide toward talking about economics – and economic slides

July 11, 2011 Economics

The current economic distress in the US and in the EU have common threads both financially and politically. Certainly the public reactions do. In particular, both involve protecting lenders to a much greater degree than borrowers and much more than the public, which in various ways pays to protect the lenders. They also both involve […]

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Amazon’s First Hire

June 15, 2011 Business

Not sure that this story is a perfect fit here, but it’s still a good one. From Geekwire, Meet Amazon.com’s first employee: Shel Kaphan. And this should certainly count as a quote of the day as he describes made the work fun at the beginning: One of the things that attracted me in the first […]

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Quote of the Day

June 3, 2011 Quote of the Day

“To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle” — George Orwell

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