Monthly Archives: March 2014

Friends, Lovers and Keepers

I believe I have discovered one of the most significant differences — if not even the most significant difference — between friends and lovers. A friend will listen to what you have to say and then maybe tell you something … Continue reading
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An idea is the constellation of feelings that you and other people who also participate in the same shared concept engage in

Each participant acts as a partial curator of the idea, and insofar as all participants engage by collectively functioning as custodians of the concept, ideas have meanings that correspond to the uses their custodians make of them. Anyone who shirks … Continue reading
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Information / Technology vs. People

One aspect of economics that — in my opinion — people often misunderstand is one of Karl Marx’s central theses: Capital / investment in technology actually competes with labor. I find it odd that so many people say Marx was … Continue reading
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Mobile Apps vs. Web Domains

I am a big fan of web apps — for many reasons. Yet I feel like I am very much in the minority… and I often wonder: why? I talk about this with my kids (who are very eager to … Continue reading
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Preferred Fantasies

One way I can usually tell if I have “won” an argument is if/when the other person stops arguing. They usually say something like “I’ve got to do X” — meaning to imply something like “I don’t have the time … Continue reading
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