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I don’t really understand a lot of legal concepts, but I did think it was funny when the Supreme Court seemed to rule a few years ago that corporations were essentially people (at least in terms of giving money, I… Continue Reading
Again, you can evaluate cities in a myriad amount of ways. I’ve written about dozens of evaluation ideas on this blog alone; here’s one with a more global flair. It’s an important discussion because 70-80% of the world’s population will probably… Continue Reading
I thought about this idea this morning at the gym. It’s hardly revolutionary but I wanted to put some thoughts down about it. You hear constantly that Facebook will eventually age itself out. I’ve even written about this concept. It makes… Continue Reading
Common problem at work: a unit has goals. The unit doesn’t hit those goals. The manager of that unit is stressed, and probably on the hook to a higher manager (who’s also pissed about those goals not being met), and… Continue Reading
Been going to therapy recently — because, I mean, why not? — and my therapist gave me two books to read/look at. One was called The Games People Play; it’s by Eric Berne and is fairly famous. (By some estimates,… Continue Reading
I personally think I have a decent memory, even though I definitely smoked a shit ton of weed at the end of high school. (Sue me, I’m human.) But I also think having a better memory is pretty clutch in… Continue Reading
If you think modern-day San Francisco might someday go the way of Detroit, well, there’s some new evidence you should consider. (Here’s some more ill-fated logic on what might someday “doom” SF.) This comes from an article by way of… Continue Reading
The new cover of TIME Magazine — and you can argue over how relevant TIME Magazine is to the modern day, but it’s still a thing millions of people at least glance at on newsstands every week — is a… Continue Reading