Tag: Economics
Paul Krugman Blog – Lost Decade, Here We Come
Paul Krugman on why you do not cut government spending in a weak economy.
Why a Soda Tax Makes Sense for Washington – NYTimes.com
Soda has dropped in price 30% since 1970’s, fruits and vegetables have risen by the same amount.
Lotteries – The Frontal Cortex
Lotteries have a feedback loop that feeds on their victims.
The Dangers of Building on Someone Else’s Platform – trevoro.ca
If you business is built around the idea of filling gaps in a company’s offerings be extremely wary.
The economic statistic of the decade – Reuters
The rate of US household borrowing pre and post credit bubble.
Modern Thoughts On Open Source
Open source is infrastructure for the modern internet and thus really modern computing.
I Hoped You Would Fail
melgray: I sat there spinning in my desk chair grinning like an idiot with one of my fellow devs when he let it slip: “I hoped you would fail”. He even threw up a little fist jab as if to gesture, “hip hip hooray”.
What Your Startup Needs and Doesn’t Need
It’s too hard knowing what to provide for a startup, so let’s go with just a great and simple list. Things startups do need Two forms of internet access Beer on fridays Good coffee maker Mac laptops with second monitors Things startups don’t need Fancy (Aeron) chairs Business cards Microsoft products Free lunches Set time […]