The duality of a society with less and less attention finding the time to consume large bits of detailed information is not so surprising, as modern times find niche markets victorious. Looking to be Continue Reading…
Posts Tagged: economist
The 47% number, in the US, over two decades, is from an University of Oxford Martin School Study:Â http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/news/201309FutureOfEmployment The Economist article from January really Continue Reading…
Along with +PBS ‘ “The Economic Waste of Christmas” http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2013/12/the-economic-waste-of-christma.html & +Forbes ‘ Does Christmas Destroy Wealth? – http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespoulos/2013/12/22/does-christmas-destroy-wealth/ I Continue Reading…
3D printing will blow your mind. – from NY Times.  Also, an additional entry from The Economist about “The Shape of Things to Come”. Always with the wry titles, you gents and scholars. It will destroy Continue Reading…
One of my favorite lines in history was a response to the Economist article in the letters section of the magazine. That organic is ridiculous, and “something as prosaic as buying an apple denotes your social class and education level”. Pro-Organic people were so dogmatic. Oh well… they’ll brush it off and not learn any lessons. That’s what liberals always do.
In regards to this: Your own private matrix: a special report on smart systems – & tracking your life on the web w/ lifestreams I really like the idea that we can have a recognizable digital Continue Reading…
I am straight ripping this off and reblogging this from Wilbur Hot Springs, a historic hotel and hot springs that I work with here in Northern California. Â It’s epic information, and is so vital I don’t Continue Reading…
I want my bundled Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy now! If I own something, and want it in a different medium… shouldn’t I be paying for conversion, and not the full price of a new book?
Hope this tepid, incredibly lose connection between two articles is enough to say…. it was worth it. Well was it?
http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=12811433 Wow.