The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design. – F.A. Hayek
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Oct 22nd, 2011
HT to the PowerLine folks, here’s Ben Barber: The second dilemma posed by the new capitalism is the privatization of a digital public utility (the Internet) as the result of Bill Clinton’s decision (in the Telecommunications Act of 1996) to deregulate digital media because of so-called spectrum abundance, which supposedly offers room for diverse voices [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Oct 16th, 2011
Well, I write lots of bad ones. But this hit my AP feed this morning: “Long ties to Koch brothers key to Cain’s campaign” and in the article we see, “But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes” OK, so let me get this straight. [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Oct 6th, 2011
I am extremely saddened by the passing of Steve Jobs, as seems to be most people I know. I think half the tweets and facebook statuses I follow are making some reference to what Steve Jobs meant to them in terms of his inspirational qualities and of course the wonders of the products he delivered. [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Sep 20th, 2011
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Sep 7th, 2011
In this week’s edition of having a serious and intelligent debate: (1) Tea Party Zombies Must Die (2) The War on the Tea Party Have a nice day.
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Aug 27th, 2011
Shouldn’t global warming activists be supporters of smaller, transparent government? After all, one of the “problems” with our CO2 emissions is that we do not see them. We do not see them literally, since CO2 is colorless. I bet if we had a trail of pink smoke following us, people would be much more cognizant [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 28th, 2011
For about 4 years now I have read nothing but economics, ecology, political economy, history, etc. books. In other words, really serious stuff – most of it becoming a blur to me these days. I will have a week of relaxation coming up and I want to try to get my head into something much [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 22nd, 2011
Here is perhaps my favorite line from the previously linked United Nations Environment Program Green Jobs Report” Bicycles and modern bicycle rickshaws offer a sustainable alternative and create employment in manufacturing and transportation services. Here is a modern bicycle rickshaw. Here is a funny Seinfeld episode. Here is a fish cupcake.
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 16th, 2011
Can someone explain to me why there are not clearly visible timers on stop lights? At a minimum, drivers should be aware of how many seconds there are on yellow lights. Not every intersection is the same, and the timing differs, I am sure, at the same intersections at different times of the day. If [...]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 5th, 2011
We’ll be camping in one of our favorite places for the next week. I’ll do my best to get some pieces up, and I am sure to have some comments on our travels when I return. Here are some images:
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