The Rich

The Smarter You Are, the Richer You Are? The Richer You Are, the Smarter You Are? Nope

This whole rich = smart crap that I keep hearing in the Libertarian/HBD-tard/Manosphere and the rest of the idiotic Internet seems like nonsense to me. My limited experience with rich people has led me to conclude that “the smarter you are, the richer you are” and “richer you are, the smarter you are” is the biggest bunch of shit I have ever heard in my entire life.

A very good post and great discussion in the Comments.

What Does $650M Look Like?

It looks like him:

Art Does Not Come From Hallmark Cards

ART SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK & FEEL. ART SHOULD MAKE YOU ANGRY & SAD & UNCOMFORTABLE. THE ONLY ART THAT IS HARMFUL IS THE ART THAT IS SAFE.—
Amanda Palmer (@amandapalmer) May 26, 2012

Advice Of The Year

Stop thinking inside, outside, or around the box and realise that there is no fucking box in the first place—
dico dico dico (@der_bluthund) May 26, 2012

The Little Haier That Could

Appliances For Everyone

That is a fascinating look at the Haier company. It’s Chinese. I thought it was German. (As it turns out, its name is inspired by German.)

Some excerpts:

Reaching the top has been Zhang’s goal since the famous day in 1984, when having just taken over the state-owned Qingdao Refrigerator Co., he cursed the terrible workmanship, lined up 76 faulty refrigerators and gave each of his 800 workers a sledgehammer to demolish the fridges on the spot.

I wonder what the workers thought of that?

Did they feel their work was wasted? Or did they always want to do better but didn’t know how? I also wonder if there might have been one worker there who felt liberated, finally seeing the shoddiness and excuses for shoddiness put to death.

Tweets Of The Day: Bad UI Edition

I remember in the late 80's my Mum taking hours to type code from a book into my Commodore 64 to make a ball bounce on screen.—
  (@deanlines) November 28, 2011

Cut to now and half the time she can't even figure out the tv remote. What the fuck happened?—
  (@deanlines) November 28, 2011

Mosquitoes Make History

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” ― Dalai Lama XIV

He Was More Than a Book Clerk

Shig Murao: The Enigmatic Soul of City Lights and the San Francisco Beat Scene

Capitalist Anarchy

Horace Vanney owns a textile mill that bleeds its workers. It’s undergone two strikes so far in this story, with deaths.

Success: A Novel at Google Books

Success: A Novel at my Google Docs (for people outside of the U.S..)

Previously here:

It Isn’t American
Quote From Success: A Novel
Now Reading: Success: A Novel

Sony’s Interactive TV Patent

I was doing some research and tripped across this patent from Sony: Gateway screen for interactive television

There have been on and off rumors of Apple doing a TV. If so, Apple might run smack into this patent and get sued by Sony.

So, this post for future reference.

It Isn’t American

Success: A Novel at Google Books

Success: A Novel at my Google Docs (for people outside of the U.S..)

Previously here:

Quote From Success: A Novel
Now Reading: Success: A Novel