You know Millennials routinely get called out for their entitled nature. All too often I see the criticism as overblown, but let’s go with the premise for a moment and ask where did they get these ideas from. I’m reminded…
The Bitter White Americans
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Our Stupid Gun Debate
In the wake of the latest mass shooting we will once again be forced into the lower bowels of our stupid gun debate. The sad thing is because of this debate we can’t begin fixing the problem. The reason why…
A Vote for the Republican Party is a Vote Against American Democracy
As provocative as that title is I’m not making an entirely hyperbolic claim. Let me be clear from the outset, I’m not claiming that Republicans are un-American, or that their policies are anathema to democracy. This post in fact has…
Software patents must die!
This week in a startling move Apple was granted a preliminary injunction on the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the Google reference phone. The preliminary injunction was granted due to a claim of patent infringement on Samsungs part regarding…
Fragmentation will not affect Android: Part 3
Apple Slamming Android and WWDC, from engadget.com This week at Apple’s WWDC developer conference the dreaded specter of android fragmentation came up yet again. This lead me to reconsider the arguments from previous posts here, and here on what fragmentation…
The Mythos of Apple
I just read an article about the potential disaster that could be a google home entertainment device. There’s always going to be tons of speculation around companies the size of google and Apple entering new markets. It’s fun to imagine…
The War on Poverty 2.0
I understand the gut instinct behind the policies created to police welfare recipients’ behavior. For many, welfare is an act of charity, and the last thing anyone wants is their charitable donation squandered. If, for example, you lent a friend…
A rebuke of Keynesianism
You want to make a liberal mad, tell them that big government spending doesn’t work in boosting the economy. Want them to get really mad tell them you have proof. The standard understanding of the Keynesian economic policy, for those…
Maybe governments should be run a bit more like a corporations specifically Apple
I make sport of hating on Apple. Like I’ve said before I think their products are innovative but find their business practices infuriating. Basically though apple has a proven record of creating innovative products that manage to feed directly back…
Apple you almost had me….
For the last few years my opinion on apple has actually been softening. Truth be told I was often jealous of what was possible on an idevice. The company had truly reached a new pinnacle of excellence. The iphone 4…