Archive for the ‘Economics’ Category.
01-11-2007, 14:52:41
Over the past year or so I’ve fallen into an unexpected crisis. I have more entertainment to consume than I have time in which to consume it. We’re not talking about just a few unbeaten video games or a small pile of unread books. We’re talking about a person only having ten or so hours a week in which to consume entertainment with hundreds of hours of quality entertainment becoming available in that same time. Continue reading ‘Entertainment, Time and the Long Tail’ »
08-29-2006, 11:26:23
To continue the trend of blogging about recent discussions I’ve had, I want to talk about insurance. The way I see it, insurance is gambling. If you buy insurance, you are betting that bad things will happen. Personally I would buy very little insurance (except when playing The Game of Life), but I do not think insurance, or any gambling, should be outlawed. What I am against is government mandated insurance purchasing. I see it as no different than the government forcing everyone to go to the casino and shove money into slot machines. Continue reading ‘Reverse Insurance’ »
05-16-2006, 16:10:16
In the USA we have a capitalist economy. That means people are competing to provide the best goods and services, at the best prices, for the most profit. We also live in a highly technological society. Goods and services can be provided at lower costs, higher qualities and higher quantities. If those goods or services can be offered digitally they can often be provided for free. Continue reading ‘Why isn’t there a free ____?’ »
06-11-2005, 10:25:58
So I usually don’t use this space to talk about my personal affairs. However this particular incident creates a segue into something that has pissed me off for quite some time.
Continue reading ‘Time of Day’ »
04-07-2005, 23:20:43
I remember when I was very small I would go to the shoe store in the mall. The shoe store man new who I was after I went there a few times. He would measure my foot and put shoes on my feet after I picked them out. And in those days that kind of service was expected. It wasn’t considered special treatment. It was also better for the economy as it created more jobs and made people’s live more enjoyable.
Continue reading ‘Quality of Service’ »