Monthly Archives: May 2018

The price of everything

"Every day we commit to buying goods and services without paying careful attention to their cost. In 2009, the HP DeskJet D2530 printer might have seemed a steal at $39.99. But the price, displayed prominently on the HP Web site, … Continue reading

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Happy 200 Birthday Karl Marx!

As I write this our building has been without electricity for 14 hours. We have a generator that powers one elevator and basic security systems. At the same time, across the street, the corporate buildings have had the lights on … Continue reading

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Imperial chief executives

From The evolution of everything – how new ideas emerge (2015) by Matt Ridley: >> The Great Man theory lives on as strongly as ever in one field of human endeavour: big business. Even in the age of the internet, … Continue reading

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