"Divination is, in the most general sense, the art of surfaces, lines, and singular points appearing on the surface."
- Gilles Deleuze, Logic of Sense
4.08.2011
4.05.2011
3.31.2011
3.28.2011
New Statistic
Persons Most Likely For Internet Search to End in a Rickroll.
(This assumes that the internet is actually a series of vortexes or black holes drawing people inevitably towards a rickroll. Whether the internet universe is actually expanding or contracting at any given point is actually dependent on our behavior vis-a-vis these rickroll sites.)
(This assumes that the internet is actually a series of vortexes or black holes drawing people inevitably towards a rickroll. Whether the internet universe is actually expanding or contracting at any given point is actually dependent on our behavior vis-a-vis these rickroll sites.)
3.22.2011
3.20.2011
3.16.2011
Churchill
"Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender, and if, which I do not for a moment believe, this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the new world, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old."
3.15.2011
3.10.2011
3.08.2011
that facebook login on external sites is starting to look like a brilliant move. one of the greatest obstacles to signing up new users for a site is initial authentication (i.e. create a user name, password). with facebook as the turnkey to all these new sites, users feel reasonably safe when backed up by the their fb user name and password. for instance, i was checking out this site, and then realized just to check it out, i wouldn't have to do any signup. that definitely makes a difference. same thing for yahoo, and other similar sites.
3.06.2011
3.04.2011
2.25.2011
Calling It
when countries build up trade surpluses, this often leads to (asset) inflation. financial institutions sell loans on the basis of inflated asset values, lowering their capital reserve ratios, stretching themselves more thinly, leaving them more vulnerable to interest rate increases.
so in china, here is the situation. they are building up massive reserves. though china is a huge land mass with a huge population, this situation will eventually lead to asset inflation. the banks are becoming more deregulated as we speak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_property_bubble
The idea would be to keep an eye on this bubble. at the point that the government indicates that it feels inflation is happening and raises interest rates, this would set off the chain of events that would prick the bubble, and leave the chinese gov't unable to buy US debt at the same rate. at which point the US would have to tighten its belt for lack of any other option.
so in china, here is the situation. they are building up massive reserves. though china is a huge land mass with a huge population, this situation will eventually lead to asset inflation. the banks are becoming more deregulated as we speak.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The idea would be to keep an eye on this bubble. at the point that the government indicates that it feels inflation is happening and raises interest rates, this would set off the chain of events that would prick the bubble, and leave the chinese gov't unable to buy US debt at the same rate. at which point the US would have to tighten its belt for lack of any other option.
2.24.2011
2.23.2011
2.20.2011
2.18.2011
2.11.2011
2.04.2011
Not Hating
Is it just me, or is Morrissey the British equivalent of R Kelly telling banal stories with background accompaniment and no intention of rhyming? Something about both of them reminds me of country or folk roots.
e.g. "I was looking for a job, and then I found a job."
e.g. "I was looking for a job, and then I found a job."
How Corporations Conform Employees to Their Will
The "Small Things"
As annoying as it was to work at _____, it taught me a lot about human psychology. at ____, during a given day, you have about 40 unique banal tasks that need to be accomplished, whether it be straightening rows of books or stickering DVDs. no human would be able to repetitively execute all these tasks without oversight day in day out. oversight came in the form of repetitive instructions -- in a neutral, non-judgemental way, i would be told repeatedly where the sticker goes on the letterbox, which books should be "faced out" on the shelf. pedantic though it may have been, this kind of repetition builds conformity to the mean..........whether this kind of doctrinaire organizational behavior is a good thing is another question, but there is no doubt that it was effective.
As annoying as it was to work at _____, it taught me a lot about human psychology. at ____, during a given day, you have about 40 unique banal tasks that need to be accomplished, whether it be straightening rows of books or stickering DVDs. no human would be able to repetitively execute all these tasks without oversight day in day out. oversight came in the form of repetitive instructions -- in a neutral, non-judgemental way, i would be told repeatedly where the sticker goes on the letterbox, which books should be "faced out" on the shelf. pedantic though it may have been, this kind of repetition builds conformity to the mean..........whether this kind of doctrinaire organizational behavior is a good thing is another question, but there is no doubt that it was effective.
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