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Tag: capitalism

  • Framegrab from The Matrix. In the foreground is the silhouette of Morpheus, who is about to be interrogated by Agent Smith, a man in a suit at the windowed far end of an office.

    rejecting convenience

    RNotté shares a manifesto to seek out inconvenience in order to seek greater human connection and authentic experiences. And you know what their post reminds me of? The Matrix!

    Read more - about 3 minutes (561 words)

    • Repost
    • of this original
    • 1 comment
    • posted 30 April, 2026
  • According to news media: today, a billionaire is being taken into space, where the crew will open the rocket door and put him outside.

    Full image of The Polaris Dawn crew (billionaire Jared Isaacman, accompanied by a retired US Air Force pilot and two SpaceX employees) preparing to launch.
    Alt

    The Polaris Dawn crew (billionaire Jared Isaacman, accompanied by a retired US Air Force pilot and two SpaceX employees) preparing to launch.

    This seems like a great start, and I hope that the remaining 1,780+ billionaires left here on earth will be following suit soon.

    • Note
    • posted 10 September, 2024
  • Dan points to a bricked-up first storey window on a stone building used by a funeral services company.

    Window Tax

    Britain and the Netherlands both had window taxes at various times. But the social and architectural effects were quite different.

    Read more - about 7 minutes (1646 words)

    • Article
    • with an accompanying podcast
    • 7 comments
    • posted 28 April, 2024
  • Power grid's energy cost tracker

    What can board game strategy tell us about the future of the car wash?

    Factory Manager is one of Dan's favourite board games. Can it explain why there's no longer a car wash at your local filling station?

    Read more - about 4 minutes (836 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 27 April, 2019
  • "Fearless girl" statue

    seriously, the guy has a point

    I got metaphorically spanked a couple of days ago. Folks have been talking about the Fearless Girl statue ever since it was dropped in Manhattan’s Financial District some five weeks ago. I have occasionally added a comment or two to some of the online discussions about the statue.



    ...

    Gregory Fallis

    Read more (51 words)

    • Repost
    • posted 9 May, 2017

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