I've noticed on "Find My Friends" on the iPhone that I'm basically in the middle of all my friends. So I want to walk to all their houses in a big weird 25 mile circle. I'm making this a goal for 2012. My house to dalas to my boss's house in SE, to …
Today I paid MORE for a book because I wanted to see the inside before I bought it. So I went to Powell's and looked at it and bought it.
I've lost $1.80 on my AMZN investment as of right now.
I'm still working on my "resolutions" which have now evolved into "plans" which are easy a week out, fun a month out, a little hard 3 months out, nearly impossible 6 months out, and frustratingly invisible beyond that... How am I supposed to plan my…
Yes they did!
But be careful, I'm sure SOME PEOPLE on this thread will start telling you about how Mechanical Turk is a virtual sweatshop exploiting the people of distant lands.
Here's the thing... we have more people than ever before (and rising)…
I've already lost $1.94 on my Amazon stock.
Please stop badmouthing the company. It's hurting the stock price and then I won't be able to buy you all bagels.
If selling through Amazon is a bad deal, then why do it? Sometimes when I buy fancy smart books I can't find them on Amazon and I buy them straight from the publisher or some seller on Abebooks. If I say I will sell your book but want to keep 95% of…
@kdawg: isn't that the same argument that was being made about barnes and nobles and other big box book sellers? i would agree that is a hardship for the book industry, but i don't yet agree that is the fault of amazon.
Things You Can Always Find Money For
I often feel justified in getting a meal that is a little more expensive than it should be (cocktail, oysters, adding the poached egg, etc.).
As I have limited my wardrobe to one purveyor of fine men's furnis…
Well, be careful, or you're going to finish last!
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/12/do-nice-guys-finish-last/
"nice guys really do finish last, or at least make significantly less money"
I loved the celebrated use of the office paperclip as well as seeing a film that wasn't afraid to show the power and capabilities of a Dell server.
(SPOILER: The Indian global communications company uses Dells!)