We’ve got a European vacation in the works and by coincidence, the Marginal Revolution has a nice U.S. vs. Europe comparison thread running. “Further, a recent study has shown that Germans and Americans spend the same amount of time working, but the proportion of taxable market time vs. nontaxable home work time is different. In …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
One Hell of a Bad Day
“The 9/11 reaction that sent us into Iraq was based on our need to kick the dog after a bad day at the office. The war never made any sense and the new Secretary of Defense always knew it. – brittb”
Mom’s Courtesy Smile
The last few weeks have been a roller coaster of family emotions and get-togethers – from the passing of Grandma Hannah to Cooper’s first birthday. Add to that, all the family photos and stories and trees (back to 1751) my dad sent down. So, I’ve been thinking quite a bit about yesterday, and those places …
The Almost Always On, Not Quite Everywhere Network
One of the reasons I’ve always been skeptical, cynical, and generally a wet-blanket on browser-only software is unreliable networks. Everywhere I go – there isn’t a network connection. So, any browser-only information I might need (email, documents, photos, etc) are completely inaccessible on my fully wifi-enable, ethernet-ready laptop. “I’ve got draft posts on Google Docs …
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Taking Your State Out of the Running
“Highly-skilled labor is very mobile in this global economy” – Thomas P.M. Barnett Something to keep in mind when drafting legislation on what people can and can’t do in your state. To Madison and Milwaukee, I’m sorry.
First Crack 91. Unincorporated #3 – The Fiberglass Skateboard Beam
The story of a 14-foot fiberglass beam and how it kept rural Wisconsin skateboarders happy. Listen to Unincorporated #3 – The Fiberglass Skateboard Beam [18 min]
If I Wait, the World Will Blog For Me
Rex Hammock put together the exact post I didn’t have time to put together this morning. Thanks Rex. I watched the episode in question – and I found it uncharacteristically long and drawn out (it even ended with ‘to be continued’, blah). Interestingly, last night’s How I Met Your Mother used a similar storytelling technique …
Seriously, Where’s Our Car?
I left a meeting this afternoon and as I walked through unfamiliar parking garage nothing looked familiar. The number 722 directing the way. After the first lap and not seeing 700s, I realized I didn’t understand how the different levels were laid out. I got back in the elevator and picked a different level. Found …
Barter: Limited Edition FeedBurner PodcastExpo 2006 T-Shirt XL
(photo from Feedburner Fotos) I’ve got a lonely XL Feedburner PodcastExpo 2006 T-shirt lying around that I’m happy to pass along to someone that – unlike myself – can fill it out. Put your offers in the comments. Franks.
Liberating Iraq for….China?
“So, not surprisingly, [China] seeks to resurrect old oil-field deals it had with Saddam in Iraq. Did I not say this would happen? Our blood, their oil. When I was in Beijing in 2004, I told everyone I met with that China should have 50k peacekeepers in Iraq, because in the end, it would mostly …