Tag Archives: economics

How will it turn out? The Economy

Posted on April 28, 2009 by

Over the last few days I have been blogging on what life might look like in 2019. The bottom line, of course, is that nobody knows. For sure, there will be wild-cards in the next ten years that nobody could … Continue reading →

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The Downturn that dare not speak its name..

Posted on April 1, 2009 by

Most people will agree that we are now going through a period of time that will be remembered for a long time, like World War II, 9/11 or The Great Depression. It’s probably the first time in world history when … Continue reading →

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Things they never told me about my workplace: The Coffee Laws

Posted on March 4, 2009 by

In our main cafeteria, a sachet of instant coffee costs 10 cent. In the coffee docks the very same sachets are free. There are two coffee machines in our cafeteria. One machine brews a 30 cent mocha. The machine right … Continue reading →

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The Long Tail

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Now this book is quite amazing. I had heard about it some weeks ago, so I made a special point of attempting to find it when I went shopping in the US. Anderson’s central thesis is this: with the introduction … Continue reading →

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The Tipping Point

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

Over the past week I was away in Chicago. I had a fairly quiet time there, so during that period I was able to catch up on some reading. First of all, I finished reading “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of Crowds – a review

Posted on November 7, 2006 by

The Wisdom of Crowds is an enlightening book, particularly at the beginning where he spells out his thesis: that, under certain defined conditions, the views of many can often trump the views of one single person, no matter how influential … Continue reading →

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