Even though Tobold normally blogs primarily about games, he had an interesting post today about the way companies determine the value they add. In summary, companies determine their value by the amount of profits they make, primarily for their investors. He makes the argument that how you should determine the Read more…
Joel Watson from Hijinks Ensue had a rant today about his unholy hatred of Applebee’s. It got me thinking about how my opinion about chain restaurants has evolved over the years. When I was first able to make restaurant choices, I refused to eat anywhere that wasn’t a big chain Read more…
I took yesterday off from blogging as it was my 30th birthday. I have now crossed the line into real adulthood. I’ve been old and boring for years now, so in a sense, my age has caught up to my lifestyle. It was a pretty normal day. We had an Read more…
The Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action is occurring this weekend in Washington DC. The purpose of this march is to call attention to the problems the last decade under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) act has caused. I don’t agree with all of their Guiding Principles (mainly with one about local Read more…
GeekDad had a fun (re)post recently that talked about the things kids born recently or in the future will never have any experience with. Throughout time, this has always been true, but it seems to be more prevalent in the last few hundred years. Things are changing at an accelerated Read more…
I recently started reading the web comic Questionable Content. One comic in particular got me thinking about business. The comic has the characters at work at a coffee shop. And they’ve having fun. It’s completely unlike anyplace I’ve ever worked. Sure, it’s a little odd and you rarely see them Read more…