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(the) Inevitable Corp.
More. I’m stuck in this office to be in range of our neighbor on whose wireless we’re piggybacking until ours is installed.
Office snaps. More before pics than after really.
“ … the level of productivity in France is above that of the
United States. But, this productivity advantage is eroded by
the effects of fewer working hours and lower labor force par-
ticipation rates, particularly among the working age popula-
tion. (Link)
United States. But, this productivity advantage is eroded by
the effects of fewer working hours and lower labor force par-
ticipation rates, particularly among the working age popula-
tion. (Link)
eroded?
While I still think “The Four Hour Weekweek” is selling a pipe dream I’ve been looking at how people can be more productive -and- live well.
I’m quite productive, have time to screw around, but not very “happy”. I’m one of those workaholics, meaning, I find things to worry about in my off time. Stupid, I know.
I was watching Sicko the other day and stumbled into this area of interest. Michael Moore (bias detected!) was interviewing some expat Americans in France. I’ve always thought that the French, even here in Atl. Canada, could teach we English how to live with more joie de vive. Anyway, it was mentioned in the movie that France is more ‘productive’ than the US. Canadians would lag behind the US.
Huh? More benefits, time off, joy, and more productive? Sounds like communism to me….. oh wait… they’re More productive. Sounds like something capilalists would want. This is indeed a strange thing.
I found this quote above.
How stupid and miserable to think that if you’re more productive you should also work more! …and then watch productivity sink.
So, I have a new project. To see if I can force myself to spend my off time being joyful in the name of not having anything to worry about IF I do so!
One caveat: I suspect the French are more joyful because their government is scared to death of them. We here are under the whip, I think. Slaves to massive debt, and financial obligations like taxes & really have nothing. The french may pay high taxes, but they have everything they need to live, and are still productive.
If you have any examples of high productivty & stress-free living/work, please email me: s t e v e at i n e v i t a b l e c o r p . c o m
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.cc is the new .com
I just bought inevitable.cc
I also have had stevemallett.cc for a while now.
Neighbors
An old friend has the offices next door to the new digs - Razor CreativeWorst Office Spaces & New Office Space
http://valleywag.com/388566/the-10-worst-workspaces-in-tech
The above article is super as Inevitable got new digs just yesterday. Right now we’ve got a great shell (high ceilings, “funky” colour scheme, big windows), but it is an empty, echoing shell.
Our ‘start-up looking’ desks, which I liked in the old space, now look terrible.
On a good note I have room for one of those apparatuses that you hook your ankles into and rotate to hang upside down from. Not the S&M kind.
Anyway, how does one decorate tastefully, on a budget, to make a space that everyone loves being in, and not look like a douchebag.
Update: Well, as half a douchebag, I ordered some basic furniture from ikea. Two sofas, coffee table, side table, & a ‘buffet’ which should double nicely sans food, and an actual file cabinet. Shudder. Files.
Replacement desks might not be needed should this other gank liven the place up a bit. Next: one of those super fast coffee machines, mini fridge, comfy office chairs. Maybe later: conf desk & chairs for the sound proof room!
New Services I'm Trying
1) Apple Time Machine w 1TB Time Capsule. So far this is hell. It just takes way to long to do the initial backup over wireless. It may be going back.
2) FaxitNice. Very Nice! I hate actual fax machines. Ewwww!
3) Peer1 CDN. I’m just getting it setup now, but I’m insanely curious to see if my traffic increases from the new speed of page loading.
Vid of (the) inevitable corp excalating interview process.
A handy adsense tip
If you don’t want adsense serving porn text link ads on your site consider not using “xxxxxxx” to block out information.Persistent Storage on AWS EC2
While hoping to get my invite to join the beta program Amazon Web Services has for persistent storage volumes for it’s EC2 instances I’m playing with and doing calculations of costs involved using PersistentFS.
PersistentFS mounts AWS S3 as a live file system you can read/write.
It was rediculously easy to get started (having AWS experience already) following their step-by-step.
I’m working on nailing down costs now and if that works out I’ll run some time trials, but I’ve read others are quite happy.
“ Challenging the perception of American technology entrepreneurs as 20-something wunderkinds launching businesses from college dorm rooms, a new study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and researchers at Duke and Harvard universities reveals most U.S.-born technology and engineering company founders are middle-aged, well-educated, and hold degrees from a wide assortment of universities.
Dobbs
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The Giffen good is a strange beast from economic theory. For most goods, demand decreases as price increases. A Giffen good defies this normal market behavior — the demand for it increases even as its price increases.
Giffen goods have a very interesting history. They were postulated originally by Alfred Marshall in his 1895 book The Principles of Economics. The classic example is staple foods such as rice, wheat, and potatoes. As their price goes up, poor people on a tight budget actually consume more of them, because they are forced to cut back on luxuries such as meat, but still need the same number of calories to survive. Until recently, Giffen goods remained a theoretical beast, with no real documented examples — until 2007, when two Harvard economists demonstrated that rice and noodles behave as Giffen goods in certain poor parts of China.
Google’s recent results raise the possibility that search advertising might be a Giffen good. Here’s a simple model. Company X spends marketing dollars on two channels: search advertising and brand advertising (on the web or on TV and magazines). Search advertising drives customers directly to their site, resulting in immediate sales. Brand advertising drives organic traffic, albeit in a more unmeasurable way.
Is Search Advertising a Giffen Good?
Google Trends Using OSDir News
Ok, this is seriously cool. Google Trends incorporates OSDir news as benchmarks. I knew google news uses OSDir as a source, but this seems much deeper in the Google Brain.Hacker, DHH, on Revenue & Hopefully Profit. Don’t confuse revenue with profit, though.