http://www.picobusiness.com/blog In the future, everyone will be CEO for 15 minutes Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:33:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Do I have to start wearing a tinfoil hat? Answer: No - this analysis is so obvious a blind monkey could find it in a pile of bananas. http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/07/megan-mcardle-is-stealing-my-thoughts/ It's like a graph straight out of Econ 101 http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/07/wow-a-downward-sloping-demand-curve/ I find this quote rather silly: Wal-Mart (WMT), the former poster child for corporate villainy, once again has surprised both its critics and its corporate peers by backing President Barack Obama's plans to force employers to provide health insurance to workers, the Wall Street Journal reports It's funny because it's completely backwards. ... http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/07/once-a-villian/ (and then have some pie) If you're skinny at age 40, you're statistically likely to live 5 years less than your slightly chubby counterparts I would guess this is because as you age, your muscles and bones maintain themselves better because you have more to carry around (but not enough to overlard, ... http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/things-that-make-me-go-bahahahaha/ In 1927, for example, President Calvin Coolidge’s sixteen-year old son Calvin Jr. developed a blister playing tennis without socks. It became infected. Five days later, he died. Before the advent of antibiotics, tragedies like this were routine. 1927???? Holy cow. http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/things-i-did-not-know-yesterday-part-177/ A textbook example of graceful rejection. http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/deliciously-understated/ *Update* - they changed the article and removed all of these numbers, and added an amusing mistake: 1.5F (-17C) - heh. hmmm If today's generation acts on climate change, the average US temperature will rise 0.4C-1.83C (4-6.5F) by the end of this century, said the draft, which ... http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/math-check/ A little over a year ago, I had an idea for a YA novel that would use an infant dragon as the protagonist. It turns out that someone's already written that, so I can just enjoy their hard work instead! http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/oh-goody/ Gunboat Diplomat? Attitude Adjuster? I know those names! http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/someone-is-a-culture-fan/ Pain as a moral good http://www.picobusiness.com/blog/2009/06/wow-wow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow/