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Peg Tittle
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Sep 07 2024
Dynamic Pricing – didn’t know there was such a thing – oughtta be illegal!
‘Corporate Greed Is Out of Control’: Warren Slams Kroger’s AI Pricing Scheme
Sep 07 2024
Transaction Taxes!
Of course there should be transaction taxes. I did not know there aren’t. WTF?! The Irrationality of Markets
Sep 05 2024
The Overstory, Richard Powers
from The Overstory, Richard Powers … eyes toward the wilderness … [He] sees slabs of light through the trunks where there should be shadow all the way to the forest’s heart. … [He investigates then] stumbles back through the curtain of concealing trees … “Have they been clear-cutting, up the valley?” … “Shit, yeah.” “And …
Aug 30 2024
god is not Great – Christopher Hitchens
Notable bits from god is not Great, Christopher Hitchens “…no statistic will ever find that without these blandishments and threats [heaven, hell] we commit more crimes of greed or violence than the faithful. (In fact, if a proper statistical inquiry could ever be made, I am sure the evidence would be the other way.)” p5 …
Aug 25 2024
There must be a disconnect.
I live on a lake in a forest in mid-northern Ontario. It’s bad enough that people come here to kill animals they have no need to kill, in often painful ways, which they do every weekend all summer long, when the animals are struggling as it is, given what we’ve done to their homes and …
Aug 24 2024
Fight Like a Girl, Clementine Ford – quotes and notes
“Behind every well-respected man, there’s a woman who probably does his washing [laundry].” p103 “Why is it that men who prioritise adventure and independence over family are called ‘committed bachelors’ and ‘wanderers’ who just can’t be tied down, but women who similarly pursue a life free form burdens are called ‘spinsters’ and ‘cat ladies’ and …
Aug 07 2024
notes and quotes from Victoria Smith’s Hags
“… equivalent numbers of middle-aged men are not getting themselves treated in order to look less angry, aggressive, or miserable.” p49 “When female bodies deviate from the paths set by male ones, this is till treated as a design flaw … We need different ways of organizing education, work, and relationships to accommodate specifically female …
Jul 09 2024
advertising spending
“All 50,000 workers at the Yue Yen Nike Factory in China would have to work for 19 years to earn what Nike spends on advertising in one year.” No Logo, Naomi Klein (p352) “According to the 1998 United Nations Human Development Report, the growth in global ad spending ‘now outpaces the growth of the world …
Jun 11 2024
Covering Viagra, But Not Birth Control
“In response to the “informed consent” bill the Kentucky House passed on January 28th, which requires women to consult a doctor–by video conference or in person–at least 24 hours before having an abortion, Kentucky state representative Mary Lou Marzian proposed a rather tongue-in-cheek bill of her own: a law requiring women to approve their husband’s …
May 30 2024
Seems to be a bit heavy on the killing … Ya think?
The DWR Religious Disservice – Evolution is Good for Faith as well.
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