Month: August 2019

As I have grown to understand human built systems better, I have discovered that it is very difficult to build a system that is resistant to corruption. Most businesses and governments are rife with corruption. It is rare to have a government or business that doesn’t struggle with this.

You can see it happened at a high level in China where a strong leader has been able to subvert the socialist systems set in place and turn it into a dictatorship.… read more “Corruption is Rampant Everywhere”

In another idiot move that will damage the economy, workers are being arrested and deported. No one else will do these jobs.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/27343917/dabo-qb-bryant-team-get-ring

Can you guess who is who?

Fatherhood is sitting up yet another night to feed babies who squack every few minutes even though you are very tired. It also is really good.

As someone who pays Google thousands of dollars a month for Google Drive for Business (Gsuite rebrand was moronic), I am very disappointed that an essential tool we relied on has been discontinued- Hangouts on Air.

Hangouts on Air was fantastic because you could have a Google Hangout with 25 live streaming participants and an unlimited audience on YouTube watching.… read more “Google Discontinues Hangouts on Air”

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-07-29/column-could-our-healthcare-system-be-any-dumber

All healthcare providers should be required by law to publish all prices and offer uniform prices to all patients regardless of payment method.

Or better yet don’t add a new law to patch old laws. Remove all laws limiting competition in healthcare (including patents on drugs and treatments). Then the free market can actually work and drive pricing that is very low.