Baseball is Boring- Change the Rules

Baseball has been dominated in terms of popularity and revenue lately by the NFL and NBA.

Why?

Its boring.  Too slow, not enough action and scoring.

Fix it by implementing the following new rules:
-30 second clock between pitches and the end of the last play.
-Shrink the strike zone further

Banks Purposely Slowing Foreclosures?

I saw an interesting article today in the newspaper that banks have greatly slowed the foreclosure process.

I actually think it is their business strategy going forward- if they foreclosed immediately on everyone who deserved it it would flood the market with homes. The massive increase in supply would knock home prices down even further, causing many more people to strategically default on their mortgages. … read more “Banks Purposely Slowing Foreclosures?”

Predictions

Making predictions is hard an opens the door to failure. It also helps you get better at making future predictions. In that sense, here are a few of my predictions:

-Barack Obama will win the next election and eventually be recognized as one of America’s better presidents.

-Steve Ballmer will be canned at Microsoft in the next year or two but unless Bill Gates returns, Microsoft will continue to turn into a patent troll and failing company.… read more “Predictions”

CalPers Criminals Destroy Evidence

In yet another instance of scummy activity by public employees, the executives in charge of CalPers recently ordered all emails over 60 days deleted. There are multiple investigations into their activity now and they have decided to destroy the evidence.

DMV Should be Privatised

Right now I am seated in the most inefficient place in America- the government operated Department of Motor Vehicles in California. I have 30 tickets ahead of me to get my CA license. 
I don’t think I have ever seen a more incompetent, slow moving group of government employees than at the Santa Monica DMV. They talk slowly, their hands move slowly, and they frequently leave for extended breaks.… read more “DMV Should be Privatised”

Why Banks Suck

Do you ever wonder why all the banks suck so much? Why their fees are so high, customer service so awful, and managed incompetently? Why their top executives are able to line their pockets with millions of your dollars while they make bad decisions?

Competition is severely restricted. It is almost impossible to start a bank in America because of the epic amount of regulations preventing new banks. … read more “Why Banks Suck”