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The Freedom to be Selfish
Ayn Rand shook the world with her prescription for what ails it. She offered a very simple prescription, one that goes against everything we have been taught so far, from Jesus Christ to Ghandi. She wrote that selfishness is a virtue, and … Continue reading
Posted in Amateur Philosophy
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The Evolution of Digital Computers in the Context of How Humans Organize
I came into the computer industry by way of the 8080 CPU, the first CPU on a chip. After tinkering with the 8080 chip for several years, in 1980 I was lucky to get into Intel, the company that introduced the 8080 in the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet
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Parasites
I have friends who work abroad and who send money regularly back home to a sibling or two. I tell them, why not deposit that monthly amount to a savings account instead? They feel guilty if they’d do that. The … Continue reading
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Negative Effects of Weakened Property Rights: IPRA Law as a Prime Instance
(Important note: although in this article I advocate dismantling the IPRA law, I do not advocate disobeying the law as it currently exists. As a citizen and resident of the Philippines, I abide by all Philippine laws.) Our 1987 Philippine … Continue reading
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In Response to “6 Things Rich People Need to Stop Saying”
A Response to http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-things-rich-people-need-to-stop-saying/ Liberalism is in retreat, and nowhere is this more evident than in the contrast between the Occupiers and the Tea Party. The truth is that the 99 percenters identify themselves more with Tea Partiers than with … Continue reading
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The Mighty Dollar May Still Hold Its Value
If we empty millions of cubic meters of water into a small lake, that lake would overflow. However, the same amount of water would not even raise the level of an ocean. That, in essence, is the reason why in … Continue reading
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The Government Cannot Be Benevolent, and Shouldn’t Even Try To Be
I do not mean to say that we should not help the poor. Far from it. All I am saying is to keep the government out of our charitable giving. Why? Because whenever and wherever the government is involved, there … Continue reading
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Prices to Increase by as much as 100% (double)
Even though it appears that the U.S. Congress and President Obama are about to make a deal to avert a financial collapse on August 2nd (this Tuesday), it does not mean that the world’s financial troubles are over. The bottom … Continue reading
We Have Just Come Down from the Trees II
One of my favorite movies is now a classic “2001: A Space Odyssey” directed by the great Stanley Kubrick. Aside from a truly visual feast that it is, the movie treats the audience to a most fascinating examination of the ephemeral nature of life. Considering … Continue reading
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The Sweet Spot for Taxes
A blogger called evilgenius has this graph of prices versus revenues for ebooks: Price versus Revenue Showing Sweet Spot In this graph, the sweet spot price point is between $3 and $4. Graphs like this are commonly shown to marketing … Continue reading
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