bigfaceworm's comments

bigfaceworm · on April 27, 2015

It's more a science than economics, which is good enough for me....

aric · on April 28, 2015

The bar for a "science" couldn't get much lower.

formulaT · on April 28, 2015

Economics as a discipline is very reasonable given the constraints involved (studying human beings not particles, no experiments, short history of events to study). Unfortunately it takes a few years to get up to speed in the discipline, and only a few hours to write an "economics is all nonsense" blog article. Also see https://xkcd.com/793/

aric · on April 28, 2015

- Buyer beware of someone selling their understanding of economics as a "discipline."

- Supply and demand is a law not unlike Candy Crush is a post-scarcity economy.

- The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition are probably just guidelines, marketed as rules to sell more copies.

bigfaceworm · on April 20, 2015

Wow, this might be enough to bring me back to using Stack Exchange!

bigfaceworm · on March 30, 2015

Yawn!

I've been using my HP c3753a for 18 years now (same layout as these, great feel and sound (similar to IBM M)). If it ever dies, I'll just use the backup I grabbed 10 years ago.

It's kind of like buying new antique furniture. I'm sure the keyboard is solid and will last, but I've got the original...

touristtam · on March 30, 2015

One major drawback with this one is the connection. Unless you have hacked it to have a USB connection ....

bigfaceworm · on March 4, 2015

Not excusing the behavior, but it's not new: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_White_House_email_controve...

bigfaceworm · on Feb 17, 2014

Off topic: Captain America's throwing form is atrocious. See this for good form: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0dXR6EiReY