We are the Country Apple – Bollocks to the US
We are the Country Apple – Bollocks to the US Apple now are country unto themselves and do not have to bow to any countries laws. But obviously this is a great PR stunt. The FBI have requested we help them, Apple disagree, the and the US government FBI force them to. Apple come out…
Read moreGive Something Back you Selfish Bastards
Give Something Back you Selfish Bastards I am one of those selfish bastards, I like to think I treat people well and give some money to beggars on the street….etc etc etc. A few years ago I decide to start looking for some method to donate to charities etc etc etc…..but as it happens with…
Read moreInvestment Strategy to Think About
Investment Strategy to Think About Been reading and watching Nassim Nicholas Taleb, and I do love lots of his stuff… Something that came up this week that I thought was very cool was his investment strategy, which was this. Invest: 90% of your wealth in really dull things like government bonds that are very very…
Read moreThey just keep coming over here….
They just keep coming over here…. So a lot of British people seem to be wondering why refugees don’t stay in their own countries and take up arms to defend themselves (“…like the British did during the Second World War!”). Don’t get me wrong, I find it quite endearing that your Average Joe thinks he…
Read moreThis guy has lots in common with someone
This guy has lots in common with someone If you know you know:) Doug
Read morePrivileges……
Privileges…… I once saw a high school teacher lead a simple, powerful exercise to teach his class about privilege and social mobility. He started by giving each student a scrap piece of paper and asked them to crumple it up. Then he moved the recycling bin to the front of the room. He said, “The…
Read moreAre we going back to building REAL none investor backed startups
Are we going back to building REAL none investor backed startups I remember the old world when all my friends built REAL companies, REAL products, REAL solutions and people even paid REAL money to these companies as they solved REAL problems. But that was in the REAL WORLD. But those days seemed to vanish between…
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