Posts Tagged ‘ money ’

Lessons of a $618,616 Death

Mar 6th, 2010 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

“The documents revealed an economic system in which the sellers don’t set the prices and the buyers don’t know what they are. Prices bear little relation to demand or how well goods and services work. ‘No other nation would allow a health system to be run the way we do it. It’s completely insane’”
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Wait, how big is NASA’s budget again?

Feb 16th, 2010 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

A graphic sometimes gives you better info than hearing the numbers. Wait, how big is NASA’s budget again? | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine.



From Dickens to digitization: How technology killed copyright

Jan 6th, 2010 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

We’re are obviously in need of some re-think on this. As a content creator, it’s no small thing. From Dickens to digitization: How technology killed copyright.



Sex, Secrets and ‘Dollhouse’: Joss Whedon talks about the end of his Fox show

Dec 5th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

The Watcher: Sex, secrets and ‘Dollhouse’: Joss Whedon talks about the end of his Fox show. …but it’s not just about Dollhouse. There is much more.



America Without a Middle Class

Dec 4th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: CJ's Quick Links

No, it’s not your imagination. The middle class has been getting increasingly poorer since the 70s. Elizabeth Warren: America Without a Middle Class.



Quick Thoughts on the US Spaceflight Report

Oct 27th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Gov't and Politics

The Review of Human Spaceflight Plans Committee’s 154-page report was delivered on October 22. While it was an honest assessment of NASA’s woes, it’s recommendations were almost laughable.



Health Don’t Care Anymore

Sep 12th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Gov't and Politics

I have five drafts of healthcare blogs written over the past several months. I decided instead of making researched arguments which were all but impossible to make accessible, I’d just do a quick blog on my thoughts and conclusions.



If I Had a Billion Dollars…

Aug 20th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Musings

You’ve just been handed a billion dollars. You’ll never have to work again. Problem is, now you have unlimited time on your hands. How do you choose to spend your days?



Let Obama’s Healthcare Plan Die in Congress, Please

Jul 21st, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Gov't and Politics

I’m so tired of talking about healthcare. There are solutions that work, that have been proven to work, and none will ever get passed because money brainwashes much easier than rhetoric.



Time For a New Paradigm For Women’s Sports?

Jul 10th, 2009 | By CJ | Category: Women's Basketball

I’ve been a women’s sports fan since the 70s. I’ve also been annoyed by the misogyny of media, politicians, and even religions toward these sports. If the playing field is never going to be level, then maybe the ladies should change the rules of the game.