Daily Archives: May 12, 2003

WHY WIDESCREEN TV AND LANDSCAPE MONITORS MAKE NO SENSE

There is a hysterical debate going on between supporters and opponents of widescreen (16/9 ratio) versus traditional (4/3 ratio) video screen sizes. Traditional-ratio supporters decry ‘black bars’ (at top and bottom, when you view a widescreen film on a traditional … Continue reading

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DANGEROUS MEME #2: WHY YOU HATE YOUR JOB

From Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization, on wage slavery: Ordinary businesses don’t burden themselves with obligations to people. Most obviously, they don’t “take care” of their workers. To do so would introduce them to a whole suite of problems in which … Continue reading

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