Monthly Archives: May 2004

BLACK HUMOUR

Posted on May 8, 2004 by Dave Pollard

No one who has read The Boondocks has a neutral opinion about its writer, Aaron McGruder. You either love him or hate him, or vacillate between the two extremes. The twenty-something radical leftie is working on a Simpsons-style animated series … Continue reading →

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FAST COMPANY

Posted on May 8, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘m honoured to have been included in the brilliant and industrious SÈbastein Paquet’s list of seven web visionaries, along with Lion Kimbro, Marc Canter, Eric Hanson, Flemming Funch, Eugene Eric Kim, and Phil Jones. I am familiar with Flemming’s and … Continue reading →

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THE STOCK MARKET AS PONZI SCHEME

Posted on May 7, 2004 by Dave Pollard

(Warning: some financial math ahead.) A Ponzi scheme, named after its early 20th century inventor Carlo Ponzi, is a form of pyramid scheme. Basically it involves selling a nearly worthless security to a small group of investors, with the promise … Continue reading →

Posted in How the World Really Works | 15 Comments

LOVING MORE THAN ONE

Posted on May 6, 2004 by Dave Pollard

When I agreed to publish Glenn Parton’s essay Love Politics on this blog last week, I warned Glenn to expect a firestorm of response. While I was very intrigued by the ideas in the essay, I was disturbed by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 8 Comments

EATING OUR YOUNG

Posted on May 5, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I have not, until now, commented on the pictures, or scandal, of American troops and intelligence forces torturing Iraqi prisoners, most of whom, according to a Bush administration announcement today, are going to be released in the next few days … Continue reading →

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AVOIDING THE LANDMINES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL BUSINESS

Posted on May 4, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Diagram ©2004 The Caring Enterprise Coach Today, the average North American entrepreneurial business lasts just four years, the average sole proprietorship even less. Yet entrepreneurship is not rocket science; it’s nothing more (or less) than making a living for yourself … Continue reading →

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COMMA, PERIOD.

Posted on May 3, 2004 by Dave Pollard

This morning’s New York Times has an op-ed piece on punctuation. Writer John Rosenthal advocates less anal-retentive attention to the rules of punctuation, provided clarity isn’t sacrificed. He’s very tolerant of comma splices (“this abstracted reality has dulled our sensitivity, … Continue reading →

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JUDITH MESKILL’S WEBLOG PERFECT PITCH COMPETITION

Posted on May 2, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Judith Meskill, who simultaneously runs two weblogs (Knowledge Notes and The Social Software Weblog), recently ran a contest to write the Perfect Pitch for weblogs in business. The idea was to write a very short speech (short enough to deliver … Continue reading →

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RAUCOUS AND STRIPE

Posted on May 2, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Meet my neighbours, Raucous (first and third pictures) and Stripe (second and fourth pictures). They seem to hang around together, though I don’t know whether they’re a couple (only other Blue Jays appear to be able to tell male and … Continue reading →

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DAVE’S FAVOURITE ONLINE RADIO STATIONS

Posted on May 1, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Last winter I wrote about the growth of Internet Radio, and many of you told me about your favourite online music sources. As a result, I’ve started listening quite regularly while I work, enough to have assembled a small list … Continue reading →

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