Curt Doolittle

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  • CONSUMER CAPITALISM? OR IS IT CONSUMER CREDIT-ISM? Why do we refer to it as capi

    CONSUMER CAPITALISM? OR IS IT CONSUMER CREDIT-ISM?

    Why do we refer to it as capitalism when that era ended half a century ago and call it credit-ism instead.

    Ukrainians are poor because they lack credit. Capitalism is a different class problem altogether. And by historical standards we don’t really have any capitalists any longer – inly people with enough trust to accumulate a lot if credit.

    It was easy to amass a little capital and produce consumer goods.

    It was a lot harder to distribute credit to all.

    Consumer credit-ism is how we operate – capitalism died with the end of the conversion of people from the farm.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-08 09:44:00 UTC

  • Marriage with legal requirement for commitment but without legal requirement for

    Marriage with legal requirement for commitment but without legal requirement for sex is unequal representation. It’s not that legal requirement for sex is necessarily the right answer. The right answer is to abandon legal requirement for commitment and financial support.

    (And yeah, my rather absurd costs for this are constantly on my mind.)

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-08 08:58:00 UTC

  • ITS DONE: NOW THE ONLY SOVEREIGNTY IS NUCLEAR WEAPONS Well, it’s done. Putin has

    ITS DONE: NOW THE ONLY SOVEREIGNTY IS NUCLEAR WEAPONS

    Well, it’s done. Putin has managed the west and conquered eastern Ukraine, first by direct conquest of crimea, second by organizing insurrection, supplying it, holding an election and invading it. The matter appears done. What could have been accomplished by purchase was accomplished by destruction. He is, and has proven he is, one of the most powerful men in the world.

    (Western fools, eastern fools, a world of fools.)

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-08 02:50:00 UTC

  • Warrior, Judge, Chevalier (caretaker), Artisan. Thats enough to master for any m

    Warrior, Judge, Chevalier (caretaker), Artisan. Thats enough to master for any man.

    Wouldn’t it be interesting if you went to university, to expressly develop each of these skills?

    We used to do that you know.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-08 02:47:00 UTC

  • I have usually ignored Africa, because it hasn’t been a threat to deal with. But

    I have usually ignored Africa, because it hasn’t been a threat to deal with. But Ayelam has eradicated some of my ignorance, and now got me freaking’ pissed.

    I don’t care what continent you’re, or what gene’s you’re carrying. If you desire liberty I will fight for you to obtain it.

    That is what ‘egalitarian’ means when we say Aristocratic Egalitarian.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-07 09:13:00 UTC

  • (I can finally make that strange back-of-the throat ‘ee’ sound – as if you’re ab

    (I can finally make that strange back-of-the throat ‘ee’ sound – as if you’re about to grunt ‘uh’ as if hit with a medicine ball, but then you narrow your throat from making the ‘uh’ grunt, until you make an ‘ee’ sound’, then you start the grunt with a sharp ‘tuh’. That’s how you pronounce the word ‘You’, which is written “Tbi”, which to us is ‘t-ee’ but the ee sound is deep in your throat – actually down in your esophagus. And for some reason I had a terrible time with it. Anyway, it’s pretty hard to speak Russian if you can’t say ‘you’. )

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-07 08:49:00 UTC

  • THE PARABLE OF THE BULLS The Old Bull and the Young Bull are standing on the hil

    THE PARABLE OF THE BULLS

    The Old Bull and the Young Bull are standing on the hill top, high above the herd of cows. The Old Bull slowly schools the Young Bull into his role, responsibilities and rights.

    Old Bull: “And our job is to reproduce and keep the herd healthy.”

    Young Bull: “How exactly does that work?”

    Old Bull: “Well, you can go down there, to the herd, and screw _any_ cow you want, at any time. That’s what I’m talking about.”

    The Young Bull who is visibly excited, can’t contain himself any longer and bursts out, “Well, let’s go run down there and screw a couple cows right now!”

    The Old Bull shakes his grizzled head and turns slowly to the Young Bull.

    In his deepest, calmest voice, he says, “How about we WALK down there instead. And then screw them ALL”.

    ———

    James Santagata ‘s advice on patience, planning, conservation of energy, and conquering your market completely.

    Priceless.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-07 04:43:00 UTC

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    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-06 22:45:00 UTC

  • OK. So book, theory, web site, help files, report specifications, product manage

    OK. So book, theory, web site, help files, report specifications, product management, pitch deck, versus dark winter days, an increase in my allergies, and the holidays.

    Sigh. I’m gonna die..lol

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-06 15:33:00 UTC

  • You know I had a terrible temper when I was very young and I really hated it. An

    You know I had a terrible temper when I was very young and I really hated it. And it works if you hate it long enough and hard enough. You have to hate hit more than anything that would give it rise. By the time I was in high school I would laugh instead, and try to make fun of whatever else was going on.

    Now and then though. I really wish I had that terrible temper. 🙂

    I just don’t.

    Source date (UTC): 2014-11-06 12:20:00 UTC