-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Tags
- ai
- backyard family farm
- better world
- big data
- blog experience
- club paper
- corporations
- credit
- custom school
- debt
- debt-free housing
- Education
- education learning
- education workshop
- endowment
- Food
- foundation house
- foundation housing
- free software
- Health
- hero
- Hitchhiking
- Housing
- junior
- junior college
- Mary Austin
- Michael Hart
- mortgage
- Music
- non-profit
- non-profit workers
- obituary
- off-grid
- open content
- open source
- public benefit
- Richard Stallman
- road-train
- San Francisco
- self-driving car
- self made
- sharing
- structural change
- thank you
- transportation
Archives
- March 2024
- February 2023
- January 2023
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- January 2022
- November 2020
- October 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- April 2019
- January 2019
- September 2018
- February 2018
- November 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- March 2016
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- October 2014
- September 2014
- May 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- December 2010
Categories
Meta
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Lyft took 50% of the fare from the driver this morning
Going to the airport this morning, I took a Lyft for $46. It us usually less, but it was rush hour, and still less than a taxi (usually $65) and more reliable than a taxi. The driver was cheerful, been … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
FasTrack (wireless highway toll-takers) that are not creepy? Yes, possible.
In the old days, paying a highway toll meant I paid with cash often a tossing a quarter in a basket or smiling at a toll-taker and handing over a dollar. But now I get to speed through. To do … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
1 Comment
Amazon.com Charging Me 43% More Than Another Customer
Same product, same vendor, to same address, same day, same shipping, same billing address, but different customer, different price $8.63 vs $12.37. 43% higher price for me than for the Internet Archive. In fact I checked the price for me … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
9 Comments
Hiring teams in addition to hiring individuals?
I am wondering if the Internet Archive, and tech orgs more generally, could effectively hire teams in addition to hiring individuals. I am thinking of 4 or 5 people that could work effectively with each other, be remote from HQ, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Comments Off on Hiring teams in addition to hiring individuals?