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We should all have the chance to get rich.
Why aren't we all rich?
This is a what-if about an American family. We'll start with Alan and Andrea. These two were high school sweethearts, and married a few months after graduation. Neither of them were interested in college, so Andrea got a job as a retail sales clerk, while Alan went through trade school and an apprenticeship program (with ( Read more... ) -
A contribution isn't a bribe
Various politicians (mostly Democrats) have argued in favor of restrictions on private contributions to political campaigns. Their stated position is that large contributions create a conflict of interest, that a politician who's received such a contribution will be motivated to pursue the contributor's interests instead of those of his ( Read more... ) -
Command vs Free Markets
In the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Captain Picard tells his bridge crew what he wants, they each do whatever piece of the work is needed, and report their readiness, and Picard utters the now-famous phrase, "Make it so ( Read more... ) -
Economics
"For every problem there is a solution which is simple, obvious, and wrong ( Read more... ) -
Oh, well...
I called the manager I interviewed with; he's filled all four slots from outside the company.
I asked him what I'd need to do, to be in the running at some future time, and he told me what I'd need is on-the-job Java experience. (Kind of difficult to acquire that while hacking COBOL.)
Maybe I should start my own company. -
Job interview tomorrow
After 26 years hacking COBOL code, I've asked for an interview to transfer into my employer's "New Media" area, where I can really learn Java. They may turn me down, or I may turn them down (the new job is a step down in pay grade), but at least I'll swing the bat.