Wednesday, July 29, 2015

What we have is Distribution Policy...Not Growth Policy

Once we understand Growth Policy then we can Challenge policy decisions...

Monday, May 11, 2015

Context Matters...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Context Matters: The challenges of Baltimore (and the nation) in context <a href="http://t.co/R9veblio84">http://t.co/R9veblio84</a></p>&mdash; MAIN &amp; WALL Univ (@mainandwallu) <a href="https://twitter.com/mainandwallu/status/597750219535687680">May 11, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Friday, May 8, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015

Modular-Finance, Capitalism & Democracy

The pull of value, mediated by valuation, contracting, and guidance technologies, influences the paths of development of design and artifacts. The promised reward to those seeking value will be greatest along the paths that correspond to high perceived market value. For their part, the technologies of contracting and guidance will affect both what designers can see and how they seek value. As a result, the artifacts that arise in an advanced market economy will be different from those realized in primitive or planned economies. That is why the organization of the economic system is important to us as we attempt to understand the evolution of complex designs of artifacts like computers.
     Thus we need to look at the economic system as a whole, using three technologies - valuation, contracting, and guidance - as our lens.

HAT Tip ~ Design Rules, The Power of Modularity

Friday, May 9, 2014

Fw: East Asia Pacific Urged to Adopt Policies to Protect More Workers

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East Asia Pacific At Work: Employment, Enterprise and Well-Being  
East Asia Pacific Urged to Adopt Policies to Protect More Workers

Current regulations favor salaried, prime-age males at the expense of women and youth. New report says solid economic fundamentals are first step toward ensuring all people are protected.

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Fw: The Mystery Billionaires Behind the Fourth-Largest U.S. Charity

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New Issue: Lenovo Is the Raccoon of Tech Companies

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The Mystery Billionaires Behind the Fourth-Largest U.S. Charity

Using different financial vehicles to mask their identities, three incredibly wealthy men have given away more than $13 billion in almost total secrecy. In this week's issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, Zachary R. Mider reveals the elaborate financial web that kept them anonymous - until now.

The Tea Party Gets Into the News Biz

On June 3, the Heritage Foundation will launch the Daily Signal, a new digital news site whose primary focus will be straight reporting.

With Big Obstacles Ahead, Tesla Still Isn't Checking Its Rear View

The forces of supply and demand don't apply to Tesla, or so Elon Musk says. The arrival of the BMW's i8 and the Mercedes B-class Electric Drive might test that assumption.

Beijing's DIY Clean Air Movement: If You Can't Afford an $800 Air Filter, Build Your Own

Air pollution in China has fueled a market for ultra-expensive air filters. Thomas Talhelm, a Fulbright scholar in China, figured out he could build his own for about $35, and then he set out to teach everyone else how.

"Over the past five years, we beat every PC company in the world."

-Yang Yuanqing, CEO of Lenovo, to Drake Bennett, who chronicles the company's ten-year rise to become the top-selling PC-maker in the world.

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