by Jonathan | Sep 19, 2023 | Short Takes
File this under “the least helpful information possible”
by Jonathan | Sep 15, 2023 | Short Takes
WSJ has a story on why the US doesn’t have any. The really short version seems to be the long R&D breaks we took during the Vietnam War and the War On Terror. An irony lost on the authors: actual, poorly planned wars, decreased our capability for future wars....
by Jonathan | Sep 14, 2023 | Short Takes
From WSJ. Trading starts tomorrow. If I have left cash in my E*trade account I’d be buying. As is I won’t unload other holdings to get in on the IPO. But I’ll get me some eventually.
by Jonathan | Sep 12, 2023 | Short Takes
What do you think he calls aviation accidents?
by Jonathan | Sep 11, 2023 | Short Takes
Today’s stupid WSJ headline: Try Hard, but Not That Hard. 85% Is the Magic Number for Productivity. The premise? If you overwork yourself you lead to burnout and the magic number (can you have a magic number for “how hard” you work?) is 85%....