Author: Mark Egge

lyrics are never so profound absent the song

Some lyrics I like: It’s a simple computationYou take easy conversationAdd erotic exploration, adorationBut when he said, “I love you, girl”It should have come with a warning. He said, “I’ve gotta go, go, go, ’cause it hurts to feelI’m gonna run, run, run like a man of steelAnd I could try, try, tryTo stay in […]

a flagrant bit of escapism

So: Socialism maximizes equality of opportunity — but at the expense of incentives to succeed. A capitalist economy without government is a barter economy. Given that government is necessary for capitalism (due to failures of the market economy) the question becomes –> which form is best? –> Capitalism does not imply democracy — nor does […]

Second thoughts about my Droid

If switching from anything other than an iPhone, I don’t doubt that I would love my Droid: it’s stylish, fast and full-featured. But given a choice between a great brilliant device (iPhone) on a dodgy network (*ahem*) and a solid device (Droid) on pretty good network (Verizon), I’m a little torn. Here’s why: Second thoughts […]