Author: Mark Egge

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 […]

My day so far:

1) Breakfast w/ J & J. Coffee, orange juice, eggs, hashbrowns, etc.2) Walk to AJ’s with J, J, T, M, M & N for second breakfast. Coffee, upside down cake, three-cup Pepsi Challenge (that one study Gladwell cites is right–none of the three of us were able to correctly identify all three cups!).3) Talk to […]