Economics/Geekonomics

Frustration Friday: Blame and Responsibility in the Economic Ruins

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It's time to talk about whose responsible for the Great Recession.

Note I'm not talking about who to blame.  Who to blame is obvious – the economic hacks, ignorant pundits, corrupt politicians, and greedy sociopaths in finance.  They're to blame, and they deserve the scorn, the shame, and in some cases fines and prison time.

However, though they're to blame and indeed shoulder some of the responsibility, they are not the only ones responsible.  Whose responsible for this?

Us.  You and me.  Bloody well anyone over 35 in the US, Canada, EU, etc.  We're responsible.

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Have A Career Emergency Plan

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I don't like the idea of plan B.

I'm the kind of person that has come to realize that it's better to take time making a good plan A, and revising it occasionally, than it is to have a bunch of plans distracting you.  If you have too many plans, then you won't focus enough on them and may give up easy since you "always have a Plan B."

However, though I believe in this approach of "Plan A first", I do think that there's one thing your career does need: a Career Emergency plan.

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How Services Make Hardware More Valuable

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So I'm using my Netflix disc in my Wii and am pretty impressed with it.  Great picture, runs smooth.  Controls are a bit weird, because it's a mix of standard metaphor and Wii control.  Overall it's pretty good.

I'm also using the Wii for the first time since I got tired of No More Heroes II.  This makes me think about some of the upcoming games for the Wii, and how now the Wii has this service and others, and . . .

Then I realize that I'm viewing my Wii differently because of one release.  This is something you, the progeek, will be facing: services change the value of media devices, and there's a lot of people out there offering services.

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