Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics
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2007 in logos
[The trends in logos for 2007](http://www.logolounge.com/articles/default.asp?ArticleID=540). I would be very happy if the Urban Vinyl designs could calm down a bit, they’re nice but don’t work for everyone.
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Deep Archives
[Some highlights from the archives of the New York Times](http://www.kottke.org/07/09/gems-from-the-archive-of-the-new-york-times). When you’ve got over 150 years of content, you can find some pretty amazing pieces of history.
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Welcome to 2008
Happy 2008 everyone. I hope everyone reading this had a fantastic finish to 2007, and is all set for a great year ahead. 2007 was an odd year for me – a lot of disruption (albeit very positive) in the things that I work on professionally kept me busy. My only real hope for this…
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On Hiatus
Hi All. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I decided to go on hiatus until the new year, but forgot to put up anything letting you know… I’m busily preparing a nice buffer of posts, so expect to see lots of stuff come January 1.
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Too much information
[Why too much information can destroy your bosses mind](http://www.43folders.com/2007/09/04/overstimulated-boss). Getting the information sharing balance right is the trickiest part of the ‘information worker’ thing. It requires precise judgement and continuous re-evaluation. But this is yet another reason for Blackberry’s to be returned to the circle of hell they originated from. Except for me of course,…
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Micro-Aid
[One-to-one loans for entrepreneurs in the developing world](http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/589-kiva-help-working-poor-entrepreneurs-in-the-developing-world). Fascinating, brilliant and tempting. As I look at the page now, you can lend money to a shoe salesman in Lahore and a clothes store in Nicaragua.
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Summer Reading
[The 100 most notable books of 2007](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/books/review/notable-books-2007.html?ex=1353387600&en=df1533ad84161f24&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss). Plenty of books that you won’t have seen yet. Plenty that I’ll never even consider reading as well…
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The worst thing in the world
[The horrible shoes ‘Crocs’ are not only ugly, but also dangerous](http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/10/psa-crocs-arent-just-ugly-theyre-dangerous/). I really don’t understand the Crocs thing. For kids, sure – kids have no taste and do stupid things. But all the adults? Arrrgggh!
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Unintended consequences
[A $1 per gallon increase in petrol price would reduce obesity by 15 per cent](http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2007/09/cross-elasticity-surprise.html). Makes a nice amount of sense on an intuitive level too. Makes you wonder what the other unintended consequences of a carbon tax might be.
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The sub-prime crisis in one sentence
[From a very funny column by Michael Lewis](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/122335.html): >This is what happens when you lend money to poor people. As always, with these things, there’s a bit of a grain of truth in there. Especially in this bit: >I trusted these people to get their teams of lawyers to vet anything before they signed it.…