Monday, March 25, 2019

Monday's Child is Full of Links



1.  My closet is in the cloud.

2.  Divorce in the UK. Deciders, not sliders.

3.  Calling out Chelsea.

4.  If you're worried about stocks, buy a house.

5.  Dem candidates on housing.

6. I understand that AirBnb presents regulatory challenges. But this dumb sh*t is clearly not the way to go.

7.  On a "national divorce."

8.  How a "foreign correspondent" might cover the scandal on US college admissions.

9. Instagram: Hive of conspiracy theorists?

10. Did capitalism save Sweden?

11.  Dune.

12.  Is capitalism sustainable?

13.  Little tiny baby fox puppies.

14.  This is from May 2017. But the wall STILL won't work.

15. The best argument for capitalism is the grocery store. It seems mundane, but it's pretty great.

16. A panda trying to get into a hammock.

17. Witch Windows....

18. Clearly, I live in a bubble. Had never heard of Scruff. Reducing all sorts of transaction costs.

19.  The end of significance.

20.  The Electoral College is just federalism.

21.  Zoning and "political capitalism."

22.  Mother Russia.

23.  Guy writes article where the tl;dr is "If you are an idiot like I am, you should drop FB."

24.  Escaped Wallaby Walkabout would be a great name for a band.

25.  The EC is okay, but it's not worth defending at all costs. It is, in fact, an anachronism.

26.  In Tomorrow 3.0 I talk about "saltation" as an alternative to separation. But it's not really happening.

27. How many chuggas before the first choo?

Grand Lagniappe:









4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Regarding #2 about marriage. I'm not sure that the explanation given supports the idea that men are behaving less badly. If, as the article says, that social pressure to marry becomes less, I'd guess that the mean would be "bad" in marriage are not getting married in the first place. This is selection bias, not a change in behavior.

John Covil said...

What the crap did I just click on and quickly close at work for #18?

John Covil said...

As for #27, it just has to be even. No irregular time signatures in trains, as they can't waltz off the tracks.

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure why we are focused on the people who are obsessed about getting into an elite college. Most people won't, or would even try to get in regardless of what the rules are. My kids won't.

And cost? Be creative. My 16 year old is home-schooled. Or rather right now he is not. He goes to the local community college. He will spend the last three years of this "high-school" taking 9 to 12 hours a semester. When he is normal college age, he will have 60 hours of credit he will transfer to a major, R1 state school. At that point, we will have spent about 8,000 on tuition and books. Most, if not all, the credits will transfer. He will have a 4.0, or nearly a 4.0. He will get a big fat transfer scholarship and graduate when he is 20.

He will never take the SAT or ACT. He will skip all the high school BS.

And this path is open nearly every person.