I’m no economist. I have same ability to predict the future as economists (i.e. none) but I am disqualified as an economist because I know that I can’t predict the future. Also I don’t trust the Laffer curve. It seems to me to be a bit like the Bible – quoted by both sides of […]
Entries from March 22nd, 2012
Just a test
March 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Just a test · Technology
Because8 hours at work is not enough for me and I have to mess around with computers at home too.
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Briefs Encountered
March 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off on Briefs Encountered · Life
Another book I read this month is Briefs Encountered by Julian Clary, also from Amazon’s Vine programme. Yes he is as camp as the Millets website but he writes very readable book. I thought that Devil in Disguise was good, but this is even better. Let’s hope he continues dipping his pen into the inkwell […]
The Technologists
March 22nd, 2012 · Comments Off on The Technologists · Life
I recently finished reading The Technologists by Matthew Pearl, another book from Amazon’s Vine programme. It is a hefty 480-page hardback, but thankfully it is a good old-fashioned ripping yarn and reading it was more a pleasure than a struggle. Here is what I wrote about it.
