...in respect of riches, no citizen shall ever be wealthy enough to buy another, and none poor enough to be forced to sell himself. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau 28 ...those who are guilty of such sweeping criticisms [of the rich] do not know how many people would be made poor, and h...
You could ask them how they would work out what to charge for a meal in a restaurant. • Why must companies be careful not to charge too much for their product? For example, why is Coke not £5 a bottle? If it is too expensive, no one will buy it. Therefore, companies invest...
And there is some truth to that now. Last year, the story of the Dengvaxia Victims was the stuff of government hearings and wall-to-wall TV coverage—a made-for-the-movies narrative about dozens upon dozens of schoolkids dying, like sacrificial guinea pigs, as the Philippine government prema...
In the dragon game, the dragons go around in a circle, and every once in a while they will pause. At that point, you use your wand (you didn’t have to charge it for some reason, unlike the final battle) and shoot a blast at them, while using your shield to block the dragons’...
An AirTag in a bag can find a solution to an absolute calamity. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Traveling is a lot easier if you can keep track of your stuff with AirTags in your luggage. It’s been in the news lately: Airlines have lost flyers’ bags and people have recovered...
Loose your job, but only to find a better one Find yourselves in the middle of some calamity, but you’re safe Catch a cold, (through partial ‘Disallowing your well-being’) but you aren’t laid up in bed When you’re ‘Allowing your well-being’: ...
following Refinery29. I feel like we're on the, if the last 10,000 years has been way too much about men, I think the future has an amazing feminine quality to it. I can see it emerging in popular culture. I think you are a champion, a leader in that world. Was...
Storming ahead without taking time to properly plan and warm up is inviting calamity. It’s risking wasting both your time and money. Not only that, it’s a danger to your motivation and resolve. In the same way as your expertise is essential to your perfect user, you need a collaborator...
If your agent charges a fee or retainer, you’ll need to determine if you think the value will be worth the price. When You May Not Need One You probably won’t need or want a travel advisor for certain vacations, however, such as for simply booking an Airbnb, flight, or rental ca...
Is this a deliberate scheme on Apple's part? Sell us new shiny stuff, then gradually, over months, give us reasons to feel distressed with our once-loved devices. No idea (although I have a hard time believing that this has escaped Apple's notice), but I have n...