Ban Bacon Says Aseem Malhotra – Hey, Wait, What, Ban Bacon?
A call to ban the production of bacon and ham using traditional means arrives today. This isn't quite what Aseem Malhotra and others say,...
The Death And Resurrection Of Sears Is A Time To Dance, Not Mourn
Looks like Eddie Lampert has managed to cobble together the funding to keep the Sears show on the road which is fun and interesting....
Ah, Here It Is, Here Comes The EU’s Censorship Of Social Media
Censorship never does arrive with the commentary that we'd really very much rather you weren't allowed to say that. It's always wrapped up in...
HMV Had A Double Strike Against It – Selling Old Technology Using Old Technology
That HMV has gone into administration for the second time in only 6 years should not come as all that much of a surprise....
Capitalism And Markets Create Mineral Reserves – Not God Nor Geography
Yes, of course, geology has something to do with where mineral deposits and reserves are but it's a much truer reflection of that real...
$1 Million Win On $5 Poker Bet – This is Why Casinos Make Money
One way to look at this story of a $1 million (yes, $1,000,000) win on a $5 bet is that that's a great game...
That’s The End Of Blockchain Then – It’s Not Actually Useful For Anything
That Bitcoin doesn't have a greatly useful role as anything other than a speculative tool is clear enough these days. True, it's half a...
China’s New IP Law – That’s What Developing Nations Do, Protect IP
China is indicating that it will upgrade its intellectual property laws and there's some claim to the thought that it's the Trump Administration putting...
Trans Propaganda – National Lottery’s Latest Good Cause
What you or I think about trans issues isn't the point here at all - rather, what in buggery is the National Lottery doing...
Germany Closes Last Black Coal Mine – Only The Far Worse Brown Coal, Lignite,...
Germany has just closed its last black coal mine which we can think of as a victory for good economic sense. There was really...