I think it’s fairly clear we have hit a barrier in portable consumer electronics with current technology, and innovation for the time being will be incremental. It’s going to take new materials, better batteries, faster wireless standards, etc. to see any new “great leaps.” Unfortunately we have much of our best and…

Which is why we need to blow up the current accepted system of higher education. I graduated in a relatively unsexy field and you still need a masters to just get unpaid internships unless you have a very solid inside contact. We are basically at the point where you need 6+ years of college just to start your life.…

It sounds fake. Why would a waitress put her name out there like that? Since when do blackjack dealers check IDs in Vegas? And it would seem inappropriate for the dealer to proclaim his presence after doing so. Also, Planet Hollywood is a third rate resort. I find it hard to believe party guy Manziel would waste his…

And I bet this company gets hundreds if not thousands of applicants for every white collar opening that pays more than 35k a year. Most 20 somethings don’t bother to look at benefits. An ex-gf was so excited to get her first “real” job out of college she didn’t notice or seem to care about only having 1 WEEK of…

This was inevitable. Amazon Prime is an amazing proposition to exurban and rural customers, who otherwise would be spending significant time and money on long trips to distant big box stores. As even granny has figured out online shopping these days, those rural customers are quickly adopting online shopping routines.…

The ID thing for a $10 dollar tip on $400 just seemed excessively mean spirited to me. Server in tears? Working a tipped job is peaks and valleys, just accept it. Fine, be rude to him, but effectively “losing” his ID was just too much.

Interesting enough, I’ve found people that are highly specialized, well paid, expert in their field types, to be complete idiots when it comes to other aspects of their lives and even basic common sense. Your brain can only process so much.

This is the new normal, as employers are holding all the cards in the labor marketplace. Amazon probably gets thousands of applicants for every corporate job opening, and hundreds of them are probably overqualified with name brand degrees and prestige work experience.

That’s the problem with some luddites, they choose ignorance and act like they are some sort of martyr for a puritan past, all the while making their technological adoption someone else’s problem. You don’t need to be a techy, left brain person to figure out consumer home entertainment and electronic products.

On that note, one thing I’ve noticed is that substitutions and special requests have gotten out of control in the restaurant industry, particularly at the lower end. You can’t even go to Wendy’s without some idiot in front you running off some list of customization, rendering the simplicity of FAST FOOD moot.…

Big budget studio movies are pretty much all made for the global market now. Bitching about such movies is sort of like bitching about the quality and craftsmanship of products bought at WalMart or Target. If you want quality movie making and storytelling you wont find it in mass market oriented channels.

It never ceases to amaze how idiotic people can be about directions, and if anything, mobile phone navigation has made it worse because people become dependent on spoon fed directions and never develop an awareness in their head. I have a friend, even with GPS, gets lost every time he deviates from his known routes.…

Read the book, “Blockbusters”, by Anita Elberst or “Sleepless in Hollywood.” Broad appeal blockbusters that translate internationally and across demographics ARE the business of Hollywood now, and it’s arguably the only way Hollywood as an institution and business really survives anymore. Movies are headed the way of…

The only people that could conceivably make a living off streaming royalties are acts that have broken into the national spotlight and already have hit songs, major tours, big labels behind them, etc. The new economics of the music biz means giving music away for free in the name of generating a fan base and selling…

All Sandler ever did on SNL was appear on Weekend Update either singing a song about current events or doing a character based on that baby voice he does. I never understood why he blew up.

It was fun in his 20s when he’d go on late night talk show dressed like shit, but he’s old now and it’s just pathetic and immature. It just reeks of insecurity and a passive aggressive play for attention and special treatment.

What’s never been fully appreciated is Nicki Minaj’s miraculous crossover appeal. Seriously genius tight rope act her and her handlers have managed to pull off for a few years now. On one hand she’s ghetto and plays into the drug fueled and misogynist lyrics of hip hop, and on the other she’s poppy/EDM-ish when she…

This is going to be a hard sell to the average American. These are the same people that kick and scream over new energy efficient bulbs that cost a few bucks more but save hundreds over their lifespan. People aren’t good and weighing upfront costs against long term pay offs. Look at all the Americans perpetually…

I like Jersey Mikes too, though I noticed they are expanding considerably and I’m skeptical if they can maintain the quality. I saw a local franchisee hiring a store manager for... 9.50 an hour. Yikes.