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Comment on Merging sites by Tobe

Tobe — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:04:12 +0000

I see you gotten far on those half-written blog entries…

Comment on Field of Disasters by Douglas Dreessen

Douglas Dreessen — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:48:57 +0000

Josh, good point, but just because you ask for 3-4x cost per square foot doesn’t mean you’ll get it. “They, them, users, consumers” will ultimately determine what the space is worth by only paying what they feel is fair. Another strain of this same philosophy is playing out right now with the baseball stadium in Sarpy County. In this case they have added the phrase “if they know where it is.”

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Comment on Merging sites by Josh

Josh — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 01:55:20 +0000

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Comment on Field of Disasters by Philip Haine

Philip Haine — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:13:14 +0000

Good points.

To me, “Build it and they will come” is right up there with, “Go by your gut” in terms of the worst business philosophies.

Looking forward to your Ayn Rand analysis.

Comment on Field of Disasters by Josh

Josh — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:10 +0000

I agree. However, the philosophy that encouraged (if not demanded) bankers to lend more capital is the same philosophy that made movies such as "Field of Dreams" so popular. Underneath everything you'll find Rand and Keynesian economics. I'm working on writing that article next, but I need to clarify some of my thoughts and research. In the meantime, I suggest watching this fantastic video comparing Keynes and Hayek.

Comment on Field of Disasters by Nashville Grant

Nashville Grant — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:18:49 +0000

Josh, interesting analogy, I think that we need to look towards the American banking system as the main catalyst that allowed such speculation to occur. I am aware of several high level bankers who actually called their builder clients and all but pleaded with them to take more money and to build more product during 2004-6.

Comment on What's in a name? by Kacey

Kacey — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:25:06 +0000

We had a guy come to class who ran a startup. He set up the organization so no one had titles. They were hiring someone who said he would only work if he had a title, so he said he could pick whatever title he wanted. He chose “Pope of Technology” and printed that on his business cards.

Comment on This is not a webpage by Josh

Josh — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:57:05 +0000

@Doug D. I occasionally would ask them fun questions. For instance, what if time oscillates between two points? Or, how can “good” be defined? Here’s the thing about philosophy majors (at least many of the ones I knew), they think they know everything. Asking questions like that will take them down a rabbit hole of logic they’re simply not equipped for. It was fun tying them up in their own obsession with logic, accuracy and precision.

After all, one class of symbolic logic is as good as being an expert, right? Never mind the more complex logic I was studying at the time in classes like discrete mathematics, analysis of algorithms and artificial intelligence

Comment on This is not a webpage by Doug D.

Doug D. — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:54 +0000

Josh,
“my favorite college pastime-screwing with inebriated philosophy majors”. Can you expand on that a little? Love your website. We need to have a glass….soon!