Category Archives: utterings
MBA = Master Bullshit Administration
Here are two interesting pieces about the role of business schools in the recent economic meltdown. One is a podcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio National called “Most Bloody Awful”. Here the history of management is examined, which up … Continue reading
Filed under but seriously..., econopocalyshit, utterings
The name of the beast is not 666
Some may have noticed the tag I applied to the economics posts lately. I labeled those as “econopocalyshit” and thought myself very clever. Looks like a bunch of other people have been equally or even more creative. Below is a … Continue reading
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All frequencies at once, 20 years ago
Pitchfork put together a nice three part thing about Public Enemy’s classic “It take a nation of millions to hold us back” on its 20th birthday. A fascinationg look at the making of a classic and at technique now forbidden. … Continue reading
Filed under but seriously..., Law and Ordure, sing along, utterings
Public Service Announcement
So, I went down to the Ticketcorner booth in Basel in order to get tickets for Dinosaur Jr.. Having looked up the price on the web before, I was somewhat taken aback by the bill. Ticketcorner’s webpage put the the … Continue reading
Filed under but seriously..., nadshots, utterings
Brummies get no respect at all…
A study into people’s perceptions of English dialect speakers has shown that some dialects seem to make the speaker sound more intelligent than others. (Now everybody in the Southern US or in Germany’s Saxony go tell me about it.) But … Continue reading
Filed under utterings, [andbehold]
Steve Coleman – I want to hear a poem…
From Def Poetry Season 1. Just pure niceness. He’d make a great rapper, too.
Filed under poetry, quote of the..., sing along, utterings, [andbehold]
