Pseudolectual

I’m reading Robert Reich’s most recent blog post and its accompanying comments section...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:02:58 -0700

I’m reading Robert Reich’s most recent blog post and its accompanying comments section (the comments on his posts are sometimes insightful! imagine that!) and one thing stuck out for me.

We often hear about how taxing the people at the top will take away incentive to perform better, but does that really make sense? If I tax you to where you are making a mere $500,000 per year, let’s say, and you’re miffed because you used to make $800,000 per year, so your performance drops to a dismal level, won’t there be someone else in this nation of millions who says “Hey, I’ll do that job better for half a million!”? You’re going to lose that paying job to someone who isn’t as greedy. Someone who was educated with the tax money we got from making you pay your fair share back to society.

I think it’s pure mysticism to suggest that there is only a very small set of Americans who are capable of doing the jobs “at the top.” They’re just using that mysticism to keep us from taxing them properly.

This is all very basic, but it’s one of those things I hadn’t really thought about before, which is why I love reading Robert Reich’s blog.

Sam, when is your dad going to make a new video?

The huge iPhone release party in Norway! @ 14:00 (via simon...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:43:08 -0700

The huge iPhone release party in Norway! @ 14:00 (via simon larsen)

“Four customers, two clerks and one guard. The cheapest iPhone = 5000 kr (8gb)! I`m sooo not buying one (yet). “

I took Simon a 16gb gen 1 U.S. iPhone for a cost of 2500 kr, so he is still able to make Norwegians jealous.

Dear neighbor, How come all of a sudden you decided that you like playing really bad music very...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:28:24 -0700

Dear neighbor,

How come all of a sudden you decided that you like playing really bad music very loudly in your garage?

I’m annoyed,

dalas

samreich: It’s my birthday! Your father made a solid investment in the bank of Ms. Reich.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:25:45 -0700

samreich:

It’s my birthday!

Your father made a solid investment in the bank of Ms. Reich.

irrationalblog: I have no idea what this is, but I like...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:22:46 -0700

irrationalblog:

I have no idea what this is, but I like it.

Yeah, this is clutch.

Vimeo Softball Game in Portland on 8/2

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:34:10 -0700

We’re going to have a softball game in Portland on August 2nd. Show up to Peninsula Park at around 1:30pm for the game that starts at 2pm.

Please RSVP to dalas@vimeo.com so I have an idea of how many are coming.

Bring Yr Own Equipment! (but we use a really soft ball, so come no matter what)

http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=507&action=ViewPark

SPREAD THE WORD!

"Today, same-sex couples can marry in California and Massachusetts, and these marriages are..."

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:03:22 -0700

“Today, same-sex couples can marry in California and Massachusetts, and these marriages are recognized in New York. That means more than one in five Americans lives in a state that recognizes the marriages of same-sex couples. Yet none of these legally recognized couples will show up in publicly released census tabulations. They will all be relegated to an unmarried status.”

- Making same-sex marriages count - Los Angeles Times

via politico.com

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:40:05 -0700

via politico.com

Troutdale? Really? You’re not going to get my business by...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:57:45 -0700

Troutdale? Really? You’re not going to get my business by insulting me like that.

PORTLAND PROPPA REPRAZENT!

Vimeo Blog: NO MORE GAMER VIDEOS.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:58:36 -0700

Vimeo Blog: NO MORE GAMER VIDEOS.:

carolinemartin:

“The Vimeo staff has decided that we are no longer going to allow gaming videos on Vimeo. Specifically, we are no longer going to allow game walk-throughs, game strategy videos, depictions of player vs player battles, raids, fraps, or any other video gaming videos that simply depict individuals playing a video game. Videos falling into this category will be subject to deletion as of September 1st; new videos of this type will be removed.”

So exciting.

A very controversial decision, but we pretty much had to do it.

anjalouise: This week’s CSA share!

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:03:25 -0700

anjalouise:

This week’s CSA share!

azspot: McDumb As Bush I kept getting more angry with each...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:19:38 -0700

azspot:

McDumb As Bush

I kept getting more angry with each clip.

You guys seemed to like my last customer service vent, so here’s another one: When you send me...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:43:30 -0700

You guys seemed to like my last customer service vent, so here’s another one:

When you send me an email requesting help and you mark it Urgent with that little urgent flag option, you look like a big jerk, similar to someone rushing into the DMV and pushing their way to the head of the line.

“Excuse me, everyone else, MY problem is IMPORTANT!”

Stop doing that.

Swimming Zone (via anja louise verdugo) Camping went well.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:31:18 -0700

Swimming Zone (via anja louise verdugo)

Camping went well.

View from Above (via anja louise verdugo) Good views.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:31:03 -0700

View from Above (via anja louise verdugo)

Good views.

Slamm it (via anja louise verdugo) Good brews.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:30:48 -0700

Slamm it (via anja louise verdugo)

Good brews.

jjaacckkssoonn: imkevin: beccaginns: ante up [M.O.P.] | bert...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:07:25 -0700

jjaacckkssoonn:

imkevin:

beccaginns:

ante up [M.O.P.] | bert & ernie

In an hour I’m heading out for a camping trip. Sounds like lots of other people are getting...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:37:00 -0700

In an hour I’m heading out for a camping trip. Sounds like lots of other people are getting away for the weekend too. See you on Sunday, Internet.

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Delia Derbyshire Early Dance track

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:07:28 -0700

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Delia Derbyshire Early Dance track:

Delia Derbyshire was an early genius of electronic music and worked for the BBC. Maybe you have heard of a show called “Dr. Who”? She made the theme song. Looks like she also invented techno.

via matrixsynth

"We’re borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy..."

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:01:12 -0700

“We’re borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it in ways that destroy the planet. Every bit of that’s got to change.”

- Al Gore (via azspot)