Wednesday, October 17, 2018

The Rise of Gig Economy: Stop Smiling

Confucius says - man who chops own firewood is warmed twice via SB
 

'I think CEOs are paid too much': RBA board member calls for change 


Corporate Australia has to acknowledge that high executive pay 'is an issue', says RBA board member

The World’s Most Dangerous Black Markets YaleGlobal 

There is a bank in Ukraine that is offering *21%* interest on a checking account.

But you must take 10,000 steps a day, tracked by their app, to qualify.
Miss one day and you get nothing.
I can’t decide if it’s insanity or brilliance.



 “As Suburban Women Turn to Democrats, Many Suburban Men Stand With Trump.” (NYT)


Indians love security theater. There are metal detectors in all sorts of places that you can just walk around.Airport police are being instructed to smile less


When his aged father and newborn son died within a few years of each other, William James took an interest in "ghosts and clairvoyances and raps and messages from spirits"... ghost 

  The Rise of the "Elite Expert Segment of the Gig Economy" 

SBL, 9 October 2018. How To Be A Rock Star In The Elite Expert Segment Of The Gig Economy 
Is an white paper from The Luxury Institute, which is an expert network firm. 
These firms provide clients access to industry experts, most of which are independent consultants
The white paper points out highly skilled expert talent is in demand. “...the gig economy will ensure
 that elite business experts benefit from what economists call a “power law distribution,” 
where the top achievers earn a highly disproportionate amount of the revenue.”

 Making government as a platform real
 I repeat ...Making government as a platform real  

"If you want a natively digital nation, or a state, or a city … 
you actually need to be bold enough to create some new institutions;
 institutions that are of the internet, not on the internet. " (Public Digital) 

New satellite data peels Australia's landscape bare 
"Geoscience Australia has stripped Australia's landscape bare through
 the first continent-scale, cloud-free spatial views of Australia's soil and 
rock cover." (Geoscience Australia)


 Rogue State: the case against Delaware
"How the First State subsidises itself at the rest of America's expense." 

(The New Republic)