Tagged: War

Perverse incentive – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perverse incentive – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I often see this in daily life. When good intentions are corrupted by clever people seeking to exploit what the law provides.

For example, today I saw this in action. I saw that the law of minimum wage wasn’t being observed. The woman shared that she worked for $60 for 9 hours. Less than $7 is not even minium wage. So having a minimum wage I believe encourages people to hire undocumented or illegal workers. That way they don’t have to pay a decent wage.

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WorldPower 101: The Art of Negligence (via distilLIFE)

Many people that I meet seem to feel the same way.

WorldPower 101: The Art of Negligence It’s not simply because he’s a Minnesotan (which means he knows how to work and not be full of himself), but that Thomas Friedman has a knack for writing clearly about neglected truths. Case in point, his op-ed in the October 26th, 2010 New York Times In his typically no-nonsense way, Friedman bemoans the negligence of a bipartisan-supported report submitted by some of our country’s best thinkers. Ironically, in a country smitten with competition … Read More

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Are tech toys the new “blood diamonds?” (via Wanderlust)

I didn’t realize this. I will verify this with some other sources. If true it’s going to change a few things in my life.

In a recent New York Times article, Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof questions our need for new technology, at the expense of the apparent bloodshed going on in Congo. According to Kristof, most of our tech toys (from computers to smartphones) contain certain “conflict minerals” that have been igniting slaughter and rapings in Congo: I’ve never reported on a war more barbaric than Congo’s, and it haunts me. In Congo, I’ve seen women who have b … Read More

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Book Review: Inside Cyber Warfare: Mapping the Cyber Underworld

This was a terrible book.  It didn’t have any information that wasn’t already available from other sources.  The writing was boring and didn’t enlighten decision makers.  For example its section on Conficker was pointless.  You can learn more from reading the Wiki page here.  You can read the Amazon reviews.

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