Category: opinion

Apple Destroys $15 million, 45 Employee Business

If ever there was a more obvious example of when a corporation has too much control, I can’t think of one more than this. One low-level employee at Apple has put 45 lives and multiple millions of dollars at risk. In a post on the company’s blog, appgratis CEO Simon Dawlat recounted the nightmare that his company experienced early this April. A few hours...

How the BitCoin Crash is the Opposite of Modern?

Today’s post is written by guest author, Simon Burns. Over the course of the 1630’s, tulips grew in value for no apparent reason. The resulting “tulipmania” built prices up to 10 times the salary of a skilled worker or several thousand times their original trading price. This exponential run was much more to do with the perceived investment value of tulips than the market...

Did Netflix Invent the Binge?

No. As frequently as its’ claimed (shout out to you- Wired Magazine) Netflix far from invented the tv-binge where an entire series is watched straight through. Bingewatching has been happening ever since the first series appeared on VHS and other tape formats(if you don’t know what that is- ask your parents). I’ve talked to several people who told me they binged through series on...

Big Tech Companies Are Anti-Social

Maybe it’s me, but it seems like the only way to talk to most big companies is to sue them. Take Aaron Greenspan with Google for example. He had to sue them for them to answer him on why his Adsense account had been suspended (more on him later). He’s not alone either. Thousands of people have reported similar stories with Google. Look at...

Maker Network Refuses To Release Property To Ray William Johnson- Who is this Feud Hurting More?

Two years ago Ray William Johnson signed his channel on to the Maker Network in good faith, believing that for the agreed upon terms they would help him grow his channel and raise more from advertising. When Maker tried to sleazily change the terms in the middle of the contract, he wanted out. Or at least that’s the story he’s telling. Make Network on the other...