Morrie the Toupee Salesman

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Ocean Beach, Winter, originally uploaded by ojbyrne.

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Writing about how all the “free” zealots are kind of screwing musicians. I was lucky enough to have a beer with Mr. Bragg once upon a time, and I have nothing but admiration for him. This is actually one of the things I discovered in California - land of the big record company screwing over […]

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Nice article in the Economist about another “entrepreneurship can fix anything” programs. In this case it’s a way to find careers for ex-convicts. But there’s a lot of truth to the assertion in the article that:
“… that many criminals are intelligent people with good heads for business and healthy appetites for risk, and that these […]

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It just seemed too pat to me. Remember, 10 months from today the US will be inaugarating a new president!

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It seems especially nice that hookers get the place of honor (last) in this list.
“All of the parasitic industries — lobbyists, political consultants, lawyers and hookers — have gotten bigger and more sophisticated.”
In other hooker news, it seems as if Joe Francis won’t have the last laugh.

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There’s some coverage on Diigo this morning. I got to meet the founders of that company while in SF - they mentioned something about me being an advisor, but I didn’t follow up because it seemed like a conflict.
Anyway the way they set up their business is every California legislator’s nightmare. HQ in Reno, development […]

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Funny piece. What it highlighted for me is a basic management principle - companies that run things differently from the majority, and that develop ideas and systems from “first principles” are more likely to succeed. If you ever hear the words “best practices” being used by management, it’s time to look for a new […]

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If you go into the local bookstore in 2008 and see not 1, not 2, but 3 copies of this book:

You’re in a small town.

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Things are dark out there. One thing should bring cheer to just about everyone — 10 months from today is the last day George W. Bush will be the president of the US. There will be parties.
“Madrid’s newfound freedom of speech and expression prompted its citizens to do, well, anything and everything. Call it what […]

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The appropriately named Tomas Grim delivers the bad news about beer - even moderate amounts make you stupid. All sorts of interesting conclusions can be drawn when you put that study side by side with the one that says that drinkers get ahead.

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