by David | May 10, 2008 | economics, media
I was a little late to the new Battlestar Galactica thing, but I’m decidedly hooked. It’s some pretty good TV. But with no cable and no TV, I’ve had to be creative. I rented the miniseries and season one from the local video store. Then I bought...
by David | Mar 15, 2008 | culture, economics
Last week, I wrote about my experience with DonorsChoose and their thank-you packages. I got a very nice comment from Mike Everett-Lane explaining some of the inner workings at DC. Yesterday I got two more emails of thanks which included links to six more worthy...
by David | Mar 15, 2008 | economics, urbanism
There it is, proof that my crackpot calculations work. If you are irritated by particulars of the new MetroCard pricing scheme, you can still buy a card with an integral number of rides. But make sure you use plastic or have exact change, lest you end up with a...
by David | Mar 13, 2008 | economics
As you may know, the MTA in New York recently restructured fares. They raised the price of monthly and weekly passes and altered the discount structure for buying stored-value cards, but kept the base fare the same at $2.00. It used to be that if you put at least $10...
by David | Mar 9, 2008 | economics
It turns out that Daylight Saving (not Savings) Time is a bust. I had always suspected that it was more trouble than it was worth, but now, via the biggest Indian in Indiana, comes hard-hitting research that proves that DST costs us three bucks a year in extra heating...
by David | Mar 7, 2008 | culture, economics
Back in December, I received an odd corporate gift – a 2GB flash memory card, and a $100 DonorsChoose gift card – from Google. I suppose it isn’t that odd to get a gift of some sort when you (your employer if you want to get technical) spend over...
