We had an inter-office party with our brothers and sisters in Sweden
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Why do I look at it? I hate it.

We have been wondering about productivity. Probably because we can’t find an economic model that would fit our processes. Because we are unpredictable. Our input changes, and sometimes it seems so effervescent that we cannot quantify it in any earthly terms.

Time is a lousy input, since it is not really relevant to the output unless in certain instances of distressed cash flow. Then all of a sudden time becomes of essence because the output is cash, and in those cases we tend to need cash quickly.

Once things stabilize we might start looking at production through a different prism.

Perhaps the primary input is enthusiasm and vision, and the output is knowledge and experience. But how do we build a model? We can’t, not even Cobb-Douglas can help us. But that’s alright, as long as we are having a blast?

 Check out the damage in this excellent interactive graphic from nytimes.com 

[From Chinglish: Chinese OBGYN Will C U Next Tuesday]

We are for freedom of speech, expression, religion, etc.. However, the new blogging service BayWords (their goal is to protect freedom of speech and your thoughts) launched by the Swedish pirates from the torrent site Pirate Bay makes us wonder about a couple of things:

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