Daily Archives: March 1, 2019

The War On Sanity

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

In America, talk turns to something unspoken for 150 years: Civil war At a moment when the country has never seemed angrier, two political commentators from opposite sides of the divide concurred last week on one point, nearly unthinkable until … Continue reading →

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If You See Yoda Quoted, Run Like Hell

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

Elizabeth Holmes in the now-defunct Theranos lobby. That was the first thing everyone entering the headquarters building saw. I have hated that goddammed idiotic line from the first time I ever heard it. Anyone who ever quotes it is either … Continue reading →

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“The Premeditation Of Evils”

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

After the break, two videos.

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Napoleon Hill And Henry Ford

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

After posting Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Deluded By Napoleon Hill?, I found a story that rings truer about Ford than the one Hill presented. Here it is: In America, when people write books they promote, they go to the bookstalls, they … Continue reading →

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Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes Deluded By Napoleon Hill?

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

After finishing Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou, I couldn’t help but think back to a story in Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Here it is: A few years back, Ford decided … Continue reading →

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Fraudruary

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

February was: The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort Catching the Wolf of Wall Street: More Incredible True Stories of Fortunes, Schemes, Parties, and Prison by Jordan Belfort Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by … Continue reading →

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The Stubborn End Of Winter

Posted on March 1, 2019 by mikecane

Via Twitter: Winter is a slog. Always seems longer than the period of warm weather. At least three nights of cold in the teens next week. Enough, already! Previously here: More Winterboarding Ahead January 65, 2019 Winter Brutality Two Days … Continue reading →

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