🖋️ LongForm
Want to reduce the noice and just focus on things with a little more meat - the this category is for you. Like so much on this site we have a ‘WIP’ as i take some out - and put some in - but safe for at least starting in 2026.
But Are You Happy ?
The Atlantic writes about 'Why So Many Smart People Aren’t Happy' ... touching on a lot of points that I have held true for a while now. Good to see that the topic is getting focus.
You Cannot Make This Stuff Up ...
Question : Is it OK if I work at home on Friday ?
Answer : No - you need to open and close the office.
Question : But nobody is in the office. Everyone is out in meetings except for two people taking the day off.
Answer : You will be.
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#TrueStory
Crunchbase : Monday May 23rd
SharesPost said it called off the proposed Uber deal.
A broker of private technology stocks recently called off a proposed deal to purchase shares of Uber and package them in an investment fund. The broker, Sharespost, cited a “lack of investor interest†in the shares, which a Bloomberg article attributed partly to terms requiring shareholders to keep their stake until Uber was acquired or went public, with no visibility into the company’s operations or finances.
We Blame Apple - Why Not Beyonce ?
[www.theguardian.com/commentis...](http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/18/beyonce-ivy-park-harsh-lives-garment-makers-fashion-branding-consumers?)
Question - When Did Australia Move To Europe ?
Or is it because the Eurovision team are running out of countries ?
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/australia-would-have-won-eurovision-last-year/
About that Fire ....
Seriously ? The ONLY copy ? Destroyed ?
https://news.slashdot.org/story/16/05/16/210230/cia-watchdog-mistakenly-destroyed-its-only-copy-of-a-senate-torture-report

