This is how the free-market economist bloggers at Marginal Revolution ask for donations: Efficiency says that goods with zero marginal cost should have a zero price but without prices not only is the incentive to produce diminished but so is information about what to produce. [...] Donations allow prices to be set at [marginal cost] while at the same time providing a (noisy) … [Read more...] about Free-Market Begging
Catlover’s Blogroll
I've finally given in and admitted that catblogging is a big part of this site.In fact, I've decided to embrace it. I've joined the Catlover Blogroll Community. You'll see the list of links in the sidebar. Lots of cats there.All my own catblogging is in the archive for the Catblogging category. … [Read more...] about Catlover’s Blogroll
A Frame Within a Frame?
Wheels within wheels...recantations within recantations...a frame within a frame? Marathon Pundit is all over the latest news about the Anthony Porter/Alstory Simon murder case. I don't have much to say about the death penalty—I am as disturbed by the blood lust on one side as by the candlelight vigils for murderers on the other—but this is a bizarre story. … [Read more...] about A Frame Within a Frame?
Superman Rewritten
If you're trying to develop a script for a Hollywood movie, you'll get a lot of "Does it have to be that way?" questions from the studio executives. For example, someone might ask about one of the characters, "Does he have to stutter?" because that might make the film harder to enjoy, which would reduce the amount of money it could earn. That's a little less likely if the … [Read more...] about Superman Rewritten
Naperville Riverwalk in Spring
As we head into the cold winter here in Chicago, I thought I'd post a few shots of the Naperville Riverwalk from last Spring. I'm going to miss all this for a while. … [Read more...] about Naperville Riverwalk in Spring