Austrian Addiction : Technology

How good we have it?

Austrian Addiction — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:29:08 GMT

Arnold Kling links to Mark Perry showing off some real term growth figures: In 1950, it would have taken almost 8 months of full-time work at the average manufacturing wage to earn the $1,650 needed to purchase the 16 items above at the retail prices...(read more)

Another tech idea I'd love to see

Austrian Addiction — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:35:53 GMT

If a hurricane hits your neighborhood dead on then your top concern is probably your house and furniture (other precious items can be taken along in an evacuation). But when the hurricane doesn't do much pervasive damage, the priorities and burdens...(read more)

Impatient for technological change.

Austrian Addiction — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:57:17 GMT

I started this topic a long while ago , but admittedly failed to live up to my hopes. Well here's another one. You know those pills or goo you put on your dog to protect them from fleas, well apparently they also protect from mosquito bites. As I've...(read more)

Open Access Harvard

Austrian Addiction — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:07:47 GMT

This could be huge! Read More......(read more)

Open Source Academics

Austrian Addiction — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:26:02 GMT

This interesting protest of "locked down" academic journals made it to Digg's frontpage today. Read More......(read more)