What’s really going on
Economic Recovery? Don’t believe a word of it. Here is what is really going on: From Michael Snyder: In America today, only 47% of adults have a full-time job. According to one recent...
Category: Economics
Oak Bay Real Estate languishes
Yesterday while looking at real estate listings at an Oak Bay Realtor, a guy actually came out of his office to talk to me and see if he could be of any assistance. Not...
Victoria gets a spanking
Here are three Victoria homes of note, now suffering Mr. Market’s spanking. “Eagles Landing.” 3275 Campion Rd . Originally listed at $10.8 million. Now $6.7 million. “Ardmore Hall.” 9344 Ardmore Drive. First listed at $13...
Cyprus – Way worse than you think
Cyprus? Let’s see…, a 2-week old government that cut a deal with the troika. A little over a week later, the Finance minister responsible for the deal has resigned and president Anastasiades’ son in...
Open the Pod Bay Doors Hal – Robot Anxiety
Only a year ago, robots taking jobs was a still in the realm of science fiction and the idea of a an intelligent machine was off the scale and just not going to happen....
The iEconomy
The New York Times has a very interesting feature article on the iEconomy this weekend – Well worth a read. Lots of people making APPs and billions of dollars in sales, which is great,...
Are robots taking jobs? Or is that missing the point?
Fascinating video of Andrew McAfee speaking about jobs, robots, and employment. The short answer is yes they are and it is major. That’s the bad news. BUT – there is good news too...
Reality comes to sleepy hollow – Victoria Real Estate tanks
I don’t wanna be a buyer – I wanna be a seller – it’s much more fun that way – lots of people wanting to buy. Except all the buyers have fled, the party...
New Lexicon and general be-fuddlement
As Europe circles the drain, there is general be-fuddlement and a whole new lexicon. Consider: “Spain is not Greece.” Elena Salgado, Spanish Finance minister, Feb. 2010 “Portugal is not Greece.” The Economist, 22nd...