links for 2005-12-05

• The ThinkGeek "Power" Tie
  ThinkGeek simultaneously does and does not condone the use of ties.
  (tags: funny)
• Surowiecki on how the number of hours you work can affect the economy (US vs. Europe)
  "The less work that gets done, the less work there is to do. Helping some people get off the labor treadmill can keep many people from ever getting on the treadmill at all."
  (tags: business culture jobs money newyorker surowiecki productivity)
• The costs of working long hours
  "creative energy drops to zero. you get labor but no passion. Productivity with no creativity. If we want to make happy users, we have to be happy."
  (tags: productivity creativity)
• Interview with Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto
  "I don't play video games in my free time." Wha??
  (tags: nintendo business interviews creativity videogames)
• A response to Nicky Hilton's question in Vanity Fair
  (tags: celebrities funny)
• Business porn
  not getting enough customers, publicity, traffic to your blog, etc...need more porn. "With Porn, all things are possible."
  (tags: marketing business)
• evil iPod nano cases
  (tags: iPod apple design)

Comments

[Jac]

just as you say.