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The purpose of a business is to produce a return on investment for its shareholders through profit maximisation (charging the highest amount the market is willing to bear for a good or service) - you do not owe businesses any loyalty as an employee or a customer. 🧵

Back to work on Wednesday. Today was a good day - cleaning up around the house then went for a walk down the road to pick up a monitor for my work setup. At the moment I had two 24" screens and they were on two arms that hung off a pole that is held in place with a vice but the problem is that the…

When you solution makes the problem worse. It is always interesting how politics always provide plenty of fresh fodder that I can feast on for my blog - just when you think that a politician has ceased saying something silly I am reminded that they have the capacity of saying something even…

Went down to Queensgate (Lower Hutt) and cast my vote. There were a lot of people lined up and the staff were working at top speed to get the voters through. If the early voting is an indication of wanting change we may see an election upset with some tough negotiations after the results come in.

End of the week..again. Work went well today although I kind of wish that people would be doing something other than ringing up on a Sunday. I don't know whether it is me but I've been banking with my bank for 18-19 years and in the whole time I have banked with them I've rung them up a grand…

I just threw the exact same search into Bing and then into Google - why is it that Bing, even years of ramming AI down the collective throats of its users, still provides worse search results than Google. Do the developers at Microsoft realise how bad Bing search results are outside of the US?

Almost there. I decided not to have a walk tonight, just not in the mood and I think a day or two off from having some exercise is perfectly fine. As the old saying goes, "everything in moderation including moderation" and tonight for dinner I had some tacos from my favorite Mexican outlet. The…

I’m sorry but it was you who started the witch hunt and guilt by association. You don’t get to suddenly put on the brakes when you realise that your whole dirty politics scheme backfires and now, like a cartoon, you have soot all over your face. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Going well..at the half way point. Had a great sleep last night and I have to admit that resetting back to my old routine of walking after work has really helped the situation a lot vs getting up early in the morning. I guess it was a situation of me trying to impose a routine that may work for…

Another busy day. Another busy day working through a mountain of cases not to mention dealing with customers ringing up - some needing genuine help while others can't seem to function in life without someone continuously holding their hand every step of the way doing the basic of tasks. With all…

Google is removing the 'subscriptions' button in YouTube - why? what reason other than making people more dependent on the algorithm is there? I really have to wonder whether the people making decisions at YouTube talk to normal people in their life.

A good night sleep. I came back from my walk last night, jumped into the shower then jumped into bed - I really needed a good night sleep and the moment my head hit the pillow I was fast sleep for a solid 9 hours before being woke by my alarm. I checked the news and what has happened overnight -…

A busy day, now off to bed. Well, that was another busy day - finally finished off all the emails that were sitting in the queue which should make life a whole lot easier for the morning crew that comes in. I went for another 14.5 km walk and at the end of it my leg were sore but my feet were even…

Catching up on the news. I woke up today just before 11:00 am, opened up the curtains and let the sun light flood into the room. I then opened up my laptop and checked my usual news sources such as RNZ (Radio New Zealand), NPR, PBS, plus some sources on YouTube such as DW, France 24 etc. There are…

A good day. Today was pretty busy for some unknown reason given that it is midweek and most of the time when we are busy it tends to be on the weekend. Oh well, I got through the day and to be honest I was really looking forward to the walk at the end of the day - a way of resetting my brain so…

Getting ready for a day back at work. That walk last night took a lot out of me but I was able to have a really good night sleep - as soon as my head hit the pillow I was asleep instantly. I had one of those sleeps where it was deep and long, no interruptions the whole night and when I woke up…

Off to bed. Well, I'm off to bed for a good night sleep and back to work on Wednesday. I went for a 16.76 km walk tonight and when I came back I was sore all over but it felt good having a hard work out for a second day in a row. I'm looking forward to going for a walk after work tomorrow rather…

A wonderful day so far. Last night after coming back from my work out, I turned off my alarm so that I could sleep in today and just wake up at whatever time my body thought was appropriate. I woke up around 10:00 am, did some cleaning around the house along with putting the washing machine on but…

Dear Republicans, you have more audio equipment and American flags than people in the audience listening to your speech then maybe at that point you should throw in the towel and give up.

That was a good workout. I had a productive day, finally posted that blog post regarding left wing politics and the importance of ensuring that what you say and how you present yourself doesn't become an obstacle to getting your ideas listened to. I had a bit of a sleep in today and I decided to…

Dear Taxpayers Union, a house is not a nest egg, it is not a magical pinata, it is not a speculative asset. Houses are for living in.

How you present yourself matters. There have been a few events over the last few years that bring to the forefront the need to discuss how we on the left present ourselves particularly when you consider the hostile nature of the media towards anyone who falls outside of the neoliberal orthodoxy.…

Dear James Hetfield of Metallica, by saying that you're not going to say something political you ended up saying something that is political. If you didn't want to say something political then all you needed to say once on stage was "everyone having a good time? awesome! now lets rock!"

Finally the end of the week. Finally it is the end of the week, time to relax in bed before heading off to sleep. I'm at the moment pondering whether I should change my alarm back to 9:00 am or maybe 9:30 am to get an extra bit of sleep or whether I should stick to 8:30 am. I know an extra hour of…

Once again Hobson's Pledge is out there doing racist shit like they aways do.

Don't threaten me with a good time. www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/b...

If you need to make the following public statements: "CoreWeave's strength is improving every day," "I'm optimistic. Their cost of capital is actually decreasing." Then it tells me that things aren't going well - success speaks for itself, it doesn't require public statements to defend itself.

A good start to the day. I woke up this morning, had a bit of a doze then went for a small walk - wanted to get out of the house for some fresh air before having to work. A video appeared in my shorts on YouTube regarding the term 'gear acquisition syndrome' and the trap of buying gear for a new…

Hot take: The United States is the Florida of the world.

Maybe nature will take care of the insufferable tech dude bros - we’ll either get a cure to cancer or society’s more annoying people will disappear but either way it’ll be an interesting thing to watch unfold. tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/...

The day is over, one more day to go. I'm now in bed with my laptop at my side - I promised myself to read more but I think I need to get better organised in the morning so then I can write my blog posts then and then leave the evening for reading. The one thing I think I'll also do is have a diary…

One day to go. I can't wait until the week has ended - one more day to go and it'll be the weekend soon and then in three weeks I'll be going to Australia for a holiday. Ever been in a mood where you just don't want to do anything but instead just shut out the world and relax at home with no…

A good day back at work. I woke up this morning, more rain outside but I had a coffee to wake me up along with some free weights while watching some news on television. I'm following along with the the election but the one thing I can help but get the feeling that the media are like kids you knew…

Back to work. I woke up today a little later than usual because I wanted to get a good night sleep after having that shocking headache yesterday. For breakfast I had a sashimi salad and some blueberries on the side then paired that up with a cup of tea - a nice way to wake up in the morning. For…

Back to work on Friday. I woke up this morning with a horribly bad headache - the pain was at the back of my eyes and just feeling bad all around. I thought maybe I was dehydrated so as a result I draink some water, I put some warm clothes on and got some fresh air (under the carport because it…

A rainy Thursday. I woke up today and had a cup of tea, switched on the television to see what the latest news - we've got an election in November down in New Zealand so I like to keep up to date on the latest announcements. At this stage I've already decided who are I am going to vote for because…

A busy day at work. It was raining this morning so I just pottered around at home and did some free weights instead - if I cannot get a walk in then I like to have a backup plan so that I can still burn a few calories and build up some lean muscle (they're only 5 kg barbells afterall). I watched…

I've got a radical idea for the AI bros, how about coming up with products that deliver proven economic benefits before you spend hundreds of billions on something with no actual business plan.