Topic
Billionaires
A collection of 26 issues
How to Distinguish Digital Public Squares from Royal Courts
I reminisced the other day about the golden age of Usenet. Admittedly, those days weren’t long in number, but they were good while they lasted.
In the early 90s, I subscribed to a few Usenet forums (fora, if you insist), including a few related to my favorite bands, sports
Energy: Tech Constraint or Accelerant?
The technology industry is insular and self-absorbed. Its denizens and principal players often see themselves as singularly important, the ever-shining sun around which all other businesses and industries revolve.
One could argue that there’s some justification for the tech industry’s bumptiousness. The Magnificent Seven have dominated stock-market gains
Observing the Cautionary Tale of Silver Thursday
It’s now the evening of Good Friday. As it happens, yesterday was the 44th anniversary of Silver Thursday.
You might ask: What is or was Silver Thursday? It’s a fair question. To the best of my knowledge, nobody celebrates or honors Silver Thursday; it simply stands as a
Scrutinizing Surging Insider Sales of Tech Stocks
Going Underground: The Strange History of Tech Billionaires and Their Bunkers
The title of this post pays homage to Going Underground, a song released by mod rockers The Jam in 1980. Some of the song’s lyrics, if you view them ironically and from a skewed perspective – and I’m always up for that assignment – could reflect the current sentiments of