Low Margin Economics — A Starbucks Example
Starbucks Economics - Solving the mystery of the elusive “short” cappuccino
I have long noticed this practise in various markets, especially the grocery store. Tim Harford does a great job summerising the practise of making low margin products appear less desireable, or in the case of Starbucks, less purchasable.
What makes the Starbucks case different, is […]
Newsvine — the new source of online news, blogs, links, discussion
weblogs.oreilly.com | Nitesh Dhanjani | Newsvine is *fantastic*
I just read this piece… Look out people, the implications of this technology bringing the all the pieces of the information flow puzzle together will be BIG… So to: Google, MS, Yahoo — get your cheque books ready and snap this guy up before he takes you over.
Golden Times
CBC Sports: Canada blanks Russia for junior gold
Great job boys, way to keep the gold at home! The 5-0 score misrepresents how close the and great the game was. Lots of action, big hits, loads of emotion. Looking at the calibre of hockey this year and last at the junior level, the […]
Vote issues, not party: CLC
CBC Toronto - Vote issues, not party: CLC
Good on them. For an organisation that is typically pro-NDP, I applaud the Canadian Labour Congress for changing its blind party endorsement. More groups that influence voters should do this… because no matter who is elected, it is about he issues. State what issues you […]
Misleading props
CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Reality Check - It’s your money: Ethics and government polling
You remember the cheap skit Harper did last week in Quebec City, a briefcase of money - empty folder - $132,000 in small bills. Well, the evidence presented as fact was, well… false. See the Reality Check piece […]
Beer Not Kids!
Rick Mercer’s Blog: Children are the Future but Beer is now.
In Rick’s parody of the over-hyping of Scott Reid’s remarks, he has endorsed the pro-beer party (which ever that is). In response to someone’s stupid petition “Kids Not Beer” to Paul Martin, Rick responded with the Beer Not Kids Petition.
Guess what kiddies… beer is […]
WMF patch — URGENT!
Windows users swamp WMF patch site | CNET News.com
Hexblog - Download WMF vulnerability hotfix
IF YOU RUN WINDOWS 95 THROUGH WINDOWS XP GO INSTALL THIS NOW!
What that loud enough for you? This is so critical because the security flaw affects every version of windoze and microsoft will not release an official patch until january 10th. […]
The campaign is too long
Liberal Party of Canada - blackberry blog, January 4, 2006
Scott Feschuk, the PM’s chief speechwriter, has been keeping a blog from the hustings. It has been a good view of the lighter side of the campaign, but as time has gone on he’s just gotten wackier… I believe it is what happens when political […]
Spending Tallies - Conservatives letting is all ride
CBC - Canada Votes 2006 - Reality Check - Spending Promises
This is crazy, read the link above and look at the current tally of the of spending promises from the big 5 parties. (note the Green Party is lower than it should be, because it has not been updated with yesterday’s platform annoucement).
Can you […]
Ottawa program offers drinks to homeless alcoholics
CBC News: Ottawa program offers drinks to homeless alcoholics
Critics of this programme have no clue in reality. If you think that someone which very little to “live” for will willfully stop reaching for the one escape from the oppression of a material and consumption oriented society, it is time to take a walk in […]