tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post1500902287764513956..comments2024-03-25T15:17:04.488-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Never Start a "Tiger Tank" CompanyCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-12090885307507174732017-02-11T23:49:06.983-08:002017-02-11T23:49:06.983-08:00Thanks Cappy! Another great article. You changed m...Thanks Cappy! Another great article. You changed my life for the better! Can't thank you enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-483079106603068292017-02-08T19:12:57.150-08:002017-02-08T19:12:57.150-08:00Or to summarize, read Boyd's theories on aircr...Or to summarize, read Boyd's theories on aircraft design?<br /><br />Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784405906174658860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-3758031877804311842017-02-07T05:04:15.124-08:002017-02-07T05:04:15.124-08:00As a counter point a consulting job --
* Won'...As a counter point a consulting job --<br /><br />* Won't produce the motorcycle you ride.<br />* Nor provide the bed you sleep in at night while on the ride.<br />* Or provide the meals you consume while on the ride.<br />* Or make the camera you use to take the pics while you are on the ride.<br /><br />Or essentially everything your existence depends on. Slacker.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719734317257494896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-82798009839703873312017-02-06T10:54:54.239-08:002017-02-06T10:54:54.239-08:00I used to be the manager of a company that was a w...I used to be the manager of a company that was a wholesaler for water softener products. They literally had three separate companies under the roof that in essence did the exact same thing. It was a logistical cluster fuck constantly trying to do the invoicing and billing out figuring out which customer dealt with which company and which company purchased supplies from which vendor. Later on I figured out it was just a way for the owner to shuffle his assets around but it made a huge amount of extra work where there didn't need to be any. Richard Craniumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-76173187680628834652017-02-05T17:25:04.152-08:002017-02-05T17:25:04.152-08:00Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always wi...Always with the negative waves Moriarty, always with the negative waves......David Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927141282110234865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-28508936018648841552017-02-04T20:11:12.945-08:002017-02-04T20:11:12.945-08:00I absolutely love your work and perespectives! Kee...I absolutely love your work and perespectives! Keep up the great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-51487357224183234732017-02-04T04:18:58.706-08:002017-02-04T04:18:58.706-08:00Spot on!
With a dog... I'd say, it depends. ...Spot on! <br /><br />With a dog... I'd say, it depends. Wouldn't want to miss my dog and apart from the extra time spent after buying it as 2month old up to age 4 months I don't think I spend extra time on him. That said, I'm my own boss, I go hiking a lot, spend walking time almost daily anyway and the rest of the time the dog just tags along or sleeps around somewhere in a corner. <br /><br />And as with everything, done right a small to medium dog (18-25lbs) doesn't cost me more than 20 bucks a month all costs covered. <br /><br />But I agree. Don't get a dog if your life style isn't dog compatible already. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-4749928220664973442017-02-03T21:20:40.384-08:002017-02-03T21:20:40.384-08:00You mean like this:
http://dilbert.com/strip/2015...You mean like this:<br /><br />http://dilbert.com/strip/2015-4-24<br /><br />Phil BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-2683446618620869742017-02-03T13:56:43.538-08:002017-02-03T13:56:43.538-08:00I actually am manager at an international logistic...I actually am manager at an international logistics company, a licensed customs broker, so the beginning of that article made me laugh out loud.<br /><br />Oh-so-painfully-true...!!!SoCal Stolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06965975593220864678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-90894690636001890002017-02-03T11:31:27.567-08:002017-02-03T11:31:27.567-08:00As always, another excellent article/post that is ...As always, another excellent article/post that is something I often think about and very much agree with.<br /><br />-I don't have a dog in part because I don't want to have to wake up at the crack of dawn to take one out, especially in my cold state. Nor to clean up after their fur or if they track mud. Nor worry about how long its been since it went out while I'm at work.<br />(I do have a cat though, cause I still wanted a tad of companionship. But I never have to take it out, it seeks attention only when it needs it, its not loud or particularly messy compared to a dog etc.)<br /><br />-I regularly avoid dating or even hitting on single mothers. They're an insta-family, and a false one at that, since if you leave or they do, the kid is left high and dry. But talk about upkeep. Once when I was younger I had to make some kid cereal and who knows where that kid is now...to do that every day for years for some chick when its not your kid is the biggest most pervasive joke society is trying to push on men at present. If I didn't think "maybe" Some Day I might want one of my own, I'd have already gotten a vasectomy (still might), because fuck that.<br /><br />-My place isn't huge. I mean its great for me, but many people have bigger. But they also have more rooms & airspace to heat than me. And bigger lawns that need more upkeep. Doubly so if in some manicured neighborhood.<br /><br />-I could also walk from where I live to multiple pizza places, multiple chicken & fry places...a big department store, sporting good store etc. Many other people I know would Have to drive. Means more cost in gas. More vehicle wear & tear. Both those things mean need to work more to maintain for fill or fix.<br /><br />-I haven't married because if you think a retarded child aka puppy is bad, well, imagine someone eating up half your funds or more all while being moody, taking up half your places space or more, and entitled to half your stuff that you likely worked more years to accumulate if older than them anyways, and future payments if they decide to cheat or leave you, aka indentured servitude.<br /><br />Anyhoo I could go on and on but the point is you're right on the money, as always. No pun intended. "A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone." -Henry David ThoreauAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-70358471334466063032017-02-03T10:44:39.987-08:002017-02-03T10:44:39.987-08:00Excellent points! I have been slowly influencing ...Excellent points! I have been slowly influencing (I hope?), my college age nephew on life after college. He's an engineering major (Electrical) and I have been gifting him books on entrepreneurship, to get him a flavor of what it would be like running your own "shop". I need to direct him to your site, specifically this post so he can see what you are doing. The heartening thing that happened over the Christmas Season, when I was able to visit and talk with him, he was already thinking of starting his own business...while in college! When he told me that, I said "DO IT"! But, by all means, do finish the degree, because it's not worthless.<br /><br />Only have people in your life that add value to it. Only do stuff (e.g. hobbies, vacation trip, and buy things that add value to your life. I don't need a lot of crap in my life these days, because it just slows me down from doing the things I love to do! Jim Scrummynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-23031991616034478972017-02-03T03:17:39.427-08:002017-02-03T03:17:39.427-08:00It's work like this, specifically from "B...It's work like this, specifically from "Bachelor Pad Economics", which I discovered by accident some time ago, that set me on the path to minimalism and re-evaluating my beliefs about the meaning of success.<br /><br />Which reminds me... I still haven't read "Reconnaissance Man" yet. Need to get on that.David Jravishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318863315534783964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-39898142440261921512017-02-02T22:12:18.727-08:002017-02-02T22:12:18.727-08:00Dogs now take up too much time? Cappy hasn't s...Dogs now take up too much time? Cappy hasn't seen "Up in the Air"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-89512648166886508412017-02-02T21:27:03.858-08:002017-02-02T21:27:03.858-08:00This was such a great post. Loved the connection t...This was such a great post. Loved the connection to history and the example of the Tiger tank. Brilliant.Frank Cervihttp://www.frankcervi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-1433295559938239242017-02-02T20:02:53.759-08:002017-02-02T20:02:53.759-08:00I mainly lurk and don't comment much, but I mu...I mainly lurk and don't comment much, but I must say, great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-35561412903386465802017-02-02T17:53:09.866-08:002017-02-02T17:53:09.866-08:00Man you're an a-hole.
Keep up the good work!Man you're an a-hole.<br /><br />Keep up the good work!Doug Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980827610582358520noreply@blogger.com