tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post6216639826192639557..comments2024-02-09T12:12:37.636-08:00Comments on best minimum wage job a middle aged guy ever had: Quislings.Duncan McGearyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-81257480366108610042011-11-02T19:41:59.346-07:002011-11-02T19:41:59.346-07:00well if its rots and smell like Bend and has real ...well if its rots and smell like Bend and has real estate interest then its a 'quisling', <br /><br /><br />fuck that includes the bull, hollern, main-street and all that is BendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-88327296580354975402011-11-02T19:04:00.487-07:002011-11-02T19:04:00.487-07:00I like it. "Bums!"I like it. "Bums!"Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-45880082038414300182011-11-02T13:08:51.334-07:002011-11-02T13:08:51.334-07:00Agreed. By the way, my son looked up quisling for ...Agreed. By the way, my son looked up quisling for a school assignment and I thought you'd enjoy his definition: http://www.shesjustsaying.com/shes_just_saying/2011/05/the-definition-of-quisling.htmlMelissahttp://www.shesjustsaying.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-64159203559113664702011-11-02T10:03:57.280-07:002011-11-02T10:03:57.280-07:00"I'm surprised how many small independent..."I'm surprised how many small independent bookstores have bought into it."<br /><br />This happens because humans are social creatures (I didn't say herd animals, but...) and there is great fear of not being "with it." It's a social fear that marketing has turned into economic anxiety that often becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.<br /><br />Duncan, this is a case where your eccentricities, skepticism, stubbornness and experience serve you well. You don't as easily fall into group think. In the case of e-books, suicidal group think.<br /><br />It is amazing how quickly technology makes itself appear indispensable. How did we ever function without cell phones? Now, I love the internet. It's a great research tool. But it's also the biggest time-waster in the history of mankind. Yes, we can be informed quickly and from a range of sources hitherto unavailable to us. But look at how we (society) uses that power. The most important story on the worldwide web is Kim Kardashian's wedding/divorce. Seriously?<br /><br />My computer, my smart phone, my NOOK all have their uses. To some extent, they're beneficial to your business. For example, I stumbled across Hawken online and ordered it from you. Same with the reissue of the Nate Heller books.<br /><br />But it would be a mistake to think that you have to keep up with the technological trends to survive and succeed. For independent's it's not possible. I mean, you could create a Pegasus app, but for what? <br /><br />The only answer is the one you have found, which is to create a niche and work it deeper and deeper. Use the relevant technologies in your own way insofar as they enable you to pursue your model. It doesn't guarantee success, of course, but trying to win at a rigged game does guarantee failure.<br /><br />Jim Cornelius<br />www.frontierpartisans.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-11684406005528185882011-11-01T15:41:44.872-07:002011-11-01T15:41:44.872-07:00Doh!Doh!Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-18678768831308455612011-11-01T14:06:02.871-07:002011-11-01T14:06:02.871-07:00This is too funny
Free Ride by Robert Levine (Kin...This is too funny<br /><br />Free Ride by Robert Levine (Kindle Edition - Aug 4, 2011) - Kindle eBook <br />Buy: $15.94RDChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033979029490801023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-529575095156315075.post-13145824328876677492011-11-01T12:30:56.286-07:002011-11-01T12:30:56.286-07:00Not a big surprise that corporations have no gumpt...Not a big surprise that corporations have no gumption, though I'm surprised how many small independent bookstores have bought into it.Duncan McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02857388833850939721noreply@blogger.com