Monday, November 25, 2013

Labor vs. Capital

David Harvey explains that in 1980, the "Capitalist class discovers it can make money by investing in asset values rather than in production. Investments in stock market, property markets, and oil futures. New markets are created so that capitalists can make even more money by purchasing derivatives of insurances of derivatives of assets and so on" (Harvey). Randy Martin furthers this point when he writes, "No longer divided between labor and capital, society's central cleavage would be played out along the lines of risk- the prospect of a return in excess of expectation. Those capable of embracing it, investors all, would be the managers, if not the masters of their own lives" (Martin).

This poses a serious problem in today's generation of children, including my own. The most successful people are those who don't put forth very much physical effort. They are rewarded for sitting back and using their brains or wits. Children learn that people who work difficult, physically laboring jobs are paid less than people who make money from investments and capitalism. While using your brain and being creative should indeed be rewarded, what children learn from this is that they should be rewarded for not putting forth any effort.

http://www.logosjournal.com/issue_5.1/martin_printable.htm

Monday, November 18, 2013

Pandexio

Pandexio's slogan is "Read once, remember forever."

Pandexio.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pwZjSPhJVk

Pandexio is a brand new software that allows you to snip important sections of text and attach notes to those snips. They are then able to be indexed, searched, and shared.

Each day, we are flooded with information- too much to comprehend at one time. Only about 2% of what we read is important to us. Remembering that important 2% is the key to success. Pandexio creates your own personal index where you can quickly find the 2% you need. It works for many different types of workers- consultants, researchers, analysts, inventors, entrepreneurs, technical sales, thought-leaders, IT professionals, journalists, and of course students.

Students' environment is more competitive than ever before. Current note-taking lacks organization. Notes are located in multiple locations: textbook, notebook, yellow stickies, electronic notepad. This style of note-taking allows no way to search through notes you've taken. Sharing also becomes difficult.

Pandexio offers a centralized workspace. No more loose pages and messy handwriting. Notes cannot become detached from source text. Pandexio creates virtual index cards from notes you've taken. Pandexio removes the unnecessary time taken moving back and forth between text and notes and also allows for high quality of notes. Syntheses and conclusions happen much sooner. Pandexio is a wonderful learning tool. I believe it will become very popular in universities.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Thor's Duel and Random Things

This week, I'd like to share a couple of cool pictures regarding Thor's duel with Hrungnir.
This one shows Odin's eight-legged steed (spider).
This shows Thor's size compared to the giant Hrungnir. It also shows the clay human the giants created from the heart of a mare.

I'd also like to revisit the poetry section and share a haiku:
His name is Yoda.
He comes when called; he knows
naught about Star Wars.

I'd also like to remind everyone of what primogeniture means: the first-born son inherits the family's wealth and possessions.