Clif Kussmaul

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Capitalists, after all, hate capitalism. For all the romantic odes ... the actual goal of businesses is to make you an offer you literally can't refuse. Capitalists want monopolies, they want captive audiences.
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When your new oligopic health insurer won't talk to your new oligopic health insurer so you have to talk to both, then wait on hold while they talk to each other.

I don't think the problem is medical staff, it's the capitalists in charge of providers and insurers.

When your oligopic health provider won't talk to your oligopic health insurer so you have to talk to both, then wait on hold while they talk to each other.

According to my phone, it's -6F, feels like -15F, and "today will be the coldest day in 9 years".

Why do webinar hosts wait until the advertised start time (or longer) to open the webinar platform? Do they wait that long to unlock doors for in-person events?

"It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honored by the humiliation of their fellow beings."

"We win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party".

- M.K.Gandhi, Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Resolved: conferences about education & technology should model best practices in both.

oops, I meant _useless_ ads...

Well, it's nice to be on a social media platform that isn't cluttered with useful ads. More friends & content would be nice, though. :-)

Palm University Founder & President Peter Okantey, surrounded by Palm students who will change the future of Ghana.

Palm University Founder & President Peter Okantey, surrounded by Palm students who will change the future of Ghana.