A good article about the Waffle House from 25IQ:

A Dozen Business Lessons from Waffle House

I have long wondered about the reasons collapse of the Soviet Union.  Military spending makes no sense, especially after decades of similar spending.  Ran across an article that is worth reading, if these things interest you:

Causes of the Soviet Collapse (1979-1991)

A quote from the end:

We have seen, however, that Communism, with all its failings, did not lead Russia into the economic precipice that was the result of “shock therapy” privatization, where the vast assets and industries of the Soviet state were auctioned to a few unscrupulous oligarchs, while a society that had been structured around a state-dependent economy was suddenly stripped of its publicly owned capital. This neoliberal policy stroked Western egos about the intrinsic superiority of liberal capitalism, while at the same time enabling foreign investors to profit immensely.

Stopped by downtown to see the Waller Creek Art Installation.

A good (but short) article by David Alan Grier of George Washington University in the May 2017 IEEE Computing Edge.  It gives an interesting perspective on software and particularly agile methods:  The Means of Production

Menefreghista

Something you gotta do every 20 years or so (that is the old one on the way out).

Wow. Now  I am agreeing with Sean Parker.  From The Verge:

Parker says the social networking site exploits human psychological vulnerabilities through a validation feedback loop that gets people to constantly post to get even more likes and comments. […] In other words, using Facebook is like junk food: you get instant gratification when you post for likes and comments. It’s quick and easy but has little substance.

Tried to watch the documentary Chasing Trane about John Coltrane on PBS Independent Lens last night, but fell asleep before it even started.  But it is out there on the PBS app, so I am watching it now.  Great stuff.