Jwill's Log

Apple’s limited choice creates more satisfaction. Less time is spent trying to find the right player, less time (if any at all) is spent wondering if the chosen player was actually the right one, and as a result, more time is spent simply enjoying the purchase.

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A really good read on why what Apple is doing is right, and why its customers are so satisfied. Of course, being satisfied to this extent does not mean we blindly accept any productthat comes out. Like any body, we complain, and we ask for change. But overall, we would not go the other way.

Suddenly, many colleges are elite – The Boston Globe

Safety schools? Not so much..

One must admit that it sucks to play for sixty full minutes hard and strong, and have the fate of your whole game almost completely decided on a coin toss. If you’re into football at the least, check this link out.

(April 8, 2007) — Everyone agrees that NFL overtime is a problem, but no one agrees on how to solve it, as demonstrated at the recent owners’ meetings. But everyone overlooks the most obvious solution of all: If it ain’t working, don’t use it! That’s right, drop overtime, except in the playoffs. Regular season games existed happily with the occasional draw for decades. So if it’s unfair, it doesn’t work, and we don’t need it, why keep it?

Mike Carlson, Special to NFL.com | Read Article

IN PRISON: You get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK: You get more work for good behavior.

IN PRISON: The guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK: You must often carry a security card and open all the doors for yourself.

They forgot something:
IN PRISON: You’re there all day, every day, until you’re let out.
AT WORK: You’re there for eight hours then you go home. And you get paid for your time.

But go read it; it’s interesting.

The college rejection letter – The Boston Globe

Beautifully written. For everybody who didn’t necessarily get where they wanted to go for college.