Why My Business is More Healthy Than The Car Industry

A bit of winter back in the air, after an insanely blustery night, but the week ahead looks warmer again - so I should be able to resume the walking process... which I've been missing somewhat.

Had some luck with using a software revision system called Mercurial for 'revision control', and it appears it will work with my Buffalo NAS as well. Tried it out last night with making a small repository and syncing it. So that moves ahead a bit. I think I'll need to write some serious scripts to copy stuff around though. Not sure I like Hg's 'working directory' approach.

Listening to the news of the crazy economy and can't help but wonder at the craziness. Things are out of wack. But there are little hints of repair. Americans are saving more, says an NPR report. The rampant consumerism and growth in debt couldn't be sustained. One would think growth in savings means more funds for banks to work with, which helps repair that as well.

Car companies though are thoroughly screwed, and continue to do pretty much everything wrong, while getting cash to help them continue to do things wrong. If people aren't buying cars, will funding them to keep producing cars that nobody wants help the economy? Seems it will create a glut of crappy cars that will further kill their industry. IF everyone can soon buy a 3yr old 0km car for half price, who will buy their crappy new vehicles?

Instead, it will just hurt car companies that are making GOOD vehicles, and don't pay their employees too highly for their unskilled labour.

And all this talk about concessions that the autoworkers have 'supposedly' taken. Wage freezes, and holiday reductions. Big Whup. Shouldn't the car companies drive for a 45% correction in salaries? That's where they should be. The free market means that the employer should push when they have the advantage. 'Down' side is they go on strike, and save the employer millions in salaries, and reduce inventories. What could be better.

Oh well - we're a long ways away from sanity in that industry. In my industry, some of us continue to work with a 100% wage reduction, and enjoy the process...

A lunch today too, so probably limited productivity.

Researchinators first task - put on the kettle. Second task, double my salary...