June 2016
Phenomenal piece --> How the Profound Changes in Economics Make Left Versus Right Debates Irrelevant - Evonomics http://bit.ly/1r1Bakt
No big deal, just taxes & 90 day limits --> Iceland plans Airbnb restrictions amid tourism explosion http://bit.ly/281PoUh
Only way to survive on another planet is to have saved this one first. Climate change = climate control https://twitter.com/NellieBowles/status/737829777302650882
Unlocking new levels of adulthood: Economics with Prosecco.
Ahem, women do this all the time... I thought we were supposed to stop... https://twitter.com/ProductHuntLIVE/status/737832359135981568
Delicious --> Long Ambients1: Calm. Sleep. http://bit.ly/1TPplLE
It's become a very (trancy) didgeridoo morning.
RT @elsableda: Utopia, and Dystopia, are intellectual places. Ursula K. Le Guin:
imageFantastic read! --> The Quiet Crisis unfolding in Software Development — Medium http://bit.ly/25yuav1
Earlier today I was distracted by what looked like the tip of an AR-15 poking out of a motorcyclist's military grade backpack. Paintball?
Not a pithy econ book. Wth 500 pages? Who has time to read that?! Le sigh. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGISemkJvU5/
@BradenMack kind of audacious to not have it in a case. also I was impressed I recognized the barrel (atho it is my favorite firearm)
Fantastic read --> 4 Women with 4 Very Different Incomes Open Up About the Lives They Can Afford http://bit.ly/1t2iLWP
Some are born to sweet delight, some are born to endless night. #poetrybeforedawn
Omg. Humidity. Desert creature freak out.
Current status. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGKmSaApvYA/
Dear @EricBeinhocker where have you been all my academic life? (Which has not been long admittedly.)
Bugs, humidity, enough green to impress Gilly from GoT, I've got to be on the east coast...
I don't understand how anyone in a semi-humid environment will ever run out of water w Air/water machines. Now in the desert, maybe...
Economics and prosecco is turning into a regular thing... day 3, in a row.
Current status. Epicurean or stoic? https://www.instagram.com/p/BGK8FqMpvWm/
Mt. Rainier in the distance. @ SEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport https://www.instagram.com/p/BGUjw68JvST/
Thanks to two, 5+ hour flights, I finished this 500 pg tome in 5 days. #originofwealth #beinhocker https://www.instagram.com/p/BGUkSQqJvTd/
Getting ready for the holographic-ification of Professor Vescent. 24 cameras 360 capture. https://www.instagram.com/p/BGVGHC5pvbJ/
New levels of US political bread and circuses.
Some thoughts on my ongoing practice --> Expanding Emotional Connection http://bit.ly/1RVTTnw
Standing on my mark. Vescent Economics. @ Bellevue, Washington https://www.instagram.com/p/BGZloXHpvUV/
Note to self: do not confuse GDP and GTD. (Past and current expertise self) #profvescent
In case I haven't mentioned it, I'm in Bellevue this week, shooting a 360 degree VR Econ course, covering both old & new econ theory. Fun!
@amoration yeah, it's some serious future stuff - in content and practice. Beyond the Young Lady's Primer.
@amoration this is a full studio set up - 24 cameras 360 surround. Not light weight. :-)
No matter how many times I say Kondratiev, I'll never believe pronounce it correctly.... Still, they are one of my favorite things.
Music to my ears! https://twitter.com/IHazRabies/status/740772660695728129
Pondering: Quipu, Inca; Tally Sticks, English/Paleo aka an ancient ledger? Probably not so far fetched. #vescenteconomics
I have a bottle of Prosecco chillin in the fridge, but I'm not opening it till we're finished shooting...
My awesome teleprompter. #vescenteconomics https://www.instagram.com/p/BGcVy9cJvce/
More Econ and Prosecco... https://www.instagram.com/p/BGcaRhypvXV/
Hanging round the back stage, sharpie in my hand It’s all I ever do, it’s hard to understand #lyricsgame cc my modest troubadour @abcfry <3
SO! GOOD! I transcribed the lyrics of my 5 favorite songs: http://www.heathervescent.com/loveletters/2016/06/lexicon-of-love-ii.html https://twitter.com/ABCFRY/status/738780181691764736
#1 and #4 are the most important. https://twitter.com/MAVMCQ/status/741052880761716737
Crazy to think that some kids / teens won't remember the 2008 collapse. Hell, some adults probably won't. #vescenteconomics
RT @cfield23: Hahahahahah @ReformedBroker this is awesome.
imageThanks to @anildash I'm going to write the last few econ scripts listening to Prince. Because I find Econ sexy. (What have I become?!)
You know what this means!! Vescent Economics complete! Final shoots tomorrow. @ Bellevue,… https://www.instagram.com/p/BGdm420pvZ_/
Obviously, the POTUS role is too small of a job for Bernie. He's bigger than that. & the world still needs him. Pivot & rally your dragons.
Fantastic story about LA's Beloved Jacaranda --> The Story Behind Los Angeles' Beautiful, Ephemeral Jacaranda Blooms http://bit.ly/1WHBfrr
And that's a wrap shooting Vescent Economics! https://www.facebook.com/heathervescent/posts/10156931532900580
RT @asking4afiend: I think it would be cool to have my body be a "living canvas" for an artist. Unless it was a martial artist.
@amoration I love her work! Mentioned her in course! Or course.
Home again home again, beloved grid. @ Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) https://www.instagram.com/p/BGiJL4AJvQR/
How not to wait for luggage. All these idiots blocking expecting their luggage to be first. @… https://www.instagram.com/p/BGiMN2SpvXD/
1.5 liters of Prosecco. For reals?! Who wants to have an Econ and Cheese party? https://www.instagram.com/p/BGiribpJvf7/
People are people so why should it be You and I should get along so awfully #orlando #lyricsgame
RT @slackmistress: The GOP wants to send prayers to the victims of the Orlando shooting but use their religion for the right to discriminat…
Yes, we are living through the apocalypse. Said this for the last 5 years. This is the dark age of the industrial information transition.
We wouldn't need to do any research on basic income, if corporations just paid their taxes. Or governments stopped stimulating the economy.
Bliss is a relaxing Monday morning, coffee, dog at my feet, good music. After 8 weeks of intensive work/travel/life. <3
Fascinating read, I agree w/ the premise, but not the action of creating a new exchange. I ask questions --> https://twitter.com/ultimape/status/742412906348838913
I turned a corner last week after recording a semester of econ lectures in 1 week. My bs meter is on high alert.
@ultimape cool. But DAO misses a major aspect of humanity - the human.
@ultimape Double cool. So you've studied Axelrod? Have you also studied systems theory?
@ultimape I have mixed feeling about creating new platforms/systems instead of addressing the issues of previous/old systems.
@ultimape creating something new, is much much easier and you can control it. But previous systems evolved to where they are based on enviro
@ultimape Def check out Axelrod. He did Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma to understand potential cold war outcomes. One of my fav researchers.
@ultimape also, read Limits to Growth & Donella Meadows stuff on systems. I'm digging into Elinor Ostrom's research right now myself.
@ultimape that is my ultimate bone to pick with blockchain. The elimination of trust, which is a basic building block of human interactions.
@ultimape and we know all too well how economic ideology plays out in reality, hmmm? (boom, bust, boom, bust) ecological destruction.
@ultimape nice, who do you like in the field today? who's catching your interest?
@ultimape you are familiar with my work, right? ;-)
@ultimape I've skimmed it. Should probably look at it in more detail.
The best part of a latte is the bittersweet foam.
@ultimape touche. and I agree about "the fence" beautiful conversation w you btw
@askpang Who said it was a grad school mixer. We're civilized professionals! ;-P
Today has been all Jamiroquai and convertible zoom zoom to/through beloved LA streets and highways.
You know something is messed up when VCs are pushing for a basic income. Read between the lines... https://twitter.com/ABCNews24/status/742258005392031747
The world is going to hell, here's a silly Sting video. https://youtu.be/KYps5LfOaGg
RT @existentialcoms: "I have ennui." "What's that?" "It's when you are depressed, but not so depressed that you've given up on being preten…
Unfortunately, I don't think we've reached peak hate yet. But all things eventually turn towards their opposite.
Although, we may have just reached peak apocalypse - and we are certainly living through it presently.
Look, a potato pancake is supposed to be on a burger! @ Canter's Deli https://www.instagram.com/p/BGqgeLQpvbi/
@Ruth666 somehow, that reminded me of this... https://youtu.be/XcATvu5f9vE
So many of my fav cars here: saab, lotus, miata, stingray, viper, jaguar .... http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/news/g2679/coolest-cars-last-50-years ht @boxeswithknobs
Important read --> The Hypermasculine Violence of Omar Mateen & Brock Turner http://bit.ly/1ZSeMWW
In the calmness that was today, I began post-production.
Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit.
RT @existentialcoms: When someone asks what I'm thinking I say "the anguish of life" to seem deep, but I'm really thinking how freedom can'…
Today, I feel the world through strange wine. The rocking of a ship - ebbing into the emotion, flowing to infinity.
Elon Musk is half right, we are simulated experiences (strange loops) in each others minds. ht/ Douglas Hofstadter
Must review for anyone in personal data & identity --> https://twitter.com/IdentityWoman/status/743176581103902720
Morning pondering: anti-entropic economic activities
A must read for anyone doing VR today --> What Is Virtual Reality? http://bit.ly/1ZSIJpY
After weeks traveling, I'm in full domestic goddess mode this week. Fresh brew kombucha, risotto and now, my cherry chia seed pie.
Unintended consequences: Anger & Fear activate the most for content sharing. --> Creating emotional viral content http://bit.ly/261zKtv
Ramen flavored boba. Discuss.
Los Angeles, you are gorgeous with your Vanilla Sky tonight.
A conversation today enlightens me as to how countries can manipulate GDP with "volunteer/investment" resources. 1/2
Tier 1 countries utilize Silicon Valley partnership strategies to increase their paper revenue (aka GDP) 2/2
@prestonjbyrne more interesting to make England great again, amiright!
@Jason you're not serious are you?
If the Hollywood Bowl holds 17500 people, how many bottles of wine are present on opening night with Steely Dan?
Purple Steely Dan. Be still my progrock heart. https://www.instagram.com/p/BG0t8HqpvXK/
Show me the sparkle of your china... https://www.instagram.com/p/BG0yGOXJvfJ/
Or a Big Black Cow... https://twitter.com/djwhelan/status/744372821233545216
I am offended that trust is used in conjunction with anything blockchain related. 1/2
Trust does not exist in a blockchain world. Trust is a human thing, and the blockchain is not a human thing. 2/2
@SCSilk as did I. :-)
I think I must have gained 10 pounds since Friday, due to copious lattes and croissants.
@iramey nothing better the the bitter foam on a flaky buttery carb.
@shamir_k alas no. I could get a decent latte then. Just my beloved Dona de Los Angeles.
Akasha latte and croissant expressing one of my favorite phrases. #latergram @ Akasha… https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2KFckJvXP/
. @goonth @big_thought I assumed this drama was a honeypot for eyeballs...
Dear writers, please use the dance of the 7 veils (Tom Robbins version) method of writing... #gettothepointimmediately
ICYM: I am offended that trust is used in conjunction with anything blockchain related. 1/2
ICYM: Trust does not exist in a blockchain world. Trust is a human thing, and the blockchain is not a human thing. 2/2
@InnuendoStudios fair point Ian!
Why yes, if you want me to follow you, a tardigrade is the appropriate profile pic. hehe cc @lehmanscott1
RT @NinjaEconomics: If Britain leaves the EU, it will be hard for London to remain Europe's financial centre http://econ.st/1Y19NWK
Happy Father's Day Dad. I think we were both 20 years younger in this pic. https://www.instagram.com/p/BG2hlgbpvX2/
RT @brokenshipsLA: Well Hamlet, does she? #brokenships
imageProsecco specifically... https://twitter.com/existentialcoms/status/744317759140433920
GoT, that was very satisfying. #NoSpoilers
@prestonjbyrne huh, maths?! please don't tell me you're pluralizing math, unless you also put your pinky up while you do so.
Woke up to the smell of smoke. Fire season in SoCal, with two burning somewhat in the vicinity....
If Facebook cared about preventing suicides, they'd drop their real names policy to start.
Thank god this financial warfare is happening on a parallel currency track & not the one we use to buy groceries... oh wait, never mind.
If we could only fork and then reverse engineer the economic crisis of 2008...
I don't know how/if men do that, but *I'm* always looking for forks of previous lovers/romantic relationships... ;-) https://twitter.com/RAlexJimenez/status/745337942697140224
Indeed. IMHO, nuclear is the only power source able to fully enable our future. Solar is a (necessary) baby step. https://twitter.com/ramez/status/745305181034688513
Fascinating! --> The dragon from the left: The biggest enabler of unicorns isn't going anywhere http://bit.ly/28Mulzd ht @boxeswithknobs
RT @garrygolden: We paid $$$ for rooftop solar. I'm all in. But solar folks act like they hit home run vs w/ govt help they were born on th…
You can learn a lot about someone's motivation by the way they react to the DAO. Greed still wins vs innovation evolution.
Who the FUCK came up with your pricing algo @airbnb. What a fucking joke. Hello Capitalism, goodbye human hosting.
Well, @airbnb, just moved a notch closer to @uber 's capitalist asshole ness on the sharing economy continuum. Goodbye community.
I don't normally blog on Medium, but --> “A Rant on AirBnB Ratings & Pricing” https://medium.com/@heathervescent/a-rant-on-airbnb-ratings-pricing-114ee2f7c293#.d8kgy7tjr
Of course you do Dave! It's rare for me to express my ranty tendencies in public actually, so enjoy. https://twitter.com/dgwbirch/status/745846553823354880
Please read & share, critical to future of reputation --> A Rant on AirBnB Ratings & Pricing — Medium http://bit.ly/28PcSln
Haha, well, I do have a rant on sexism, money and looking for a new apartment w/ my dog in my head. https://twitter.com/BradenMack/status/745943220442435585
In other news, my editor started on the Identity films yesterday. Watching the rough cuts = wow! Cool stuff!
Sometimes I wonder who will write (or has written that I don't know of) the Simone de Beauvoir version of the Second Sex for the First Sex?
@roseveleth But my dick has an opinion! Waaahhhh.
@ChristopherA oooo thanks. I will check it out. Was also sorry I couldn't join you at the UN. BFs wedding took priority. :-)
RT @bencasselman: Sooooo... if I'm reading this correctly, we have absolutely no idea what's going to happen. #Brexit
If I go there will be trouble, and if I stay there will be double... nail biting #Brexit results...
RT @fascinated: this episode of black mirror is terrible
Shopping trip to London! #brexit
RT @pascalbouvier: Scotland to leave UK, N.Ireland 4 Irish reunification. More than 1 country exiting commonwealth. #Brexit will create mor…
My, we *do* live in interesting times. What a curse!
RT @evacide: Top trends for fall: wide-legged pants, xenophobia, and fascism.
RT @fairsnape: Sad day - seems majority voted to compromise future generations and take hit on own pension funds
imageDamn lady, @fatemehx2 your new profile pic is so hot!!!!
@fatemehx2 I hope that wasn't an inappropriate comment. But damn! :-)
Everything you think you know, you don't. There are silver linings everywhere, if you look for them.
RT @Balloon_Fish: Apparently the UK economy has lost $350 billion value in two hours. Or 40 years' worth of 'unaffordable' EU contributions
@laurakcurtis @sblackmoore I think you meant, preppers...
Like always, no one know what the future holds. (Be ware predictions, pundits and pessimists.) And like always, you can shape it.
@JimVanDyke I like that!
Interesting idea, especially if cities tap into global distributed community, e.g. like Estonia's e-citizen. https://twitter.com/parkparadigm/status/745692819424153600
Expect lots more demographic age wars, especially as we live longer. Older generations won't die off so fast = slow the pace of change.
I'm unusual, but I don't want to necessarily live a long life - just the only one that heathervescent could live. https://twitter.com/mjarkiver1/status/746366754801082368
And now for something completely different: Tigers on Surfboards http://www.tigersonsurfboards.com/
RT @dgwbirch: Oh no - I forgot to put the clocks back. To 1972.
This is GENIUS! I would love to run product testing with existential philosophers --> Product Testing http://bit.ly/28QRiP5
Yessssss! You return! https://twitter.com/trueamericandog/status/746325776740552704
@Jason which is fewer and fewer people now than in the past. This business model will stagnate unless jobs/income rise.
RT @misspipkelly: Airport spreads at 7pm.
imageThis seems appropriate for today https://youtu.be/eh3qy4dShLk #brexit #chillout #catonamotorcycle
Anarchists use community, not guns. #mutualnonhierarchicalcooperation
I wonder if @pandora is listening to see which songs I (poorly) sing along with?
The problem isn't all the data being collected by everyone, it's who "owns" it and how it is used...
Great question.... https://twitter.com/dearsarah/status/746837019553214464
RT @dearsarah: Can we stop being assholes -& hold each other responsible for profiting from assholes...& get rid of assholes that are behol…
Contrarian life: Working on a film about competitors working together to make the world better, while the media focuses on the opposite.
Don't know what I want But I know how to get it #lyricsame
What would a unicorn do? https://www.instagram.com/p/BHNawx4g1YV/
The Unicorn Code https://www.instagram.com/p/BHNa0G5AvWc/
Oh @airbnb, San Francisco, why can't you just get along and talk like humans? I have so many opinions about this. #futureofregulation
This muggy humidness in the desert is excruciating. Please Santa Anas, take it awwaaaayyyyyy!
RT @existentialcoms: Terminator: The Simone de Beauvoir Chronicles http://existentialcomics.com/comic/139
imageRT @existentialcoms: America: land of the free, where you can live any life you want. Weird how people mostly choose to work low paying, de…
Important read, there's a catch --> Stanford scientists find 'water windfall' beneath California’s Central Valley http://stanford.io/294kQdu
Fascinating piece about a complex emotion --> Why revenge makes you feel a lot of feelings - Futurity http://bit.ly/292PW2D
