My Rating System
I am a simple man.
I have a simple rating system to judge the value of anything that I buy (books, movies, etc.):
- Changed my life
- Fair trade
- Give me my fucking money back
Most things tended to fall into the latter two categories.
I am a simple man.
I have a simple rating system to judge the value of anything that I buy (books, movies, etc.):
Most things tended to fall into the latter two categories.
[...] Fair trade [...]
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt « Douglas Purdy
27 Nov 08 at 20:50
[...] Post-American World Posted in Books, Politics by metadouglasp on December 19th, 2008 I am a fan of Fareed Zakaria, but this book is very close to “Give me my money back” territory. [...]
Post-American World « Douglas Purdy
19 Dec 08 at 18:49
[...] of Life, The Emperor’s New Mind, Meditations on Violence (all of which fall into the changed my life category) and Outliers (give me my money back and don’t waste yours) in the past few days [...]
The Thousand and One Goals « Douglas Purdy
2 Jan 09 at 09:41
[...] Thus far, it appears worth the cost, but time will tell. I continually challenge the processes that I use to run my life, always finding them wanting in some regard eventually. If I am still using this in 90 days, I will deem it a “fair trade“. [...]
OmniFocus for the iPhone at Douglas Purdy
5 Feb 09 at 07:17
[...] That said, this Vantec enclosure is excellent. Very well made. Clean and operational. So far, fair trade. [...]
Don’t Panic at Douglas Purdy
7 Feb 09 at 10:42