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When I walk into a restaurant I have never visited before, there are certain dishes I use as a test. In New England, one of the best tests is fish and chips. To be clear, I am talking about independent, non-chain restaurants: the mom-and-pop places, local taverns, neighborhood seafood restaurants, and one-off establishments that build…
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Exclusivity Is Where the Money Is Exclusivity is where control starts turning into money. People hear the word and think it means one simple thing: “They are the only ones who can use it.” That is not enough. Exclusivity can be very specific. It can be limited by product, region, time, quality standards, performance requirements,…
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Just because it’s the weekend does not mean The Gig Man’s Life stops producing content. I tend to be prolific when it comes to creating material for the website, especially when a conversation runs longer than the point where general interest begins to fade. That is when one discussion can become several entries in a series. Some…
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https://thegigmanslife.com/pragmatism-in-action/a-better-way-to-regulate-e-bikes-matc The original article on the site that was requested by a rider
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Clauses Are Where You Win or Lose Clauses look boring. That is probably why they are so dangerous. You look at a contract, see legal language, skim past the dense parts, and think, “Yeah, yeah, let’s get to the deal.” That is where people lose. Because when you are operating with intellectual property, people do…
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There are times when I have to confront complete ignorance—usually my own. This particular conversation began with the question of how somebody might make a mixed drink using a watermelon and grain alcohol. That already sounds less like bartending and more like somebody accidentally inventing a tiki torch. With alcohol that strong, you might not…
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ANALYST OBSERVATION REPORT Reference: OI-001-ADDENDUM-ART-01 Subject: Context-Free Visual Archive — “Just Some Artwork”Status: Cataloging Anomaly Under Review Observation The subject has published an entry titled: Just some artwork The title is technically accurate. The article contains artwork. It is, therefore, some artwork. No additional explanation has been supplied. The images appear beneath The Overthinker Files…
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After everything previously discussed, somebody offered one more suggestion: “Put some dry ice in it.” No. That needs to be stated before we continue. Dry ice produces carbon-dioxide gas as it warms. It should never be trapped inside a sealed or tightly recapped watermelon, bottle, or other container because the pressure can cause the container…
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The Wizard Isn’t Magic… It’s a System People often assume that if someone can produce a steady stream of ideas, articles, videos, or projects, there must be some kind of magic behind it. There isn’t. There is a system. This article is part of my How the Sausage Is Made series because I believe it’s…
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