rahulrg

Not exactly a blog post, but still. Clay Christensen's commencement address, "How will you measure your life?": http://hbr.org/2010/07/how-will-you-measure-your-life/ar/pr

Trying to understand how to factor in "fairness" here.

The fact is that irrespective of body content (ie fat or muscle), what counts for the economics of the airline is the total weight. Heavier the passengers and the luggage, more fuel is burnt, and the costs correspondingly go up.

I agree with you, however, that the 75 kg choice is pretty arbitrary. I wonder, though, if tickets online can be initially issued at price ex "weight-rate". Everyone would then stand with their luggage on the scales, and pay $k for every kilo (without any limit, per se). To me, that seems more "fair" without setting arbitrary limits that might carry discriminatory or racist overtones.

I enjoyed James Gleick's The Information. Wonderful book from one of the best science writers around.

Yes, this is very sad. I was really enjoying this.

There is an excellent Quora thread on this very topic. http://www.quora.com/What-are-some-good-questions-to-ask-you...

To excerpt a relevant point from the top answer: "I'm not sure if people "become" ready for a startup; in my experience, people are either small-company types or big-company types. When big-company types of people join a startup, they are typically ineffective and (if installed as a manager), a major force in slowing things down. When small-company types of people join a larger company, they tend to become annoyed and dissatisfied, often leaving quickly"