Archive for October, 2007
Business Journalists Don’t Know Any Better Than You
One of my favorite pastimes in college was tuning into CNBC (or CNNFN, remember that?) on random days to see what the reasons were that they were giving for the markets move that day. It was usually some intelligent sounding garbage about this or that, but they always had a reason. Of course, they had [...]
A Heartbreaking Story
As a parent, this story in the Chicago Sun-Times just absolutely broke my heart. The paper interviewed a 10 year old that was walking with his best friend when the friend (also 10) was shot several times by warring gang members further down the block. The kid wasn’t the target, but it appears that he [...]
Amazon remodel
If you haven’t shopped Amazon.com in a while you may be pleasantly surprised. They’ve rolled out a redesign of the website that brings the site into the 21st Century design-wise.
The sleek new look does away with the old buttons and the orange and white color scheme for a new blue, white, and orange look that [...]
Israeli Attack was on Nuclear Facility
Following up on my article from last week reporting on the Spectator’s article about the Israeli attack on a Syrian facility , the NY Times reported over the weekend that the facility was, in fact, a partially assembled nuclear reactor. The facility was far from the nearly finished facility that Israel bombed in Iraq 25 years ago, but was meant to be a clear message that Israel will not tolerate any nuclear facilities in their backyard.
Quick and Dirty Logo Generator
Need a logo but don’t have hundreds (or thousands) to drop on one? HP has a service called Logomaker that will allow you to run through a set of icons and fonts and create your own logo. You’ll have to create a login to use it, but you can use it for free on a limited basis or pay $49 to have control over the logo.
The Browns Arrested!
I’ve been watching with bemusement the case of Ed and Elaine Brown. This couple are nutcases from New Hampshire that decided that the Federal government couldn’t tax their incomes and stopped paying taxes for a decade. The holed up in their compound (it really was a compound) with Federal marshals outside waiting to take them [...]
On the Brink of World War III?
Okay, Spectator. If you were out to scare me, you’ve done it. The money quote from an article on a secretive Israeli airstrike on Syria.
If people had known how close we came to world war three that day there’d have been mass panic. Never mind the floods or foot-and-mouth — Gordon really would have been [...]
beep….beep….beep
50 years ago today that noise terrified the West like no other and led to a push that ended with the first man landing on the moon.
NPR had a fascinating story on my way to work that the Soviets had no idea that Sputnik (translates to “satellite”) would be a big deal and that it [...]
Congress: Act on the AMT NOW!!!!!
Dear Congress,
I know that you’re busy coming up with things that will never become law and generally chasing your tail, but could you do something about the AMT? At this point, I literally have no idea what I am going to owe for the year and it’s October 2nd. It’s literally keeping me from taking [...]
