July 2010
June 2010
“Subprime mortgages were not at the core of the global crisis; they were only...”
– Fed Governor Kevin Warsh in It’s Greek to Me, June 28, 2010
We’re still screwed.
(via CalculatedRisk)
(via crazynutjob)
Traditional Media Is Having A Field Day On Tumblr →
huzzah! great press. fwiw, i think mark coatney has done an excellent job with newsweek’s tumblr.
“I want the word “reform” back. Between health care “reform” and financial...”
– Yves Smith in Misnamed Financial Services “Reform” Bill Passes, Systemic Risk is Alive and Well (via crazynutjob)
REFORM REFORM!
davereed:
My coworker’s friend bought a used car and afterwards filled out a customer satisfaction survey. He actually wrote the following in the comments secion:
“Camaro works fine but when it transforms into a robot it doesn’t make the cool sound from the movie. It just makes some lame clinking/grinding sounds”
The dealership actually wrote him a response:
“With regards to your...
Chipotle Wants to Turn Your Junk E-mail into... →
“The program –- called “No Junk” –- encourages people to forward their spam to nojunk@chipotlejunk.com. For every 100,000 messages received at that address, Chipotle plans to donate $10,000 to The Lunch Box, a non-profit organization that provides resources to schools to help them make their food programs healthier.”
77% of iPhone 4 sales were upgrades - Apple 2.0 -... →
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s...”
– C.S. Lewis
“For office workers, “doing” work is writing email, filing paperwork,...”
– Gina Trapani in Work Smart: How To Avoid “The Busy Trap” | Fast Company
FourWhere = Gowalla + Foursquare + Yelp (by... →
a swiggin’ freet new web app by Sysomos
Doctors limit new Medicare patients - USATODAY.com →
“I’m making a statement,” says Leah McCormack, a New York City dermatologist. “Many physicians are really being forced out of private practice.”
You Thought California State Pensions Were Out Of... →
jeffmiller:
The top 100 public school administrators in Illinois are splitting a pension fund of nearly a billion dollars. (h/t Balko)
Government has failed us at almost everything, and yet we keep giving it more to do.
Toy Story 3 Is About To Kill It -- Just Like... →
There are some crazy-amazing facts on pixar & their films in here. Ex. Steve Jobs is Disney’s largest shareholder.
Fanboyism and Brand Loyalty →
davereed:
In experiments where people were given Coke and Pepsi in unmarked cups and then hooked up to a brain scanner, the device clearly showed a certain number of them preferred Pepsi while tasting it.
When those people were told they where drinking Pepsi, a fraction of them, the ones who had enjoyed Coke all their lives, did something unexpected. The scanner showed their brains...
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Ohio Supreme Court Rules Officers Can Just Guess... →
“Supreme Court Justice Maureen O’Connor said “Rational triers of fact could find a police officer’s testimony regarding his unaided visual estimation of a vehicle’s speed, when supported by evidence that the officer is trained, certified by (the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy) or a similar organization, and experienced in making such estimations, sufficient to establish beyond a...
KC Groupon: Blanc Burgers + Bottles →
menstrom:
$20 worth of food and drinks for $10. Woo hoo!!
