The World Around Us
Spamenfreude
This news feels too good to be true, and yet it is. McColo Corp., in San Jose, California, is a Web hosting service that had been identified by those savvy folks in the know as a bearer of bad things for some time now . These same sav-sters conducted their own studies and determined [...]
20Nov2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
Fantasy Football: Weeks 8-11 Aftermath
Yeeeeaaah, so I have a lot of catching up to do, so let’s get to it.
Prior to week 8, I had offered up a couple of trade that would have upgraded a couple of my opponents but would have upgraded me even more over the multiple trades; in other words, I make 2 opponents ~5 [...]
19Nov2008 | John | Comments Off | Continued
The Aerion Business Jet
I’m tired of Doom and Gloom posts, and thought it was time to post something that makes me happy.
27Oct2008 | Ray | Comments Off | Continued
Credit Default Swaps: Another Part of the Puzzle
Something I have not spoken about, because I considered it tangential to the root cause of the current problems with the financial system , is the role of Credit Default Swaps. Although the real problem is that people essentially counterfeited money, credit default swaps were sometimes used as part of this process.
A credit default swap [...]
The Economy. Where we are, why we’re here, and the future. (PART 3)
Continued from Part 2
So whatever happens, we’re going to hurt a lot?
Yes. It’s going to hurt. A deflationary crash would be quick, and extreme. People who watch too many Hollywood movies think this means blood in the streets, but it really just means a lot of hard working people will be on the streets trying [...]
The Economy. Where we are, why we’re here, and the future. (PART 2)
Continued from Part 1
Please explain your three possible futures.
In a deflationary crash, a portion of the money within an economy disappears. This means that money becomes scarce. This means that what money there is becomes very valuable. Because the money looks valuable, everything else looks cheap. That is, prices tend to go down, and people [...]
The Economy. Where we are, why we’re here, and the future. (PART 1)
Where are we, why are we here, and what will happen? This post is my attempt to answers these questions as simply as I can. I have broken this post into three parts for ease of presentation.
This post will link to several other posts that will expand on a point. I will add links as [...]
Thanks for stopping by. :) I imagine the recent news caused more folks like me to do a little research, and your post comes up very early on google (so well done there!).
It's amazing, the things I'm learning about the big, ugly web out there, an
Well, except for me. I just expressed my opinion of the jerks, and now I find folks are linking to that rant. I hope all this attention means criminal charges and prison time for Mccolo's owners etc. In the meantime keep spreading the word about thos
Lisa McSherry mentioned that you're looking for additional bloggers and thought I might suit for reviews and Pagan articles. Shall we discuss possibilities?
Hey John,
Nice to see GU coming along. Your 'proposal' makes a lot more sense now that I can see it in action. Very interesting set-up. I'm monitoring my traffic closely post-election. Merging The Big Stick into a larger network may make more sens
Go 'Dawgs, indeed. Richt's successes are more than admirable, and I've missed the hell out of him at the offensive helm these last eight years. Should be a great game, but I give the edge to the 'Dawgs. Even though Tim Tebow once touched a blind