October 2010
19 posts
“Microsoft released their Q1 2011 earnings today. The results were very good...”
– Microsoft Runs Basically The Worst Internet Startup Ever. 1 Year, Over $2 Billion In Losses
Rafer sez: Please don’t document all this goodness without noting how many execs from MSN are now key players at Yahoo!
(via rafer)
And interestingly enough how many ex-yahoo’s are at MSN. ...
“Despite the howls of indignation from the Democrats over private campaign...”
– Unions in America: Labour and the left | The Economist
“That’s what Shirley Sherrod did in her speech to the NAACP. It’s...”
– The left is doing to Juan Williams what the right did to Shirley Sherrod. - By William Saletan - Slate Magazine
“Hundreds of millions of secret dollars are pouring into congressional and state...”
– Robert Reich: The Secret Big-Money Takeover of America
Sawickipedia says: This is what pisses me off - where’s the condemnation from Reich of George Soros and his millions flooding the election cycle? Where is the condemnation of the SEIU using hundreds of millions of dollars to buy...
“Finally, having been involved in the United Way and the University of Washington...”
– Opinion | Why Gov. Dan Evans is voting against I-1098 | Seattle Times Newspaper
An income tax to throw good money after bad |... →
Vote No on 1098.
“The average teacher in the state of Illinois makes $61,402. Illinois teachers...”
– Just How Much Are America’s Teachers Getting Paid?
“Sarah spent all morning working on a Face book post for Joe, she won’t use it,...”
– A leaked email to U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller (R-Alaska) from Todd Palin, apparently in response to Miller’s non-commital endorsement of Sarah Palin’s presidential ambitions. (via officialssay)
Sawickipedia says: Duh. Was there ANY doubt she was running as soon as Palin resigned as Gov-AK?...
“Look around you. 1 out ever 10 of you will be a superstar. A few more than that...”
– Ken Lewis, recently retired CEO of Bank of America, to a room full of summer interns in 2004, including myself. It was at this moment that I knew I could never work at an investment bank. (via gbattle) (via commerceandsense)
Sawickipedia says: OMG I want to throw up in disgust.
Stop It. Google Won't Buy Twitter. →
mikehudack:
tedr:
caterpillarcowboy:
courtenaybird:
But there’s another reason Google won’t buy Twitter, and it’s this: Google is learning to be patient. Twitter is a big deal, but if you accept it as part of an emerging landscape, there’s no reason you need to own it. Given Twitter’s natural competitive positioning against Facebook, Google can partner with the emerging service in ways...
“The truth is that I don’t think there is a simple solution. Some of you on the...”
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What makes the US health care system so expensive – Conclusion | The Incidental Economist
“It’s all of those things, and more. Our [health care] system costs more because...”
– What makes the US health care system so expensive – Conclusion | The Incidental Economist
