November 2010
12 posts
“So there you have it. Unbeknownst to the 12 of us, we were playing out a script...”
– Tux Life: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Sawickipedia: Engaging post on a someone’s recent experience as foreperson of a jury.
“Tumblr currently has 47.8M uniques a month, according to Quantcast. For the...”
– Caterpillar Cowboy
Sawickipedia says: The idea of tumblr hijacking users links likely won’t work. Popular tumblogs will want the links for themselves so the minute tumblr hijacks the links - their top pubs leave. Honestly they need to launch in stream advertising ala twitter and even then that...
“Tumblr currently has 47.8M uniques a month, according to Quantcast. For the...”
– Caterpillar Cowboy
Sawickipedia says: The idea of tumblr hijacking users links likely won’t work. Popular tumblogs will want the links for themselves so the minute tumblr hijacks the links - their top pubs leave. Honestly they need to launch in stream advertising ala twitter and even then...
“(Reuters) - General Motors Co may have the world’s biggest initial public...”
– Factbox: Taxpayers in deep water on GM investment | Reuters
Sawickipedia says: I would love an analysis of the social costs of providing for the auto workers and their pension vs this $9B current paper loss.
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“If VCs, angels and other investors aren’t knocking at your door (read: emailing...”
– What I Learned About Sales But Foolishly Forgot When Raising VC « Rand’s Blog
Sawickipedia says: Very sound advice w/r/t raising money.
“We’ve tried to help you, California. Some spent millions on campaigns to entice...”
– Allysia Finley: California Is the Lindsay Lohan of States and Sacramento Shouldn’t Expect a Bailout - WSJ.com (via sawickipedia)
Rafer sez: If it’s inevitable, how’s that a warning?
(via rafer)
Sawickipedia says: The inevitable is the crash and burning. The warning is: No Bailout for You.
“We’ve tried to help you, California. Some spent millions on campaigns to...”
– Allysia Finley: California Is the Lindsay Lohan of States and Sacramento Shouldn’t Expect a Bailout - WSJ.com
“The mood in much of the rest of the country was quite different. In the nation’s...”
– Indebted and Unrepentant by Fred Siegel, City Journal 3 November 2010 Sawickipedia says: This issue could well define the ‘12 federal races. My guess is that if put to a vote - CA and NY are going down. Any middle america congressperson who votes in favor of NY and CA bailouts (and they will...