April 2011
31 posts
“I think, actually, that you can make a strong case for H.I.T.,” Gibala said....”
– What’s the Best Exercise? - NYTimes.com
“When we take temporary employment into account, it appears that approximately 45...”
– How Law Schools Completely Misrepresent Their Job Numbers: A Law School Professor Investigates | The New Republic
Companies can block customers' class-action... →
vruz:
LA Times
Scalia said companies like arbitration because it is efficient and less costly. “Arbitration is poorly suited to the higher stakes of class litigation,” he said.
But the dissenters said a practical ban on class action would be unfair to cheated consumers. Justice Stephen G. Breyer said the California courts had insisted on permitting class-action claims, despite ...
“First question: Where is your birth certificate, Chairman Bernanke? What are you...”
– Live Blog: Bernanke’s First Press Conference - Real Time Economics - WSJ
Sawickipedia says: Just a little econ/political humor :)
The Chinese Century →
vruz:
by Andrew Sullivan, The Dish
It’s almost here:
Under Purchasing Power Parities, the Chinese economy will expand from $11.2 trillion this year to $19 trillion in 2016. Meanwhile the size of the U.S. economy will rise from $15.2 trillion to $18.8 trillion. That would take America’s share of the world output down to 17.7%, the lowest in modern times. China’s would reach 18%, and rising.
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“The congressman’s family had its own run-in with the TSA not long ago when...”
– Chaffetz drafting bill changing TSA procedures
How in heaven’s name is separating a minor from a parent legal in this type of situation? Seriously what aren’t progressives as up in arms about the TSA as conservatives?
Why T-Shirts Matter « Psychohistory →
Pensions: 70 or bust! | The Economist →
“And the key reason they don’t is that it’s impossible to raise the...”
– The Usual Degree Of Fiscal Bullshit - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
http://www.vaclavsmil.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/s... →
Great article on the reality of energy production and conversion to renewables.
“There’s little doubt Facebook is a unique and important company that has...”
– DIGIDAY:DAILY - The Like Trap
Auto-pat for the day.
Audrey Watters: How Technology Will Disrupt... →
Seattle-based startup TeachStreet may be the perfect example of this. The company provides a marketplace, of sorts, where learners can find classes and teachers can find students. There are just under a half million classes listed on the site, offered by around 100,000 teachers and schools. Many are local, but more of these offerings are available online as well.
“Middle-class America experienced a lost decade in their retirement accounts,...”
– Enriching Executives, at the Expense of Many - NYTimes.com
“When compensation is excessive, that should be a red flag,” Mr. Meyer says....”
– Enriching Executives, at the Expense of Many - NYTimes.com
Civil Eats » Blog Archive » Mapping Global Food... →
NewsFromUnderground: Wisconsin’s Katherine Harris... →
vruz:
—via lycanpedia: Via @mcrispinmiller
vruz: who could possibly believe GOP would dare to rig any elections?
@vruz having watched Dems effectively steal an election in WA twice now (one Senate and one Gov) - Dems are as crooked as the come.
“At the same time, the cost to start a Web business has dropped precipitously,...”
– At Start-Ups, Founders Are Staying in Charge - NYTimes.com
Someone needs to start coupling these “the cost of running a startup has gone down in the last decade” stories with all of the “Google is paying out millions of dollars to retain technical and product managers” stories.
The cost to build...
Planned wireless Internet network threatens GPS -... →
rafer:
Rafer sez: It’s silly fear mongering, but it’s serious fear mongering that benefits me, me, me! #omniar
@Rafer did you really just say “me, me, me!” I have to admit that mental image of you in a high-pitched voice gleefully jumping up and down and saying that made me practically spit my coffee out this morning.
“But my embrace of almost any plan that really would cut spending and lower...”
– The Hard Left Responds, Ctd - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
“Since Medicare will abolish itself in its current trajectory, I think the onus...”
– The Hard Left Responds, Ctd - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast
Where Obama Feared To Tread - The Dish | By Andrew... →
“Muller was asked to comment on issues related to quality assurance, specifically...”
– Reactions to Muller’s Testimony | Climate Etc.
“India projects an image of a nation churning out hundreds of thousands of...”
– India Graduates Millions, but Too Few Are Fit to Hire - WSJ.com
“One of the things I’ve learned over the years by working with special people...”
– A VC: Mission Based Businesses (via david-noel)
gbattle sez:
When was solving people’s “real problems” (ie. value “real people” pay for with money) ever seen as an “alternative mission” that creates shareholder value via “exhaust?” Unless I’m really missing something here, getting paid to solve...
“The reality is that for all his understanding of the advertising world, Sir...”
– Ad Kingpin Has Advice For Media, But He’s Mostly Wrong: Tech News and Analysis «
“Three hundred and fourteen million dollars is an impressive sum, but it amounts...”
– Can Rob Kalin Scale Etsy?, Page 2
Sawickipedia says: My wife Katie has an Etsy store and she’s a bit above average in terms of sales based on that number but she struggles to grow her store and sales. It’s her biggest complaint about Etsy - super easy to start a business, super hard to...