February 2012
6 posts
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Extremist conservative chickens have come home to... →
In what can only be described as the most destructive game of chicken ever, Republicans have pushed one another to the extremes of their party, challenging each other on their bona fides as conservatives. This escalation has had the side effect of producing caricatures as candidates for the GOP nomination.
cdixon tumblr: Warren Buffet on gold as an... →
cdixon:
The second major category of investments involves assets that will never produce anything, but that are purchased in the buyer’s hope that someone else – who also knows that the assets will be forever unproductive – will pay more for them in the future. Tulips, of all things, briefly became a…
Warren buffet takes down the Gold bubble to it’s fundamental motivations; fear...
Kawah Ijen Sulphur Mining →
Stunning photos of Sulphur mining on the volcano Kawah Ijen. That calm blueish lake in the caldera? Yeah, that’s sulphuric acid.
HP Q1 Revenue Down 7 Percent To $30B, Net Income... →
parislemon:
As a reminder, Apple’s revenue this past quarter was $46 billion.
Remember when HP still held the tech revenue crown? You should, it was only this past summer.
Looks like the “PC” gravy train is ending real quick.
jasonkincaid.net: A Farewell Ahoy — Thanks For... →
jasonkincaid:
It isn’t easy to feel sad when you’re standing in front of a 14-foot ape who’s wearing a polo shirt, a backwards baseball cap, and, for reasons only its designer could explain — no pants. And yet, there I was.
Actually, “sad” would be an understatement. I was downright gloomy. Even the…
December 2009
1 post
“The Economist puts more faith in business than most. Yet even the stolidest...”
– The idea of progress: Onwards and upwards (via marco)
July 2009
8 posts
Stevenf's decision to quit iPhone
stevenf:
[IMPORTANT NOTE: References to “I” in this post refer specifically to myself, and not Panic. Panic has lots of programmers who aren’t me, and no anti-iPhone policy.]
I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to the iPhone.
Let’s talk quickly about Google’s official client app for Google Voice. It’s not the only thing I’m mad about, but it was the final straw.
To...
Epic DNA Woo promotion from the Huffington... →
WTF is this???
Apparently meditation can modify your genes now?
Catholic Church clarifies it's stance on... →
A while back, a young (seven yr old) girl was violated by her stepfather and became pregnant.
The mother, appalled, sought medical help for her child and doctors recommended terminating the pregnancy as a way to secure her health as carrying a child to term for a seven year old child is quite unrealistic.
As a result of this action, the following people were explicitly excommunicated
The...
How to enable emoji without jailbreaking using... →
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AT&T's massive Blunder →
High level summary:
Rather than capitalize on the success, cash-flow and account conquests afforded by the iPhone exclusive, AT&T just enjoyed the profits and apparently invested little to nothing in their network.
Result:
They will learn the rather painful lesson that most people love the iPhone and have little interest in the network behind it other than it be stable, reliable and fast.
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