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Monthly Archives: January 2014

You can always judge a person by the company they keep

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

I am among those who believe Chris Christie is now toast, so, as my good news post of the week, I pass on for your consideration a few thoughts about what we may have avoided. Via naked capitalism, I came across this article, which gives us chapter and verse on the Christie threat. We are […]

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Thou may shoot thy neighbor (certain conditions apply)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

It will be interesting to see if a recent Florida case gets the same attention as the Trayvon Martin case or whether, as I predict, we have all grown used to the idea that it is legal to murder people in hoodies in Florida: On Thursday, an Orlando man shot and killed a 21-year-old who […]

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Time to ditch the constitution (or large parts of it)

Thursday, January 16, 2014

It is sometimes amazing how, in the most unlikely places, we find a tendency in our government to find ways to shovel money to those least in need. Latest case in point, at least latest case to come to my attention: Greg Noll, a senior at Columbia University, balances his engineering major with a federally […]

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I know you’ve probably already seen this

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Couldn’t resist. Edited with BlogPad Pro

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What could go wrong, bitcoin edition

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Okay, I'm not an economist, so I can't give you chapter and verse about why this does not bode well, but it seems to me that packaging derivatives to protect bitcoin investors just can't end well: Coinbase now handles bitcoin transactions for more than 19,000 businesses and 750,000 individuals. The tiny San Francisco startup offers […]

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Bad moon rising

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

An Appeals Court has just struck down the FCC's attempt to impose net neutrality. That ruling, and the rise of the app, may very well spell the end of the independent voices, such as your humble blogger, that have, to a some extent, managed to fight back against the now very much right wing mainstream […]

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Remarkable people

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Saturday morning my attention was drawn to an article in the Boston Globe about a couple who had just donated millions of dollars worth of art to Bowdoin College. I began to read the article only because Bowdoin is my alma mater. I assumed that the couple involved were rich alumni, or, given Bowdoin's history […]

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Proof that capitalism can’t work

Saturday, January 11, 2014

I am a member of the board of an organization which is so pathetic that it recently elected me chair. In furtherance of my duties, I proposed to set up a shared Dropbox folder, which I attempted to do last night. I experienced difficulties sharing the folder. I did a bit of investigating and discovered […]

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Friday Night Music

Friday, January 10, 2014

No question this week. Phil Everly died earlier this week, so the Everly Brothers it must be. They actually peaked slightly before my time, so in a sense I had to rediscover them. It really is a mystery why they couldn’t make the transition into the 60’s, given the influence they had on so many […]

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Delicious

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

So, it turns out that Chris Christie'e people deliberately caused a massive traffic jam in NJ, as political payback against the Fort Lee mayor. Sort of weird when you consider that theres really no use punishing someone while denying responsibility. Sort of undermines the message. It's a little like Tony Soprano arranging an accident that […]

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