September 2008
Right Again: A Critic at Large: The New Yorker →
Beginning in the late eighteen-twenties, Mill took on a great deal of Continental philosophy that, then as now, was regarded as just this side of charlatanism by his bread-and-butter Anglo-Saxon…
Bush appeals to Congress to reverse bail-out... →
President Bush has warned Congress that the US economy will get worse by the day unless lawmakers think again about their rejection of a $700bn emergency package to rescue the struggling banking…
globeandmail.com: What's wrong with bashing... →
The truth about the CBC is more complicated. Its problem isn’t an overt left-wing bias. Its problem is an earnest, mushy-liberal mindset that can scarcely entertain a contrarian idea. Its editors,…
Op-Ed Columnist - The 3 A.M. Call - Op-Ed -... →
The next president will likely have to deal with some major financial emergencies. Barack Obama seems well informed. John McCain, on the other hand, scares me.
Libor Surges to Nearly 7% But US Stock Futures... →
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libor is way up, so lending (and thus liquidity) is way down
Markets continue to be roiled by the upset of the effort to pass the touted Paulson bailout bill. As of this writing,…
EXILED ONLINE - MANKIND’S ONLY ALTERNATIVE » Daily... →
Kudos and all to that guy who said, “Fuck you, Mr. Cheney!” on camera, right to his face—beatification on that one, stat—but that’s a palliative, a nice thought, shows his heart’s in the right place….
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Black bailout Monday →
As we survey the wreckage left in the wake of the failed attempt to pass the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on Monday, there is some good news. The advent of the Jewish New Year,…
Black Monday revisited →
In biggest one-day point drop ever, Toronto stocks sink 841 points, Dow Jones slips 779 as Congress votes down $700-billion (U.S.) bank bailout 228 to 205
Tap Tap Discipline →
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Odd, but really really awesome
Trent just posted a new “from the road” message about the first ever NIN iPhone App! Well… sorta. Check it.9.29.08: heading southOn the road…
Caribou Wins the 2008 Polaris Music Prize →
Caribou is the winner of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. The announcement was made just moments ago on stage at The Phoenix. I’ll have photos and a video of the announcement added to this post…
Market gives thumbs-down to BlackBerry maker →
Research In Motion stock falls a further 9% after Friday’s 28% plunge as investors worry about weakening demand
For Stocks, Worst Single-Day Drop in Two Decades →
The drop reinforced fears on Wall Street as investors wondered whether the bailout plan would eventually pass Congress.
Dow Down 250 in Early Trading →
reportonbusiness.com: Citigroup buys Wachovia... →
globeandmail.com: The search for signs of a... →
The search for signs of a Conservative platform →
iPhone gets tweaked Safari in firmware 2.2 →
Thomson Reuters Sues Over Open-Source... →
TheStar.com | News | We haven't reached bottom... →
uTorrent For Mac Makes Its Way to The Pirate Bay →
Immortal McHorror burger is 12 years old, looks... →
“You invoke QuickGold by pressing the home button when you’re already at...”
– QuickGold is Quicksilver for Your iPhone [Featured IPhone Download] (via feedly)
Clothes don't make the cop, council rules →
"A Bailout We Don't Need" →
Arctic sea "foaming" with methane? →
paiTouch: Virtual boob simulator for the iPhone →
Arctic sea "foaming" with methane? →
Iron Is Google Chrome for the Tinfoil Hat Crowd... →
Tapulous Loses Most Of Its Original Team, Set To... →
Berkshire to Invest $5 Billion in Goldman →
Improve or Disable iTunes Link Arrows, Disable... →
How much is toxic debt worth? →
Todo.txt - Task tracking for command line lovers →
Adobe officially announces Creative Suite 4:... →
The Orange Room →
Lots of great videos and such (funny even!)
Rinse and Repeat: The Fourth Quadrant, and "black... →
As a professor of statistics, with several popular books, and a roster of technical articles, Nassim Nicholas Taleb ought to know how to write in a passionate but measured way. Taleb’s essay about…
Comcast Discloses Throttling Practices →
Comcast Discloses Throttling Practices →
Collider to Be Stalled for 2 Months →
Sneak preview: Pixelmator 1.3 is largest update... →
Why Lazy Functional Programming Languages Rule →
Apple Considering 'At a Glance' Notification on... →
Why Lazy Functional Programming Languages Rule →
Sneak preview: Pixelmator 1.3 is largest update... →
“What’s wrong with a company that returns only 10 percent of the books it buys...”
– http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=The+End&expire=&urlID=30999843&fb=Y&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnymag.com%2Fnews%2Fmedia%2F50279%2F&partnerID=73272
Glass-Steagal and the fall of the modern... →
The End →
The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming as the new boogeyman, publishing might have to look for its future outside the corporate world.
Online Literacy Is a Lesser Kind -... →