Archive for October, 2011
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011I’m only about 10% through this but it is very interesting. Watch it if you have time. Let’s discuss.
Links of the Day for Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011A rundown of the changes for the iPhone 4s. Here is Walt Mossberg’s take: We ordered my wife one last weekend. Her other iPhone was the 3Gs and was well over 2-years old. I think she’ll be impressed with the new phone. We shall see. Switching gears to the “Occupy” movement… Here is an interesting [...]
Chart of the Day – Mortgage Origination History
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Interesting chart I found today via a facebook friend (click on the chart to see a larger version) showing the percentage of government-backed mortgages over the years. The increase since 2008 is startling. The chart is part of an interesting article from DoctorHousingBubble.com.
Question of the Day – “Life Skills”
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011Here’s today’s Question(s) of the Day: What life skills should kids be taught in high school? The more I read about the issues we face as a nation, the more I think we need to do a better job of educating our kids to give the skills necessary to make good decisions. Skills like budgeting, [...]
Quote of the Day – Reed Hastings
Monday, October 10th, 2011“It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things more difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVDs.” – Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix. Hahahaha. Looks like he got the point after he lost hundreds of millions of dollars (around $200 [...]
OT: “Occupy Wall Street’s” Declaration
Monday, October 10th, 2011Filed under “Politics” Here is “Occupy Wall Street’s” Declaration as copied and pasted directly from Nation of Change: This document was accepted by the NYC General Assembly on September 29, 2011, with minor updates made on October 1, 2011. It is the first official, collective statement of the protesters in Zuccotti Park. As we gather [...]
Must-Read Article From John Hussman
Monday, October 10th, 2011Reading assignment: Talking Points for the “Occupy Walk Street” Protesters “…there is a cost to any financial crisis, which is “contagion” where the failure of one institution or government calls others into question. The main way to contain this is to follow the century-old “Bagehot’s Rule” – lend freely, at high rates of interest, but [...]
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