February 2012
5 posts
“Whether the currency a century from now is based on gold, seashells, shark...”
– Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds - The Term Sheet: Fortune’s deals blog Term Sheet
6 tags
2 tags
January 2012
24 posts
2 tags
“She’s holding the pole! Marc, it was a pole with four wheels on the bottom, and...”
– The Lives They Lived (via kottke)
“Regarding mankind, no theme is more salient in the Bible than the morality of...”
– Aryeh Spero: What the Bible Teaches About Capitalism - WSJ.com
This is a fantastic article. I highly recommend you take a minute to read about what the Bible says about capitalism.
The President's Photographer →
For 50 years, presidential photographers have covered it all: upheaval, tragedy, joy — often developing friendships with the presidents they serve. Acting as both visual historians and key links between the public and the presidents, for these photographers no day is the same — whether they are aboard Air Force One, backstage at the State of the Union or in the heart of the West Wing.
This is...
“The video states “We have taken notice of a program that has been run for...”
– Anonymous’s newest operation: Innocence | The Verge Forums
Hitting close to work.
4 tags
“I wouldn’t have done it, but it was my son,” McKinley told ABC News...”
– Okla. Woman Shoots, Kills Intruder: 911 Operators Say It’s Okay to Shoot - Yahoo!
December 2011
13 posts
“From an airplane-hijacking point of view, Schneier said, al-Qaeda had used up...”
– Does Airport Security Really Make Us Safer?
Great article about how TSA is a joke. Speaking from experience, it really doesn’t work. By accident I’ve known folks to look in their bag on the plane only to realized their rather large pocket knife was in their bag.
1 tag
November 2011
18 posts
staff:
Holy crap — you guys are averaging 3.6 calls per second, and rising!
You’re making a real difference. Don’t let up. Spread the word.