The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
New York to Repeat Chicago’s Parking Meter Catastrophe
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/new-york-to-repeat-chicago-s-parking-meter-catastrophe-20120613
This is symptomatic of our oligarchy. Lets sell our nation’s assets for pennies on the dollar today, then complain about the lack of revenue tomorrow and further cut taxes! The new …
Will conservatism bankrupt America?
The right’s privatizing alternative to the welfare state will leave us broke
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/12/will_conservatism_bankrupt_america/
I think this is an important article to read, hence my posting here for my reader(s). I am not able to organize my …
Why We Lie
We like to believe that a few bad apples spoil the virtuous bunch. But research shows that everyone cheats a little—right up to the point where they lose their sense of integrity.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304840904577422090013997320.html
This is a really …
Nearly $43 million settlement proposed over FEMA trailers
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/justice/fema-trailer-settlement/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
This highlights the pointlessness (unless you are a lawyer) of class action suits. The article says that perhaps as many as 60K people are eligible for the settlement, which according to …
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is ‘Tempting,’ But We Prefer Whaling on Little Guys
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/sec-taking-on-big-firms-is-tempting-but-we-prefer-whaling-on-little-guys-20120530
Matt is a great guy and I love his articles, but in this case I think he just doesn’t get it. Probably because he wants …
My break with the extreme right
I worked for Reagan and wrote for National Review. But the new hysterical right cares nothing for truth or dignity
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/24/my_break_with_the_extreme_right/
Perhaps I have not grown as ‘liberal’ as I had thought, given this …
Can a Surfboard-Sized Watercraft Cross the Pacific on Wave Power Alone?
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/wave-glider-crosses-pacific/
This is another one of those ideas that are so obvious once stated and yet remain so obscure until then. Once I read the description I easily envisioned …
Rise of the New Economy Movement
A growing number of theorists and activists are experimenting with new business models that go beyond profit
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/22/rise_of_the_new_economy_movement/
Many of the ideas outlined in the article I believe are right on target for developing …
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515
I haven’t heard this activity being called ‘naked short selling’ but I have heard about the activity for many, many years. …
Tuition is too damn high
Government is to blame for rising higher education costs — but not for the reasons the GOP tells you
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/11/tuition_is_too_damn_high/
Our society has decided (or rather the oligarchy that controls the sheeple that is our …