The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
How America is rigged for the rich
http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/09/opinion/liu-income-inequality/index.html?hpt=hp_t4
This is kind of a ‘retweet’. I think this is important for the health and welfare of our nation, though I figure the rich have such a lock on things their hold …
Hey, Washington! The Pay Is Too Damn Low: The Minimum-Wage War
Giving America’s lowest-paid workers a raise is great for the economy. And even better for Democratic prospects in 2014
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/hey-washington-the-pay-is-too-damn-low-the-minimum-wage-war-20140227
This seems to be another step in my personal …
A new study: How overpaid CEOs tank their firms
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/new-study-overpaid-ceos-tank-firms/
Quite interesting article, I will copy the summary of the paper here:
…We find evidence that CEO pay is negatively related to future stock returns for periods up to three
The Vampire Squid Strikes Again: The Mega Banks’ Most Devious Scam Yet
Banks are no longer just financing heavy industry. They are actually buying it up and inventing bigger, bolder and scarier scams than ever
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-vampire-squid-strikes-again-the-mega-banks-most-devious-scam-yet-20140212
I wrote earlier about …
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that Target (and several others) have recently been hacked at their point of sale (POS) terminals to the tune of 10’s of millions of credit cards. Back in the ‘old …
Fifty States of Fear
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/fifty-states-of-fear/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
A very interesting article that sort of consolidates a lot of my own arguments. A bit long for the average web article, but I recommend it to my reader(s). The author alludes to the us …
Why So Many Tech Founders Who Are Jerks Become Insanely Rich And Successful
http://www.businessinsider.com/jerk-tech-founders-often-become-kajillionaires-2014-1
As I read this article I started thinking about my past. I used to be a total asshole (as opposed to the partial asshole I am …
Facebook faces suit over private messages
http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/03/technology/facebook-privacy-lawsuit/
It is amazing to me that people insist ‘free’ mean without cost. No one anywhere does anything for free. Even those who donate ‘out of the goodness of their heart’ are doing so …
Lurid Subprime Scams Unveiled in Long-Running Fraud Trial
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/lurid-subprime-scams-unveiled-in-long-running-fraud-trial-20131212
Matt is more upset about this sort of thing than I am. I _expect_ this sort of behavior when our government regulation has been as completely neutered as it has been …
Does calculator overstate heart attack risk?
http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/18/health/cholesterol-calculator/
When I first read an article about this new way of doing things that was expected to double or triple the number of people on statins I was very skeptical (see here for …