Month: July 2011

  • Standard & Poor's Drives the Knife

    “In other words, Standard & Poor’s is threatening that if the ten-year budget deficit isn’t cut by $4 trillion in a credible and bipartisan way, you’ll pay more – even if the debt ceiling is lifted next week. … Who is Standard & Poor’s to tell America how much debt it has to shed in […]

  • Malignant Revolutionary Entity

    “These folks aren’t in the business of doing Wall Street’s bidding. They’re in the business of bringing the system down to create their own new order, no different from a Maoist or Leninist revolutionary on the other side of the aisle. It’s a market fundamentalist cult. They are a sizable and growing minority of the […]

  • The GOP Can't Control the Tea Party

    “the gop made the same mistake that some on the left did in their perception of the tea party – they thought it was a top down, cynical manipulation of people, similar to what the gop has accomplished with the evangelical vote – a demographic that could be farmed for votes without having to deliver […]

  • Infographic: Data- Data Everywhere

    The hits keep on comin' – our infographic hit PC Magazine: Infographic: Data- Data Everywhere The creation- transfer- and storage of global data has exploded in the Digital Age. That means opportunity for innovators who can deliver more data for less.

  • Big Data by Sector – Who Has How Much? [Infographic] – ReadWriteCloud

    Rock out – one of our infographics just hit ReadWriteWeb Big Data by Sector – Who Has How Much? [Infographic] – ReadWriteCloud We cover big data often- from its definition to its limits. Yet we're always still in awe of just how much data is being collected and how …

  • Facebook Basically Owns Zynga

    Disclosures as Zynga preps IPO. Pretty wild how much of Zynga's business model is forced through Facebook. Exclusive agreements- etc. Facebook Basically Owns Zynga New revelations from its updated IPO filing.

  • Your Tweets Bug Me – oopsie daisy

    'Can't fall asleep for the life of you? MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE PLAYING WITH YOUR PHONE INSTEAD OF LYING IN BED WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED. ' Your Tweets Bug Me – oopsie daisy Now that Google+ has made Twitter and Facebook totally obsolete- I figured I could finally post my list of Top 10 Things […]

  • Glenn Greenwald: DOJ casts serious doubt on its own claims about the anthrax attack

    The anthrax case falling apart (again). We could have had an independent investigation if Obama hadn't threatened to veto the *entire* intel bill to stop it. Glenn Greenwald: DOJ casts serious doubt on its own claims about the anthrax attack The always-weak case against Bruce Ivins as the perpetrator just got much weaker

  • a post from Thomas Monopoly

    Google turned off this guy's account and he lost seven years of data. a post from Thomas Monopoly TwitLonger is a simple service that lets you post those tricky messages that really do need more than 140 characters and send them to Twitter

  • 'Everyone Was Screaming' On Turbulent Flight – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver

    Here's the news article from 2 yrs ago recounting what has become Ron's top cocktail party story. Hard to top blood- coffee and screaming as you plummet 1000 feet. 'Everyone Was Screaming' On Turbulent Flight – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver DENVER — Passengers on a United flight from Denver to Phoenix said the […]