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A few words on the economic crisis at hand

I’ve just got to say what I’m about to say, because it’s gnawing at me from inside, and I need to have it out. I’m not going to pretend I’m some economic guru, and I’ll use plain words.
My thinking on economics is simple. I understand tangible products. If an economy makes stuff I can touch [...]

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The sheer madness of Web 2.0 hype

In any other business but the web, if you heard the following things, how would you react?

A company is valued at $15 billion
Said company makes a nebulous product that is supposed to help connect people, but usually just wastes their time
Said product can be easily replaced (more effectively) by a simple email or [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2007-09-19

A bit of a health theme to this edition of condensed knowledge:

A new CPR technique was discovered. It’s called OAC-CPR (Only rhythmic Abdominal Compression). As its name implies, you only press on the abdomen, eliminating the risk of broken ribs, mouth-to-mouth, and fatigue from pushing so hard. Definitely worth looking into this!
Prozac found in the [...]

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Get smart about money in 135 minutes

Two easy steps are involved with this:

Take 90 minutes to watch Dave Ramsey’s video entitled “Dumping Debt“. It was posted to YouTube in 10-minute segments. Here they are: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9. This [...]

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Meet LaserMonk in Chief

You wouldn’t think a monastery deep in the western woods of Wisconsin would be involved with re-manufactured laser printer cartridges, but there they are, a multimillion dollar business, up to their necks in profits… See, the monastery was in dire financial straits, and Father Bernard McCoy, now the Chief Operating Monk, struggled to keep it [...]

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China’s growing energy problem, and the US policy quandary

Just read an article written by someone at AP and published on MSNBC, entitled “World feels China’s growing thirst for oil“. I wish they’d publish author names as well! This was a very well-written article, and full of insights into the issue.
If you thought China’s energy demands are small still compared to the US, you’d [...]

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