Link. GV is vastly under appreciated.

Link. Darth Google has a soft spot for education

Link. silly season starts now

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Link. self-parody. almost artistic.

Link. weirdly empty and uninviting

Link. good summary

Link. no longer the lesser depression?

Link. we are in the economics twilight zone

Link. “shares in private tech-companies are a bit like fine art prices: a place for the rich to spend lots of money and feel great about owning something very few other people can have. The minute they become public and democratic, they lose their cachet.”

Link. sounds like Beijing traffic

Link. harshest review ever

Link. early days

Link. What’s the opposite of right?

Link. Oldie, but goodie. “Colligan laughed off the idea that any company — including the wildly popular Apple Computer — could easily win customers in the finicky smart-phone sector.

“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone,” he said. “PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.”

Link. Glorious innovation, all in the pre-web era

Link. Darth Google.

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Link. we have a CRT with rabbit ears. could be replaced

Link. “… the US appears to be a beacon and a safe haven. And whenever you achieve safe-haven status, the short-term benefits (the 10-year Treasury bond now yields just 1.65%, which more or less amounts to the markets begging the US government to borrow more) are always offset by hidden tail risks which tend to bite very hard indeed when they finally materialize.”

There’s always a catch.

Link. Shorter version: The Blackberry Pearl. (pre-iPhone deathknell).

Link. South Korea under suspicion, but it’s not an easy question to answer

Link. Officially over. Can we get some attention for debilitating menopausal symptoms now? If men got hot flashes …

Link. Not looking good.

Link. Ten years ago, did anyone image even this much justice would be done?

Link. this will sting: “Boehner, who easily qualifies as the weakest and least effective Speaker in my lifetime and has to be included on the list of the all-time worst in U.S. history”

Link. betting on china imploding

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Link. Mafia nation, like Russian and Italy

Link. fascinating science, great study

Link. hours worked vs percent employed

Link. waiting to pounce. the prey draws closer.

Link. onerous patents on 3G connection. Here I agree with Cook.

Link. Is he delusional or just lying?

Link. Stross is very grumpy.

Link. pioneers

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Link. Or is it a debug mode?

Link. prices fall super-fast

Link. impressive

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Link. soviet monstrosity

Link. “.. the $33 million it spent in the 2010 elections on issue ads was almost entirely in support of Republicans and against Democrats, as will be the estimated $50 million it may spend this year.”

Democrats must not support the Chamber of Commerce.

Link. About $300 too much. Delusional.

Link. Maybe Romney will make Trump VP.

Link. Atlantropa institute 1920-1960