Goodbye Microsoft, Hello Facebook! « The World As Best As I Remember It
Today was my last day at Microsoft, after 12 years straight out of college. I will start at Facebook next week as a developer in its Seattle office.
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Coming as early as next week, WikiLeaks plans to disclose a new trove of military documents, this time covering some of the toughest years of the Iraq war. Up to 400,000 reports from 2004 to 2009 could be revealed this time.
» Superbombs and Secret Jails: What to Look for in WikiLeaks’ Iraq Docs
The Afghanistan war logs were just the beginning. Coming as early as next week, WikiLeaks plans to disclose a new trove of military documents, this time
sarah palin says flippin’ fun’ .. flippin’ fun’? what’s with the “flanders” speak? how about fucking fun? is that so hard to say? can’t we come to the realization that a word defused of any profane intent stops being profane? whereas “flanders” speak used with profane intent is no better than using the word “FUCK”? when did goofiness become a virtue?
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Parker: Legal pot a ‘good stimulus bill’ – CNN Video
“Parker Spitzer” host Kathleen Parker tells CNN’s Don Lemon that pot should be decriminalized.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2010/10/13/nr.parker.marijuana.cnn.html
How Wall Street Shafted Main Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j2esw2B8TI
How Wall Street Shafted Main Street
CNN –October 11, 2010–Josh Rosner, who heads the research firm Graham Fisher, presents new proof that banks knew they were selling bad loans. Copyright CNN 2010 § 107.Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted …
No Jail for Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo.
I guess that means we’re officially done with the chapter on mortgage fraud and the poster boy behind it all gets to walk around like nothing happened.
Mozilo Settles SEC Fraud Claims for $67.5 Million – BusinessWeek
Former Countrywide Financial Corp. Chief Executive Officer Angelo Mozilo agreed to pay a record $67.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that he misled investors.
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-15/mozilo-settles-sec-fraud-claims-for-67-5-million.html
Very important and interesting read
Very important and interesting read …
Read the whole thing …
Gonzalo Lira: The Second Leg Down of America’s Death Spiral
Great summary. We were just starting the process of refinancing, given the 50-year interest low, but as all this become public, the question arose, “Are we even paying the entity that holds our note, who can give it to us when the loan is paid?”If that answer isn’t discovered for “x” number of year…
https://gonzalolira.blogspot.com/2010/10/second-leg-down-of-americas-death.html
If you’re going to die of a heart attack, let it be from a caffeine overdose and not a fat man’s diet ..