Archive for March, 2009

Convinced we’re repeating 90 year old mistakes

Mar 3rd

Posted by Steve in money

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In October I wrote an OpEd article that described many of the parallels I saw at the time between what was happening in October and what happened in the 1920s just prior to the Great Depression. Today, with the Dow Jones hitting the staggering low of 6,763.29, a value not seen since 1997, I decided…

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Would you return to dialup internet?

Mar 3rd

Posted by Steve in internet

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For some of us living outside towns or cities, broadband is a memory we long to recapture. For others, its a given that we live with daily and often take for granted. In our media rich, modern world, broadband of all kinds has become almost a necessity to use much of the modern internet. Whether…

What a Google antitrust case might look like

Mar 2nd

Posted by Steve in Google

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Eric Clemons has a guest post over on TechCrunch today that highlights why he thinks the DoJ in the US has Google in its cross hairs. I don’t want to harp on about this subject. Its gotten plenty of space from me in recent months. Just search for Google Monopoly on this site for a…

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Video: Popping Popcorn in Argentina

Mar 2nd

Posted by Steve in video

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“Steve, when you going to give us something meaty? Something technical and a proper discussion point?” Ok, so no one has asked that. Probably because I have done a few in recent times. And the past week or so I’ve been sick and not really been able to devote too much effort to thinking up…

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