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Google Earth Captures Maui Mega Tsunami: FAIL25 comments
Posted by Scott on 25th September, 2008I thought this was hilarious. Look out Maui!
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Digg Revenue Tripled, But “Not Profitable Yet”35 comments
Posted by Scott on 25th September, 2008I read a Fortune story yesterday about how Digg has raised $28.7M in funding, putting its total money raised at $40 million. According to the article, “Adelson says revenue from the ad-supported service tripled this year. While it is not profitable yet, it was on the path toward cash-flow break even, Adelson says. “It’s not […]
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Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely7 comments
Posted by Scott on 23rd September, 2008From the Huffington Post, on the proposed language for the $700B bailout:
“Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”
In short, the so-called “mother of all bailouts,” which will transfer $700 billion […]
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Powerful Lessons on Buy-and-Hold Investing6 comments
Posted by Scott on 18th September, 2008You’ve heard it a thousand times: diversify and invest for the long term. When you have money in the market, stocks, mutual funds, 401k’s, that’s easier said than done when you see banks like Lehman Brother’s failing, and the market falling by more than 500 points in a day. The knee-jerk reaction is “oh God, […]
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