Monthly Archives: October 2009

“Masterfleece Theater” (or, 1900 pages of theft)

The King James version of the Bible runs more than 600 pages and is crammed with celestial regulations. Newton's Principia Mathematica distilled many of the rules of physics in a mere 974 pages. Neither have anything on Nancy Pelosi's new … Continue reading

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What if Bush had done that?

A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser. Snubbing the Dalai Lama. Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers. Freezing out a TV network. Doing more fundraisers than the last president. More … Continue reading

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Agile Gone Bad?

Agile ain’t agile no more when adopted as the official enterprise software development process. The problem with agile is “agile != flexible”. Agile was born in the world of contractors who have to show something for the money at every … Continue reading

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Don’t Let U.S. Capitalism Go the Italian Route

We thus stand at a crossroads for American capitalism. One path would channel popular rage into political support for some genuinely pro- market reforms, even if they do not serve the interests of large financial firms. By appealing to the … Continue reading

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$5.5M for new Freddie Mac CFO

GENEROUS PAY for new Freddie Mac CFO. “The government-controlled mortgage finance company is giving CFO Ross Kari compensation worth as much as $5.5 million. That includes an almost $2 million cash signing bonus and a generous salary that could top … Continue reading

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Refund The Stimulus

So if the biggest impact has already happened and the effect is going to level off, can we have the other $593 billion back, please? via GIVE THE MONEY BACK!.

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