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If you don't think they are lost now, then take a look at their absolutely hideous public debt numbers (which was incurred when the government transferred private bank debt on to the public balance sheet and built the original bridges-to-nowhere to unsuccessfully fight deflation).

http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/news/international/s_p_japan...

michaeltyon Visualization: Movies Are Getting Worse

It probably hasn't helped that TV can now feature long-running complex shows (Lost, the Sopranos, the Wire, Dexter, Mad Men, the Office, etc) that 2 hour movies can't beat in terms of character exploration and plot depth.

michaeltyon More Companies Plan to Put R&D Overseas

The giant sucking sound has become deafening.

michaeltyon Homeowner forecloses on Wells Fargo office, becomes folk hero

http://www.pylaw.org/RegAB.html

"The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing two new disclosure requirements for offerings of asset backed securities. See the RevisedRegAB site for details on the proposal."

michaeltyon Once again, praise kids for effort, not for 'smarts'

This advice applies not only to kids, but to everyone around us.

michaeltyon Why Isn't Wall Street in Jail?

http://www.correctionscorp.com/

http://www.thegeogroupinc.com/

Yes, you can buy stock in them.

michaeltyon [dead]

The Terminator: The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Sarah Connor: Skynet fights back. The Terminator: Yes. It launches its missiles against the targets in Russia. John Connor: Why attack Russia? Aren't they our friends now? The Terminator: Because Skynet knows the Russian counter-attack will eliminate its enemies over here.

michaeltyon Wael Ghonim: A "One-Off" for Silicon Valley?

"There’s one thing that you men will be able to say when you get back home. And you may thank God for it. Thirty years from now when you’re sitting around your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks you what did you do in the great World War II, you won’t have to say, "Well, I shoveled shit in Louisiana.""

--Patton

michaeltyon Hosni Mubarak finally steps down

Next time, don't take down your country's Internet.

michaeltyon President Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt

Enjoy spending time with your grandchildren, Hosni. I hear London is nice this time of year.

michaeltyon Mubarak to step down tonight

The effect of sites like Twitter and Facebook in organizing opposition to repressive governments across the world is very relevant to hackers and startups.

A startup may also have to consider how to react when a foreign government starts demanding restrictions on the startup's services within a particular country, if the users are destabilizing that foreign government's position.

michaeltyon How one man tracked down Anonymous—and paid a heavy price

"The coder said he didn't support all they did, but that Anonymous had its moments. Besides, "I enjoy the LULZ.""

Who among us hasn't?

michaeltyon I want role models who are happy, not rich

I can quit any time I want...

(clicks new)

michaeltyon Malcom Gladwell: Does Egypt Need Twitter?

No. They were able to put 1 million people into the streets with the internet cut off.

But it does help.

michaeltyon Should You Really Be A Startup Entrepreneur?

I think he meant hell in terms of stress on your family. Those 90 hour work weeks aren't exactly relationship-building material.