January 2012
1 post
December 2011
14 posts
“If the euro is preserved and Europe moves toward a more unified future, Mrs....”
– http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/world/europe/angela-merkel-nears-a-remaking-of-euro-zone.html?hp
“Facebook still doesn’t know how to make money. That was the main...”
– Facebook’s problem: how to make money without annoying people | Business | guardian.co.uk
One Giant Leap to Nowhere →
tetw:
by Tom Wolfe
The space program, the greatest, grandest, most Promethean quest in the history of the world, died in infancy at 10:56 p.m. New York time on July 20, 1969, the moment the foot of Apollo 11’s Commander Armstrong touched the surface of the Moon.
“Telecommunications, which in theory should bind us together, has often divided...”
– Internet Access and the New Divide - NYTimes.com
“Adding a new chapter to the research that cemented the phrase “six degrees of...”
– Separating You and Me? 4.74 Degrees - NYTimes.com
“Ideology is a specious way of relating to the world. It offers human beings the...”
– The Power of the Powerless | Making the History of 1989
“When I was first learning quantum mechanics, I would occasionally feel compelled...”
– The Prague Cemetery - By Umberto Eco - Book Review - NYTimes.com
November 2011
38 posts
“However, Mr Osborne’s determination to cut the link between benefits and...”
– The welfare state: the social glue that binds us must be preserved | Observer editorial | Comment is free | The Observer
“Eighteen Church of England bishops have signed an open letter, criticising the...”
– BBC News - Bishops sign open letter criticising welfare reforms
“The introduction of a cap on benefits, as suggested in the Welfare Reform Bill,...”
– A bishop’s duty is to speak out against the benefits cap | letters | From the Observer | The Observer
“For decades Americans have been deeply concerned about the denial of basic human...”
– It’s all about CHINA.
Clinton to Visit Myanmar Next Month, Obama Says - NYTimes.com
“THIS film, “The Silent Majority,” was born out of a larger project. We are...”
– ‘The Silent Majority’ - Directors’ Statement - NYTimes.com
“As the European ship heads for the rocks, so the officers in charge are being...”
– Saving the euro is the wrong goal - FT.com
“Jin Liqun, chairman of the board of supervisors of China Investment Corp,...”
– Said like a true communist.
China fund official slams ‘indolence’ in Europe - Channel NewsAsia
“Mr. Romney’s decision, as chairman of the Republican Governors Association in...”
– Dumb versus dumber.
Romney and Perry Have History of Clashes - NYTimes.com
“But some professors say they have significantly changed their teaching practices...”
– Probably also happening at the good old NUS et. al.
The China Conundrum - NYTimes.com
“That’s because the bill would pay for itself with a 0.7 percent surtax on people...”
– More moronism.
The Senate Puts Millionaires Before Jobs - NYTimes.com
