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How Twitter could become a real business (and why they won’t do it)

Published on October 12, 2008

A buddy just sent me this article from Mr. “Fake Steve Jobs” - Dan Lyons - on the death of Web two dot over (as he called it). Welcome to the party Dan. I’ve been saying this for years (here’s my latest post). Real journalism can get tricky when you have to also manage your [...]


What’s a “wasted vote”?

Published on October 10, 2008

Please consider these thoughts from Chuck Baldwin on wasting your vote:
“…a wasted vote is a vote for someone you know does not represent your own beliefs and principles. A wasted vote is a vote for someone you know will not lead the country in the way it should go. A wasted vote is a vote [...]


I would have given my firstborn to be in this meeting

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Venture Beat is reporting on a meeting held by the boys at Sequoia Capital (yes, the guys who backed Microsoft, Yahoo! and Google to name a few) on the current state of tech start ups and what the economic implosion means for venture backed companies. Here’s the summary:

We’re in for a deep and long recession [...]


Jim Rogers nails it

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From CNBC:
Markets do not trust the governments’ plans to keep struggling banks alive and investors will only calm down when the companies with bad assets are allowed to go bankrupt, legendary investor Jim Rogers, CEO of Rogers Holdings, told CNBC on Friday.
“The way to solve this problem is to let people go bankrupt,” Rogers said.
“Then [...]


California’s real estate nightmare

Published on October 9, 2008

Ever wonder how bad the real estate mess is in California? Take 13 minutes and watch this unbelievable video:

(hat tip to Connor)


Jeremy Hanks desecrates my car with Obama propaganda

Published on October 8, 2008

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Originally uploaded by ChrisKnudsen

Just say no to Fascism. Vote third party.


My wife got $312.56 in groceries for $4.74 (she does it all the time - want to learn how?)

Published on October 7, 2008

My wife is a genius. She has unlocked many of the systems and promotions that stores use for discounting and couponing. Its not unusual for her experience an average savings of 80% every time she goes to the store. Just last week she went to Walgreens and got $30 in products (including a Gillette Fusion [...]


What’s a closed sale?

Published on October 6, 2008

How do you define a closed sale? I say never, never celebrate a sale until the money has cleared the bank.

Premature celebration = amateur.


Living in a post-bailout America

Published on October 3, 2008

Well the bailout has passed. Hurray for Fascism! Is it going to save America? No. It probably means that we hit the trees rather than slam into the side of a cliff. Either way, the plane is coming down…hard.
So what can you do about it? Not much on a macro level, but you can do [...]


So long Chris Cannon

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Earlier today I sent Chris Cannon, our fearless third district Congressional representative, an email expressing my extreme displeasure regarding his “yes” vote on the bailout. I concluded with this:
I know you won’t read this so let me just say that I am very pleased that Jason Chaffetz will be taking your place in January. I [...]




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