March 2009
18 posts
Where did all the wealth go? To our kids - The... →
This is a pretty interesting take about how the current economic climate hasn’t for the most part destroyed wealth, it’s been mostly a transfer payment.
The Broadband Gap: Why Is Theirs Faster? →
azspot:
I don’t know about manners, but it’s easy to find examples that American’s broadband is second-rate:
In Japan, broadband service running at 150 megabits per second (Mbps) costs $60 a month. The fastest service available now in the United States is 50 Mbps at a price of $90 to $150 a month.
In London, $9 a month buys 8 Mbps service. In New York, broadband starts at $20 per month, for...
“So here’s the tip. When you see a woman who you haven’t seen for a...”
– Scott Adams
I can see this technique working
“People do love the Bible. But not the Gospels. They quote Biblical stuff to me...”
– Letters from Kamp Krusty (via azspot)
I really enjoyed Stephen Mitchell’s The Gospel According To Jesus. The idea is that it contains what Jesus most likely said and did, according to historians applying standard academic research practices. It omits everything that was irrelevant, uncorroborated,...
