May 14, 2007
Interesting idea. The new site iminlikewithyou (IILWY) is sort of like Google Image Labeler crossed with eHarmony. Participants entertain one another via an ad hoc game, and if you're good at the game then the service hooks you up for...
Whoa, flickrvision. It's a Twittervision-style solipsism stream, but for people who can't read. Also check my friends at Poly9's 3-D version of Twittervision. The horror, the horror....
Lots of link catch-up to do in energy today, with some outstanding content:Great all-energy week at Marketwatch continues, with good stuff on residential solar (Marketwatch)Worldwide solar energy production is up 24-fold measured in MW over last decade (Navigant)Depletion levels in...
Good video (at least for we wonks) from an MIT get-together about the future of nuclear power. Direct link....
I have a new front-loading LG TROMM uber washer/dryer combo that is just too waaay too much fun. Lots of flashing lights, nifty knobs, chimes, communication thingies, and cool geegaws, all juiced up with minimal water usage and less current...
A week or so ago I argued with Herb on CNBC that a little insider trading is an acceptable price for keeping insider trading payoffs down, and reducing the cost of market oversight. He disagreed, but I was still right....
Vanity Fair is publishing snippets from Ronald Reagan's presidential diaries. Here are some favorites so far:Wed. Feb. 11 Intelligence reports say he Castro is very worried about me. I'm very worried that we can't come up with something to justify...
There is a new report out from Forrester trumpeting the end of the paid video download market. Cynics like me might say that there would have to have been a market first before we could herald the end of it,...
Couple things worth reading to help empty the link box:Video of MIT symposium on emerging technlogies (MIT)The polysilicon shortage is causing non-solar semi firms to do multi-year buys, which will not end well (Marketwatch)Huge influx of Chinese capital could drive...
I have a short post over at Geekdad about my older son and I's current infatuation with the Planet Earth series on Discovery Channel HD. In particular, the last episode on the making of Planet Earth is absolutely fascinating....
I'm participating in an online bookclub this week over at TPM on Dan Gross's Pop!: Why Bubbles Are Great For The Economy. Fellow natterers include Andy Kessler, Barry Ritholtz, Dan Altman and others. As I understand it, the first posts...
I'm sure I won't be the only to be intrigued by the juxtaposition of Daimler paying Cerberus almost a billion dollars to take Chrysler off its hands today; and last Friday's announcement that Tesla Motors had raised another $45-million. The...
