Internet Anonymity is Starting to be an Issue
"In a First Amendment case with implications for everything from neighborhood e-mail lists to national newspapers, an Eastern Shore businessman argued to Maryland's highest court yesterday that the host of an online forum should be forced to reveal the identities of people who posted allegedly defamatory comments. "
If you aren’t paying attention, you should be…
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20081128005538214
This article is very long but if you have not been paying attention to the cyberbullying case involving Lori Drew, you should.
Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail
Great article explaining why this bailout is a bad idea for the American taxpayer.
http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1845209,00.html
"Do not be fooled. The $700 billion (ultimately $1 trillion or more) bailout is not predominantly for mortgages and homeowners. Instead, the bailout is for mortgage-backed securities. In fact, some versions of these instruments are imaginary derivatives. These claims overlap on the same types of mortgages. Many financial institutions wrote claims over the same mortgages, and these are the majority of claims that have "gone bad."
Watching the downfall of the United States
It's a very sad week for those of us who still hold true to the American ideologies of free market economics and small government. I think it's time to make the call. The United States - the country my grandparents generation fought and died for - is officially gone.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843168,00.html?cnn=yes
I might as well move to France. If I am going to be taxed for and be restricted by a socialist government, might as well get the benefits from it.
Quote from Tony Dungy’s Book
Expectations:
1) Be a pro.
2) Act like a champion.
3) Respond to adversity; don't react.
4) Be on time. Being late means either it's not important to you or you can't be relied on.
5) Execute. Do what your supposed to do when you are supposed to do it. Not almost. All the way. Not most of the time. All of the time.
6) Take ownership.