January 9, 2009
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Sad news
Rest in peace Roland Piquepaille is the final post on Roland’s blog. It’s by Larry Digman, who also posted notices for Russell Shaw and Marc Orchant when those two also passed. My sympathies to Larry as well. I barely knew Roland. Our paths crossed from time to time. (Such as here.) But he was a… Continue reading
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Getting to the bottom of what happened at the top
Investigating the Financial Crisis and My Passion for Borsalino Hats is an outstanding post by Stephen Lewis — one that characteristically combines several things I didn’t know, starting with a helpful suggestion for incoming administration: a sweeping inquest into the twin housing and stock market crashes to create both the intellectual context and the political… Continue reading
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Getting serious
I love Dave Winer’s new apporach to high-substance/reduced noise tweeting. I say more about that in Screw popularity. Just make yourself useful. Also, I’m on one short list for Surgeon General. Continue reading