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it's been fun, but ...
It's time for us to say goodbye. I decided to join GOLO because I felt like it might be an interesting way to talk with people from all over, learn some new things and such. I'm finding...
Aug. 4, 2008
an interesting thought
The 1933 US $20 gold coin (commonly called the Double Eagle) was actually worth $20 in 1933. Based on a total weight of 33.436 g, and a gold content of 90%, the coins contained 30.0924 g of pure gold....
Jul. 29, 2008
disturbing ...
Animal-rights activists want the United States to stop using animals as subjects to help train its military, calling the medical and trauma exercises cruel and a disservice to the troops. People...
Jul. 29, 2008
goodbye, dell ...
Dear Dell Computer: You've lost a customer for life ... It's not so much that the $1,500.00 computers you sold us were manufactured with defective capacitors that swell...
Jul. 26, 2008
market finally bottoming out? don't bet on it
Investors praying that the most inept federal government since the Hoover administration has engineered an end to the credit crisis with a plan to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be on track to see...
Jul. 24, 2008
the huge threat to the us economy
Fannie Mae and Freddie Max are too big to fail. The U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve recognize that taxpayers will have to pay whatever it takes to keep these two players in the mortgage...
Jul. 24, 2008
oh yea ...
You put your left foot in ... You put your left foot out ... (take it people ...)
Jul. 24, 2008
linux advice, please
Given that I am utterly fed up with Windows, in any incarnation, I have decided to give Linux a try. The box in question will not be my primary computer. I do, however, want it to...
Jul. 24, 2008
this cooper mess
Am I the only person here who feels like all the coverage that's been given to this case has gone beyond responsible journalism straight to the macabre? With the multitude of pieces that have...
Jul. 23, 2008
this just in - queen victoria is dead
Beloved of her people, Victoria has passed over into eternity.
Jul. 22, 2008
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