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If the Candidates were Game SystemsOctober 8

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Financial Mess Summary From the Smartest Person I KnowOctober 6

I’m pretty lucky to have some pretty smart friends, since I’m a complete idiot about this stuff. So I asked their takes on the economy, and “He-who-shall-not-be-named” aka “B”’s answer was the most straight forward and clear. It definitely gave me new perspective. Hopefully it’ll do the same for you. :)

Btw, “B” is a Stanford Econ grad with an MBA from Wharton. How kind of him to dumb things down for me. ;)

“Guess the way to think about it is we took everything we saved the last few years and instead of putting it into things that grow and make other things (like technology, better food, etc), we put it into something we didn’t need more of: a bunch of tract homes in Antioch. And those don’t give anything back.

It was all well intended and set up for about 10 years — lets give homeownership to more people — make it easier, but like most good govt intentions it backfires. Now we’ve got a blackout and a lot of spoiled food to clean out and repurchase.

Let’s say the good news is regular people wll be able to afford to buy a house for real this time.

No mortgage = you are a queen.” via “He-who-asked-not-to-be-named”

Thanks again, “B”! :)

      

Web 2.0 and Democratization of Data - Say What?October 5

By Mona Nomura of Pixel Bits (FriendFeed/Twitter)

If George W. Bush and John Kerry campaigned for the presidency on the Internet four years ago, I wouldn’t have seen the point and likely would have laughed in their faces. Who would have heard and listened to them? Fast forward to today, and the joke is on me.

In case you haven’t noticed, both of the presidential hopefuls have a presence on the web. John McCain and Barack Obama have accounts on the major social networks, including MySpace, Facebook, YouTube channels, and even Twitter accounts. Social networking is no longer just for geeks. Web 2.0 is going mainstream and everyone (that means you, reader!) has opportunity to be more than an audience. Data is democratizing and everyone’s voice can be heard.

Need more proof everyone has a voice that’s heard? Take the Steve Job’s false report of a heart attack debacle. A simple post on CNN’s affiliate cit

Handcrafted iPhone Worth More Than a Real One -WTFOctober 3

I seriously thought I’ve seen it all, until this. A needle craft iPhone worth more than an actual iPhone! Now please, don’t get me wrong. I respect the hard work that goes into crafting but really? Two hundred fifty-five dollars? TWO HUNDRED and FIFTY FIVE! Wow.

I can’t be the only one that thinks this is absurd - or am I?
Would YOU pay that much for this?

At any rate, there is two more days left. This item is definitely going into my watch list. See more pictures after cut.

WARNING: DON’T VOTEOctober 3

YouTube - WARNING: DON’T VOTE .