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thanks a lot, you greedy Wall Street pricks
well, the American economy is good & fucked, thanks to greedy fucking bastards financing and managing mortgages no better than a playground full of hyperactive 3 year-olds. curious about how it happened? "The Giant Pool of Money" episode of This American Life spells it all out, step by step. it's an extremely interesting and relevant show, well ( Read more... ) -
The escalating breakdown of urban society across the US
*this article is long but - wow - it's the kind of challenging, finely-crafted writing which signifies the best kind of journalism, though you'd be hard-pressed to find it in most newspapers today. plus: isn't it amazing that one has to read a British paper to get meaningful, insightful commentary about American issues? that's messed up ( Read more... ) -
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i find it much easier to decipher the visual world of America. i can effortlessly "read" what i'm seeing. things are more familiar and less exotic. i Know this is going to have an effect on my photography. it will be interesting to see what that is. -
Obama Speech: 'A More Perfect Union'
If you haven't yet watched/heard this recent speech by Barak Obama (Philadelphia, PA: Constitution Center, March 2008), you really should.
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the evolving relationship of man and machine
Bots on The Ground
In the Field of Battle (Or Even Above It), Robots Are a Soldier's Best FriendBy Joel Garreau ( Read more... )
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