Is the Tipping Point Toast? -- Duncan Watts -- Trendsetting, Watts' 6 Degrees work was pretty misleading, intentionally so too, but still I'm glad he's doing this work, even if his interpretations always feel a little biased...
vnunet.com analysis: The malware 'shadow economy' - vnunet.com
Department of Citizen Alice: Venezuela, Allies to Start New Bank
Crip/Blood Graffiti: Washington Heights - New York, NY : citynoise.org- with an insane comments section that probably trumps my old reggaeton one...
Vice Magazine - PLEASE SNORT ME - PART 1 - An Oral History of Brooklyn’s Most Notorious Bar
Riding While White on the NYC Subway | RaceWire. Missing a couple stops, but man it drives the point in well...
At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee - New York Times
Speak Up › The Hardest Working Presidential Candidate Logo
YouTube - Barack Obama Speaks at Dr. King's Church
Doors of Perception weblog: Traveling without moving in Uncanny Valley
Robert Reich's Blog: The Politics of an Economic Nightmare
Calculated Risk: Wachovia: Homeowners just Walking Away Yow, the crazy thing about this housing crash is that you could see it coming from a couple miles (or years) away. But one thing I never anticipated was that all the no money down and interest only loans would mean that buyers had no commitment to the houses and would happily walk away when the payments turned into a drag. This actually might be a good thing though as historically housing declines are marked not by prices going down but by them becoming illiquid as people are unwilling to sell their homes at a loss. If they are willing to cut and run at least liquidity might return quicker...
from the comments on that link:
"In retrospect, getting a home loan in the last couple of years has been like going to a casino: play any game you like, no matter how risky; the house doesn't care, because the house always wins.
"So who bought, the last couple of years? A lot were gamblers and speculators, the kind of people who know how to cut their losses when things go bad. And let "the house" keep the house."
Closely Watched Trains - New York Times, On the L Train arrival signs, which are often but not always accurate. So if you have a sign that conveys information you can't trust, is it still useful?
What Does Goldman Know That We Don't?: Michael Lewis
Five Simple Steps to Becoming a Billionaire: The Greenspan Method
Networks Of Design - Design History Society Conference ‘08, hosted by University College Falmouth
New Left Review - David Graeber: The New Anarchists
apophenia: Technology and the World of Consumption
Analysis: Why the "Hillary hacked NH?" story is important (Updated)
NussbaumOnDesign New Distribution System for India's Nano Car From Tata. - BusinessWeek
Doors of Perception weblog: Drops in the bucket - On the problem of a non smooth transition from fossil to alternative energy.
50 people who could save the planet | Environment | The Guardian
The Untold Story: How the iPhone Blew Up the Wireless Industry
RIP Hans Monderman, Engineer of Livable Streets, 1947-2008