thoughts eclectic

“On June 23, Thrill Jockey will release Beacons of Ancestorship, Tortoise’s sixth proper album. And yes, there really is a song called “Yinxianghechengqi”. Thrill Jockey will also release the album’s first song, “High Class Slim Came Floatin’ In”, on the Record Store Day compilation Records Toreism. And after the album comes out, the band will release a series of limited edition 5” records featuring new music.”

- Tortoise Announce New Album Details

525,600 Minutes … And Just One IPO

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:43:43 -1000

525,600 Minutes … And Just One IPO

Do It Yourself: How To Set Up An Auction Using Craigslist and Google Docs

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:43:43 -1000

Do It Yourself: How To Set Up An Auction Using Craigslist and Google Docs

So You Want to be An Entrepreneur?

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:43:42 -1000

So You Want to be An Entrepreneur?

Hawaii dissenters

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:31:06 -1000

Hawaii dissenters

New Tech Signals

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:12:32 -1000

New Tech Signals

AIG outrage

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:54:37 -1000

AIG outrage

Kutiman, Big Media, and the Future of Creative Entrepreneurship

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:28:33 -1000

Kutiman, Big Media, and the Future of Creative Entrepreneurship

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:28:15 -1000

Kutiman, Big Media, and the Future of Creative Entrepreneurship

Dole plantation

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:33:05 -1000

Dole plantation

"HBOS, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, revealed that 381,669 customers, about 16.8 per cent of its..."

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:26:35 -1000

“HBOS, Britain’s biggest mortgage lender, revealed that 381,669 customers, about 16.8 per cent of its mortgage book, owed more than the value of their homes. At Lloyds TSB, 162,000 homeowners, 15 per cent of its mortgage book, were in the same position. These figures compare with only 0.1 per cent of customers of each bank – a total of less than 4,000 households – being in negative equity at the end of 2007.”

- Something happened to the housing market in 2008

"Take defense contractors. Lockheed Martin, the top recipient of military contracts most years, spent..."

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:57:17 -1000

“Take defense contractors. Lockheed Martin, the top recipient of military contracts most years, spent more on politics than any other defense firm in the 2008 elections. They still spent less than the American Federation of Teachers, which shelled out $2.8 million in the last cycle—with nearly every AFT dime going to Democrats.
The top two teachers unions—AFT and the National Education Association—spent more combined, $5.27 million, than the top two defense contractors.”

- Teachers unions say ‘jump,’ Congress says ‘how high?’