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http://www.3pointd.com/20061214/eve-online-mega-corporation-goes-public/

EVE Online Mega-Corporation Goes Public websnapr

"...something that’s rarely if ever been seen in EVE before: a mega-corporation that’s beholden to its shareholders, a company that will publish financial statements, and whose first order of bus
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.longtail.com/the_long_tail/2006/11/the_rise_of_fre.html

The Rise of Freeconomics websnapr

"It's a big day for Moore's Law. I'm not sure anyone else has noticed this, but by my calculations we have in the past few months reached the penny-per-MIPS* milestone."
>30 days ago by PaulRaven, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.wikinomics.com

Wikinomics [How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything] websnapr

In the last few years, traditional collaboration—in a meeting room, a conference call, even a convention center—has been superceded by collaborations on an astronomical scale.
>30 days ago by qubit, 2 Users, more info save
http://www.slate.com/id/2164050

Why U.S. tax policy makes saving a sucker's game. - By ... websnapr

Spend Every Dime!Why U.S. tax policy makes saving a sucker's game.
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save

YouTube - Debunking myths about the "Third World&q ... websnapr

With the drama and urgency of a sportscaster, Prof. Hans Rosling uses software from Gapminder debunks a few myths about the "developing" world. This global health visionary has discovered a
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://en.rian.ru/world/20070403/62999935.html

Belgium to impose tax on barbequing to fight global war ... websnapr

BRUSSELS, April 3 (RIA Novosti) - The government of Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia, which has a population of about 4 million, has approved a tax on barbequing, local media reported. Exp
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WayneWinegarden/2007/01/27/free_markets_or_corporate_social_responsibility

Free Markets or "Corporate Social Responsibility&q ... websnapr

Taking a cue from John Lennon, BusinessWeek is imagining “a world in which socially responsible and eco-friendly practices actually boost a company’s bottom line.” (BusinessWeek: January 29, 2007). Th
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/MaryKatharineHam/2007/01/26/the_forgotten_mammal

Townhall.com::The Forgotten Mammal websnapr

In Rosia Montana, Romania, George grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with seven other family members. Two thirds of the people in his village have no running water. They venture outside in brutal nega
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.freakonomics.com/blog/2005/12/22/the-sad-thing-about-deal-or-no-deal/

Freakonomics : “Deal or No Deal” websnapr

Being a contestant on this show requires no talent whatsoever. You pick suitcases. You decide whether you prefer a riskless offer of money to a risky one. Then you go home with a bunch of money. Along
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.violentacres.com/archives/30/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-a-rich-girl

Violent Acres » Archives » You Can Learn a Lot From a R ... websnapr

Driving home from the bar one evening, my friend Marilyn confided in me that she was afraid. In six months, she would be graduating from grad school and her parents were going to cut her off financial
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2006/11/08/common_sense_economics

Townhall.com::Common sense economics::By Walter E. Will ... websnapr

Professors James Gwartney (Florida State University), Richard Stroup (Montana State University) and Dwight Lee (Georgia University), three longtime colleagues of mine, have recently published "Co
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/PSEUDOSC/TOXICVAL.HTM

The World's Most Toxic Value System websnapr

The more I travel, study history and read the papers, the more convinced I become of the superiority of rationalism. With that attitude, I should spend all my time traveling to northern Europe and Jap
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.freetochoose.net/tv_1980_transcripts.html

Free To Choose - Media websnapr

• Read Transcript of Volume 1: The Power of the Market • Read Transcript of Volume 2: Tyranny of Control • Read Transcript of Volume 3: Anatomy of a Crisis • Read Transcript of Volume 4: From Cradle t
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060519_225336.htm

Ethanol: Myths and Realities websnapr

With high gas prices making alternative fuels increasingly attractive, no alternative fuel has received as much attention as ethanol. Some hail the fuel, which can be derived from plants including cor
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.pointlesswasteoftime.com/games/crash.html

Life After the Video Game Crash websnapr

Now, I don't want to be the type to say "I told you so." Let me instead just say that a couple of years back I made a prediction about the gaming industry and that my prediction is on the ve
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.hooverdigest.org/042/sowell.html

Low Taxes Do What? by Thomas Sowell websnapr

Some years ago, the distinguished international-trade economist Jagdish Bhagwati was visiting Cornell University, giving a lecture to graduate students during the day and debating Ralph Nader on free
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/alanreynolds/2006/02/23/187536.html

Townhall.com :: Columns :: Should Wal-Mart reduce wages ... websnapr

Maryland recently voted to force firms with more than 10,000 employees to devote 8 percent of their payroll expenses to health insurance, or pay the state the difference. Since the law applied to only
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
http://www.aei.org/publications/pubID.23871,filter.all/pub_detail.asp

AEI - Short Publications websnapr

So I got a shiny new iPod for Christmas, and my previously held contempt for podcasts (who has the time?!) has melted away and been replaced by complete and total love. I'm actually quite amazed at ho
>30 days ago by ikepigott, 1 User, more info save
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