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Effect of the Depression on Technology - O'Reilly Radar

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 11:56:03 -0700

I doubt we're working our way into a depression, however this is a good piece on the impact of a slowdown on technology

Where open source will be sucked into the downdraft

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 10:34:45 -0700

Sequoia’s Take On The New New (And Quite Local) Economy at SocketSite™

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:04:05 -0700

Sequoia Capital slideshow on the impacts of the current economic goon-screw on startups and venture funding.

[from yurinotigor] Capitalism

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:56:44 -0700

DIY Air Suspension System for Tow Trucks!

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:15:16 -0700

As a resident of San Francisco, I can say how much I hate tow trucks since they towed my car without warning. It just happens that tow trucks “wait” around parking lots to tow cars.

Okay, that said, here’s a cool DIY air suspension system made for tow trucks, I hope it doesn’t make it to the market, I really don’t like technology improvements for tow trucks. I think people in tow trucks are one of the “lowest” grade jobs out there along with parking meter people. Don’t get me wrong, tow trucks are just really “bad” in San Francisco. If they start doing things more “legally”, I’d have to change my mind though, but that’s not going to happen in this bad economy-era.

Gadget Freak James Kinney was looking for a way to take the pressure off the back end of a tow truck when it’s carrying a heavy load. If you can equalize the pressure of the truck bed so all the weight is not on the back end, there will be less stress to the truck’s suspension system. Kinney developed the air suspension system, called the Mechatronic Microcontroller, in his mechatronics’ class at Colorado State University. The gadget uses a resistive touchscreen from an electronic Sudoku game to select the ride height of the tow truck’s bed to make it level, thus spreading the stress of the towing weight evenly across the truck’s suspension.

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DIY Air Suspension System for Tow Trucks!

Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows?

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:57:36 -0700

Open source in a time of recession

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:50:22 -0700

CIOs look to open source to do 'more for less' in tough economy | The Open Road - The Business and Politics of Open Source by Matt Asay - CNET News

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:59:34 -0700

[from martti] 2008-583-V--buddy-can-you-spare-a-dime.gif (GIF pilt, 482x377 pikslit)

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:59:46 -0700

Bailout Passes Senate with Monster Tax Breaks Attached

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:37:45 -0700

As expected, the bailout bill (with extra sweetener) has passed the Senate. The vote was 74-25 with both John McCain and Barack Obama voting in favor of the plan.

The bill the Senate passed is virtually identical to the one the House rejected on Monday. The only real difference is the add-ons. The most directly related of these so-called sweeteners is the provision to raise the cap on federal deposit insurance from $100,000 to $250,000. But there’s also $110 billion in tax cuts stapled onto the bill. And, as you would expect from this spendthrift Congress, there are no provisions as to how to pay for the tax cuts.

Why am I not surprised that this Congress’ solution to a bill that didn’t pass is not to change the bill but to bribe one another into voting for it anyway? Even though one of the tax cuts includes rescuing 20 million middle-income Americans from the onerous alternative minimum tax, I’m not at all pleased that a bill designed to save us from reckless financial decisions is now saddled with reckless budgetary management. Are we really in a position to add $110 billion to our national debt? This is like declaring bankruptcy and then going out and buying a yacht on credit.

Predictions are that the sweeteners will be enough to convert a handful of House Republicans over to the aye side, thus passing the bill. Then again, some Blue Dog Democrats are apparently upset about the tax breaks. So while the bailout has hope to pass the House in the next few days, I don’t think anyone is going to declare victory until the votes are actually cast.

We’ll see what happens.

[from jaz] The Credit Crisis and the Bailout in Plain English || kuro5hin.org

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:20:17 -0700

It will explain the role of FNMA (Fannie Mae) and FHLMC (Freddie Mac), mortgage-backed securities, Credit Default Swaps (CDS), Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO), mark to market, prime, subprime, a run, the Community Reinvestment Act, and liquidity in the current situation.

:: iPhone Conference 2008 :: Geneva

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:20:47 -0700

[from martti] Reklaambännerite teine tulemine Rimi kandekottide näol - Andrus Purde on travelling, internet, kiteboarding, marketing and other wonders of modern life: Reklaambannerite teine tulemine

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:16:59 -0700

[from martti] Documentary Animation - Money As Debt

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:18:50 -0700

Marketplace: Straight Story: Economy status report

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:14:59 -0700

sample audio report from marketplace.org on the economic crisis

Apple cuts iPhone 3G build plan; Suppliers to take a hit

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 08:17:58 -0700

Pacific Crest analyst Adam Hargreaves said in a report that the shortages of 8 GB iPhones could be an intentional drawdown as Apple plots a lineup with more capacity.

Economists Letter Opposing Current Bailout Plan

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:14:12 -0700

Having had little time to follow the news for a couple of days, I've been surprised at how little Paulson's proposed plan has managed to improve after a period of what one would have expected to be intense academic, media and public scrutiny. Apparently plenty of people who are following are less than pleased.

Print Your Own Money - Boing Boing

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:14:02 -0700

Grasping Reality with Both Hands: The Semi-Daily Journal Economist Brad DeLong

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:58:05 -0700

An interesting walk through of the policy motivations and implications for dealing with the financial crisis of 2008. I expect glue sales to surge overnight.

An Economy for Giving Everything Away

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:11 -0700

open-source classic

Netflix offers $1 million for a better review - CNET News

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:02:10 -0700

Netflix Prize: Home

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:02:10 -0700

Open Innovation | Innovation Management

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:02:50 -0700

MediaShift Idea Lab . The Bull Pen is Active at Spot Us | PBS

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:02:49 -0700

The Evolution of Open - notes from Open Everything | eaves.ca

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 22:02:11 -0700

Cheap Photo Sites Pit Amateurs vs. Pros

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:01:33 -0700

Crowdsourcing

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:01:33 -0700

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Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:01:33 -0700

Pixish: We bring visual artists and publishers together

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:01:33 -0700

21st-Century Software Development: Crowdsourcing Is the Future of Cell Phone Application Development

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 18:01:38 -0700

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Effect of the Depression on Technology - O'Reilly Radar

Where open source will be sucked into the downdraft

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DIY Air Suspension System for Tow Trucks!

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