Day June 30, 2007

iPhone madness

Uber geek Robert Scoble says the iPhone “lives up to every bit of hype“while Boing Boing exclaims, hopefully somewhat tongue-in-cheek, “Jesusphone: He is Risen“, and huge lines of people across the nation line up at at Apple stores to buy…

Thoughts on Sicko

Email from Daniel Rivera-Franqui Hey Bob! It seems the campaign against Moore’s movie has started already. Health care companies (well, long before the movie) are, as always, extolling the “virtues” of the American health care system, claiming that in countries…

Failed States and the environment

The Foreign Policy Failed States Index shows a strong correlation between environmental sustainability and political stability. In poorly performing states on the edge, including Bangladesh, Egypt, and Indonesia, the risks of flooding, drought, and deforestation have little chance of being…

Closing in on 100

The Mortgage Lender Implode-o-Meter now stands at 91. That’s 91 major US lender and mortgage companies that have gone bankrupt, closed their doors, or otherwise gone belly-up since Dec. 2006. More than a few have managed to get themselves indicted…