But Dodd-Frank was neither an FDR-style, paradigm-shifting reform, nor a historic assault on free enterprise. What it was, ultimately, was a cop-out, a Band-Aid on a severed artery. If it marks the end of anything at all, it represents the end of the best opportunity we had to do something real about the criminal [...]
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Amazon tribe battles rabid vampire bats Eaton and Peterbilt have teamed together to create a hybrid hydraulic system for garbage trucks. It stores 75% of the kinetic energy released through the truck’s frequent braking, saving $3,000 a year in maintenance costs and $9,000 in fuel consumption, as well as reducing emissions. The trucks cost %40,000 more than standard models, but with [...] But of course there will be no criminal prosecutions. Gasp, that would be bad for the markets. So, it’ll be a a slap-on-the-wrist fine for HSBC and little will change. This is what happened with Western Union, Wells Fargo and Bank of America too. Those banks were accused of laundering money for the drug [...] Mashable lists 15 geeky web comics. Here’s two of my favorites. Dorktower Cyanide & Happiness 130 square feet off the grid vacation nook. Sunset shows how they did it. How dare that blood sucking vampire realtor suggest they may lose the house. “We are in the middle of a loan modification so we are just fine.” The Turkish company, Solimpeks Corp., has launched its Volther hybrid photovoltaic-solar thermal collector, which produces electricity and hot water simultaneously. The hybrid system allows extra module heat to be absorbed to produce hot water while optimising efficiency, the company says. The Orange County Register Watchdog, certainly no friend of Democrats, has uncovered some, um, discrepancies about what Jerry Brown will receive as a pension. Brown has 16 years of service however it certainly appears that he has been credited with 25 to 29 years, raising his pension from $73,000 to $110,000 a year. The Watchdog [...] CBC 20 million homeless in Pakistan floods Hundreds of thousands of homes gone. Some communities are marooned. Help can not get through due to bridges being destroyed. 1.7 million acres of farmland and crops wiped out. Outbreaks of cholera due to contaminated water. The Indus River is 25 kilometers wide in some places. More rain [...] |  | ||||
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