Homes in Detroit going for $1250
This is for a nice, undamaged home too. Half of the city’s home sales in 2008 have been for less than $10,000.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Politics in the Zeros
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Month October 2008
World markets crater. US markets not panicked
Weird. Asia and Europe markets got clobbered last night. Many investors were expecting US markets to do the same, but so far they are holding steady, down 4-5%, but not down 9.6% like the Nikkei was. Strange days when being…
Australia plans electric vehicle network
Australia plans to soon have EV networks with 200,000-250,000 charging stations in their largest cities, with 150 switch stations where batteries can be swapped out quickly. Plus, they will use renewable energy to recharge the batteries. Yes!
Cuba and the EU restore ties
This will make next week’s vote at the U.N. General Assembly, condemning the U.S. policy of embargo and the extraterritorial sanctions embodied in the Helms-Burton Act, even more lonely for the United States. It is quite a prominent dismissal of…
Microsoft releases emergency patch for remote-code exploit
If you run Windows go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and install their latest security patch. The always reliable WindowsSecrets explains why. This is the first time in 18 months that Microsoft has released an out-of-cycle patch. Do it now. Server 2003, 2000,…