Month December 2008

More Wall Street pond scum arrested

Bernard L. Madoff, a legend among Wall Street traders, was arrested on Thursday morning by federal agents and charged with criminal securities fraud stemming from his company’s money management business. He apparently admitted that his decades-long business was a giant…

Because you can never be too cynical

Our friend Wood Ingham just released MSGâ„¢, a RPG that is getting fine reviews. Like this one, excerpted on his blog. It defies many of the characteristics we normally ascribe to a tabletop RPG — in the context of a…

Energy-generating floors to power Tokyo subways

They will be using piezoelectric floors, which create energy simply by having people walk on them. The total amount of floor-space will add up to around 25 square meters, and they expect to obtain over 1,400kw per day – more…

Another sheriff halts evictions

The sheriff of Butler County, Ohio is refusing to process eviction orders unless those being evicted have a shelter to stay in during the coming cold weather. He follows the sheriffs of Philadelphia and Cook County, who have also halted…