Goldman CEO says Matt Taibbi’s writing about them is “gonzo”
He probably meant it as an insult. But really, it means that Taibbi’s article must have drawn blood. Somewhere Hunter Thompson is smiling.
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 August 2009
Bike dancing
European Junior Championships Indoorcycling 2009, Carla Hochdorfer and Henriette Hochdorfer Apparently they somehow managed to repeal the law of gravity during their performance because there is no other explanation.
Why the Austrian, Keynesian, Marxist, Monetarist, and Neo-Liberal economists are all wrong
I’m continually stuck at how financial blogs are 1) providing the most incisive analysis of the current crisis and 2) are getting seriously pissed at what’s happening. They genuinely thought our markets were free and open. Now that it’s become…
Energy storage for renewable power
The output from renewable energy sources fluctuates massively. But when the grid needs power, it needs it instantly. Megawatt Storage Farms wants to build at least 4 GW of storage in California, about 5% of the total load. All sorts…
GM is doing it again
Damn. That didn’t last long. Remember the plug-in hybrid Buick that General Motors announced two weeks ago? The one that was basically a re-badged Saturn Vue? GM just killed it. GM has a long, tired history of announcing or doing…