Sea change. Facebook more popular than Google in US
Hitwise Facebook reached an important milestone for the week ending March 13, 2010 and surpassed Google in the US to become the most visited website for the week.
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 March 2010
The current Vatican death throes
Andrew Sullivan quotes a German reader. [A major German newspaper has] a summary of an interview with the Regensburg Bishop, Gerhard Mueller, who says “Leutheusser is a liar,” referring to Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the Justice Minister. He goes on to say…
Escalating drug violence or legalize marijuana. That’s the choice
Two Americans killed at US Consulate in Mexico in drive-by shooting Thirteen murdered in Acapulco, including five machine-gunned police. Eight others were shot, four were beheaded. Last summer, a friend with major business and family ties in Mexico said Mexico…
Lehman and fraud at the highest levels of business and government
If you’ve missed this breaking story of Enron-like proportions, here’s a summary: The bankruptcy examiner report on Lehman says their then-CEO Dick Fuld was “at least grossly negligent” and that their auditor Ernst & Young could be accused of “professional…
Surplus heat from underground server farms will soon warm Helsinki
The data centre will be cooled using seawater from the Baltic, which falls below 8C from November to May, with the excess heat pumped back into the city’s heating system. Helsinki already has the infrastructure to handle this. Hot water…