Monthly Archives: January 2011

Under Larry Page’s helm, Google are finally getting to the realization that they have to code more iPhone / iPad apps.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Very important turning point in the ‘native apps vs. web apps’ debate. – Google to change its policy on mobile apps. Native apps to come. – Google to Boost Staffing for Development of Mobile Apps. The company, they said, will … Continue reading →

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UK-based Cella Energy has developed a synthetic fuel that could lead to US$1.50 per gallon gasoline. (And there’s no carbon emission, as the fuel is made of hydrogen.)

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

- Breakthrough promises $1.50 per gallon synthetic gasoline with no carbon emissions. – Hydrogen-based fuel produces no greenhouse gases so could help nations slash their carbon footprint. – Cella Energy. Where is Mike Giberson when we need him?

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Blog commenters should be selected.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

I fully agree with Henry Blodget. We also screen commenters, here, on Midas Oracle. As for anonymity: One thing I learned about business journalism when I was actually in business (Wall Street) was that anyone who went on the record … Continue reading →

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Conservative money is bad, and linked to greed, while liberal money is self-evidently philanthropic.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

The Kochs vs. Soros: Free markets vs. state coercion.

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Digitalizing the US intelligence community – [VIDEO]

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

WordPress and MediaWiki are part of the digital mix: More, if you are interested.

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Hi Robin, can you list some innovations and inventions that have originated in the emerging world and cannot fairly be called “copying”? I am frankly having trouble.

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

The Good Question Of The Day by our Jason Ruspini to Robin Hanson.

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Burton Malkiel on the theory of efficient markets and index funds. – [VIDEO]

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

[Download this post to watch the embedded video if your feed reader does not show it to you.] Wikipedia: Efficient-market hypothesis.

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Watch this one-minute video: Egyptian protesters film themselves with their smartphones, and then upload to YouTube. Who needs the traditional mass media, anymore? – [VIDEO]

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

After Tunisia, Egypt. Then, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, etc.

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Right brain, left brain – [VIDEO]

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse
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Why there might be something to Daryl Bem’s precognition paper – [VIDEO]

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Tyler Cowen is currently a skeptic, but he will have to cave, one day.

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