Monthly Archives: June 2011

There is no great stagnation, professor Cowen. — [LINK]

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Brand-new, ground-breaking Lytro camera.

Posted in Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged camera, cameras, Information Technology, innovation, innovations, invention, inventions, light, lights, Lytro camera, photo, photograph, photographs, photos | Leave a comment

List of useful iPhone / iPad apps — [LINK]

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Robert Scoble.

Posted in Information Technology | Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, Apple iPhone, apps, iOS, iOS apps, iPad, iPad Apps, iPhone, iPhone Apps, native apps, productivity, Robert Scoble | Leave a comment

“Rude and denigrating” free speech against Islam, “on the edge of what is allowed”, is officially allowed in Holland (the Netherlands). — [NEWS + VIDEO]

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Criticizing Islam harshly (‘Islam is violent by nature, so let’s ban Muslim immigration and the Koran’) does not meet the definition of criminal speech in the Dutch country. – Geert Wilders cleared of hate charges by Netherlands court. – Anti-Islamist … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Arabs, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch, Dutch politics, free speech, Freedom, Geert Wilders, Holland, immigrants, immigration, Islam, Koran, liberty, Middle East, Muslims, Netherlands, Politics, Qur'an, religion, religions, Theo van Gogh | Leave a comment

Nobel Laureate Brian Josephson (Emeritus Professor of Physics at Cambridge University) is highly interested in Andrea Rossi’s Ni+H nuclear reactor (the E-Cat). — [VIDEO]

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Via Next Big Future.

Posted in Inventions & Innovations, Research, Science | Tagged Andrea Rossi, applied research, applied science, Brian Josephson, business startups, CANR, capital, chemically-assisted nuclear reactions, chemistry, cold fusion, cold fusion reactor, cold fusion reactors, colf-fusion reactors, E-Cat, electrical energy, electricity, electricity plant, energy, Energy Catalyzer, growth, hydrogen, Hydrogen-Nickel cold fusion, innovation, innovations, inventions, investing, investments, LENR, Low Energy Nuclear Reaction, Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions, Low-Energy Nuclear Reactor, Ni+H nuclear reactor, Ni-H cold fusion, nickel, nuclear energy, physicists, physics, power, power plant, power production, Research, Science, weak force nuclear reactions | Leave a comment

By printing money, the earnings power of the proletariat is diminishing, while the assets held by the wealthy are going up. And at the same time, the wealthy are outsourcing more and more production to China, to further rob the masses. — [VIDEO]

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Marc Faber, 7 minutes into: What’s funny is that CNBC’s female anchor misunderstands the sociology of class warfare with ‘conspiracy theories’. Ah.

Posted in Finance, Politics, Psychology, The Global Economy | Tagged asset value, assets, class warfare, dominant classes, economy, influence, Marc Faber, Psychology, social domination, societal domination, sociology, US economy, US society | Leave a comment

Bruce Bartlett on taxes — [VIDEO]

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Politics, The Global Economy | Tagged Bruce Bartlett, Congress, economic crisis, economy, fiscal policy, GOP, jobs, Politics, republicans, tax, tax policy, taxes, US Congress, US economy, US government, US politics | Leave a comment

FreedomFest, Las Vegas — July 14 to July 16 — [EVENT]

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Don Luskin alerts me about FredomFest 2011, featuring Peter Schiff and others. Enjoy.

Posted in Events & Meetings, Politics | Tagged Don Luskin, Freedom, FreedomFest, libertarians, liberty, Peter Schiff, Politics, US politics | Leave a comment

American citizens and its universities have experienced an ivy-laden ivory tower for the past half century. Students, however, can no longer assume that a four year degree will be the golden ticket to a good job in a global economy that cares little for their social networking skills and more about what their labor is worth on the global marketplace. — [LINK]

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

“Peter Thiel may be on to something, but all of our kids just can’t up and quit college à la Bill Gates.”

Posted in Education | Tagged Bill Gross, college, colleges, Education, Peter Thiel, universities, university | Leave a comment

Apple’s Genius Bar: full loyalty, no negativity — [SECRET DOCUMENTS]

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Apple’s confidential training manuals:

Posted in Business, Business Administration | Tagged Apple, Apple employees, Apple Retail, Apple Store employees, Apple's Genius Bar, Business, Business Administration, confidential training manuals, customer service, employees, marketing | Leave a comment

Many students believe that it is moral to confiscate money from hard-working Americans and entrepreneurs and give it to those who didn’t earn it, yet don’t support the same philosophy when it is applied to their GPA scores. — [VIDEO]

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Economics, Politics, Psychology | Tagged capitalism, Economics, economy, GPA scores, Psychology, sharing, socialism, solidarity | Leave a comment