The Future is Coming
All of this should rattle cell industry executives, because let’s face it: the Internet tends to make things free. Cell carriers go through life hoping nobody notices the cellephant in the room: that once everybody starts making free calls over the Internet, it’s Game Over for the dollars-for-minutes model.
Line2, however, brings us one big step closer to that very future. It’s going to be a wild ride.
We’re all Photoshoppers Now
The Darker Side of Canadian Banks
Simon Johnson has something to say.
He only addresses mortgages as a source of risk, but his basic point is that Canadian Banks are TBTF. Interesting line of inquiry, though.
How the Mindreaders do it
Name of the Year Ballot is Out!
One of the most consistently funny events of the year.
My favourite? At the moment, I’m into Sequoyiah Stonecipher. But maybe I’ll eventually prefer Gregor Schwinghammer Jr. or maybe Pencilman Jeffries…
We shall see.
Very interesting Spam infographic
Last Supper Portion Creep
Oldie but a Goldie
The immensely interesting NYtimes unemployment graphic that breaks the unemployment rate down by education, age and race. I’d prefer to see average household earnings over previous 5 years instead of race, but this thing is cool.
Not Unreasonable 
