From Kiplinger.com . Some of them might be worth looking into. ... Read the full post ... Read more

I haven't tried it yet, but it looks interesting and potentially useful: " Your own chatroom . . . simple and easy ." ... Read the full post ... Read more

Godwin's Law, Rule 34, Pommer's Law, The Law of Exclamation, and six other regularities of the Net . ... Read the full post ... Read more

How pit crews do 115.8 man seconds of work in just 7 seconds . (They hope.) ... Read the full post ... Read more

" 10 'Black Friday' Deals to Watch For ". " 2009’s Hottest Holiday Tech Trends ". ... Read the full post ... Read more

Kerry tells you what you need to know . ... Read the full post ... Read more

. . . into your hearts it will creep." I've stoutly resisted pessimism and paranoia about our current fiscal and political situation. But this story is just a little bit scary. San Francisco resident Carla Ruff's safe-deposit box was drilled, seized, and turned over to the ... Read more

One lesson I've heard in a number of contexts: " If you get the people parts right, it's easy to get the rest. " ... Read the full post ... Read more

Philip Greenspun has me thinking about shorting muni bonds . See also the unhappy news in " Public Pensions Face Ugly Choices " . ... Read the full post ... Read more

. . . is the Bilski case on patentability. Here are 40+ briefs that have been filed (and more will be posted soon). ... Read the full post ... Read more