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Communists Paulson & Bernanke Bailout AIG

In another shockingly stupid decision, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke bailout American International Group (AIG) to the tune of $85 billion.‚ Essentially what this means is that instead of the business managers and shareholders who made poor investment calls having to pay for their mistakes, these people who made dumb moves get to keep their profits while the ordinary american

taxpayer is left holding the bag.‚ … read more “Communists Paulson & Bernanke Bailout AIG”

Mount Si Hike

I hiked up to the top of Mount Si in Snoqualmie, Washington on Saturday September 13th and it was gorgeous.‚ The first time I had climbed up Mt. Si I had stopped at the base of the 300 foot tall “Haystack” (essentially a big rock slab), but this time I climbed all the way up to the top and it was AWESOME.‚ … read more “Mount Si Hike”

Crowd Control

It’s funny how easily people can be manipulated by having a crowd of other people around them. Watch this funny video of crowds of people play tricks on individuals. I love the first guy though- he completely ignores the whole crowd.
… read more “Crowd Control”

Joel Bought Google

No, not the whole company. Yet.

Instead, I bought 5 shares for $439 apiece ($2200 total).

I think that Google is priced lower than it should be, considering the companies current cash flow and future prospects. I think that within the next five years, Google has a good chance of supplanting Microsoft as the dominant software company.… read more “Joel Bought Google”

Josh Gross Turns 15!

Happy Birthday Josh Gross! Josh is my studly youngest brother.

Joel Buys Bank of America

I bought 70 Bank of America shares at‚ $28 per share for a total cost of $1,960.‚ In my opinion, Bank of America stock is looking pretty cheap right now and it is positioning itself to dominate the entire banking industry once events begin to stabilize themselves.‚ I think that there is significant risk to Bank of America too, but Bank of America has grown itself into such a behemoth that the US government will never let it fail.‚ … read more “Joel Buys Bank of America”

Internet Reputation Management FAQs

Document is very rough and still being worked on… please give me feedback in comments.

What is Online Reputation Management?

Online reputation management is the process of monitoring information and opinions on an entity (individual person, group of people, corporation, government, etc.) and providing tracking and reporting measurements that can accurately gauge the effect of other entities actions and opinions.… read more “Internet Reputation Management FAQs”

Sourcetool.com = Spam Site

I saw an article in the NYTimes on a website, Sourcetool.com, which is suing Google for supposedly discriminatory practices.‚ Google by its very nature must be discriminatory- it picks the best sites for a keyword query.‚ Anyways, the owner of Sourcetool.com Dan Savage, is trying to prevent the Google-Yahoo cooperation agreement because Google raised his minimum Adwords bids to far higher than they used to be.‚ … read more “Sourcetool.com = Spam Site”

UD Car Accident

I was driving home from the University District in Seattle on the I-5 on ramp about to merge into freeway traffic when the 5 cars in front of me all piled up.‚ I was the last car in the line and slammed on my brakes, stopping about 5 feet short of the last persons’ bumper.‚ Pretty nuts.‚ … read more “UD Car Accident”

500 Point Market Crash

The market crashed 500 points today, losing 4.4% of its value.

Henry Paulson, Secretary of the Treasury said, ” consumers should remain confident about the soundness of the American financial system.”

If that isn’t a sign to sell all of your financial assets and buy guns & food and a bomb shelter, I don’t know what is.‚ … read more “500 Point Market Crash”