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Microsoft moves data center out of Washington - taxes largely to blame
Seeded on Fri Aug 7, 2009 2:06 PM EDT (washingtonpolicyblog.typepad.com)
In what should be a larger news story than it is so far, Microsoft on Tuesday announced via its blog that they will suspend construction of their Windows Azure data center and re-locate to another state (right now the prevailing rumor is San Antonio, Texas).
Customer Service Lacking in L.A. Bureaucracy. Surprised?
Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:40 AM EDT
As Seattle policymakers now say they will postpone consideration of ditching the $25 per employee head tax, a column in Friday's Wall Street Journal should provide a cautionary tale on why it is important for cities and states to endorse policies that encourage entrepreneurial gr …
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Hulu iPhone App Coming Soon, 'Badass'
Seeded on Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:34 PM EDT (Silicon Alley Insider)
Hulu is in the process of developing an app for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and iPod touch, we have learned from a plugged-in industry executive. The app is coming soon (within a few months) and is "badass" -- as excellent as Hulu's Web site.
The Ayn Rand Factor In the Santelli Revolt
Seeded on Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:46 PM EST (RealClearMarkets)
Last week, in his now-famous rallying cry against the Obama administration's march toward socialism, CNBC financial commentator Rick Santelli called for a "Chicago Tea Party" to protest against the rapid expansion of government.
Cut The Corporate Tax Rate?
Seeded on Mon Feb 9, 2009 5:07 PM EST (Forbes)
That ka-ching, ka-ching ringing in your ears is the sound of mounting appropriations in the latest "stimulus bill." Both the House and the Senate have proposed over $800 billion, a number that promises to mortgage the future of generations to come.
Biofuels: Another false start in state's climate strategy
Seeded on Tue May 27, 2008 5:56 PM EDT (Tacoma News Tribune)
After only a couple of years, the U.S. strategy on biofuels and climate change has a clear record: dramatically higher food prices and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
The Sport of Business - Mark Cuban
Seeded on Thu Jan 3, 2008 5:57 PM EST (blogmaverick.com)
The Sport of Business. I can't go more than a week without shooting baskets. There is something about the feel of the ball coming off my hand, and the sound of the ball going through the net. It just feels good.
Ayn Rand Was Right
Seeded on Thu Dec 6, 2007 6:13 PM EST (Cato Headlines)
October 10 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Ayn Rand's best-selling novel, Atlas Shrugged. It is an epic story that has changed the lives of millions around the globe, including mine. Today, Atlas still sells about 150,000 copies a year in the United States.
50 years on, Rand's 'Atlas' still relevant
Seeded on Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:49 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
For intellectual heft, the capacity to spark debate and controversy, the number of young people inspired by her writing over the decades, the endurance of her ideas as the basis of a philosophical movement, the broad influence of those ideas -- and oh yes, for the number of books …
Ayn Rand's Literature of Capitalism - New York Times
Seeded on Sat Sep 15, 2007 11:58 AM EDT (The New York Times)
The book is "Atlas Shrugged," Ayn Rand's glorification of the right of individuals to live entirely for their own interest.
Can we get a stock quote module?
Thu Jul 26, 2007 4:30 PM EDT
Perhaps I just missed the stock quote module that I could add to the Newsvine homepage, but if not, how can we go about setting one up? I have a Mac and usually use the stock widget on Dashboard, but it does not seem to work all that well.
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Take a Seat Sports Fans - for a price
Seeded on Wed Jul 18, 2007 3:19 PM EDT (Portfolio.com: Top 5)
What if you could spend, say, $100,000 to become the owner of two seats behind the dugout in the new Yankee Stadium, due to be completed in 2009? We are talking not about tickets, but about the seats themselves.
For worker, Tacoma Narrow Bridge forever suspended in history
Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:27 AM EDT (The Seattle Times)
Safety rules existed in 1950 but weren't enforced, White said. Four of his co-workers died, though White believes only one would have been saved by a harness.
Able-bodied gamblers let it ride in Vegas
Seeded on Thu May 24, 2007 11:31 PM EDT (CNN)
There's lazy, and then there's Las Vegas lazy. In increasing numbers, Las Vegas tourists exhausted by the four miles of gluttony laid out before them are getting around on electric "mobility scooters." Don't think trendy Vespa motorbikes. Think updated wheelchair.
Chavez threatens to nationalize banks
Seeded on Fri May 4, 2007 1:01 AM EDT (Business Week)
"Private banks have to give priority to financing the industrial sectors of Venezuela at low cost," Chavez said.
Washington Patrol says driver had record blood alcohol of .47
Seeded on Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:15 PM EDT (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
REDMOND, Wash. -- The Washington State Patrol says a Woodinville woman arrested for investigation of drunken driving had a blood alcohol level of point-47 -- apparently a state record. A Breathalyzer reading of point-08 is considered drunk driving.
Giving money to Uncle Sam (or why I want a FairTax)
Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:10 PM EDT
Today is tax day here in the United States. It is the last day that we the citizens of the United States have to share with our Uncle Sam about how we did last year (and people think we have right to privacy, ha).
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Apple delaying Leopard until October
Seeded on Thu Apr 12, 2007 5:25 PM EDT (CNET)
For once, the rumor mill was right: Apple will be delaying Leopard, the next release of Mac OS X, until October.
A people's sexual revolution in China
Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:24 PM EDT (International Herald Tribune)
I think this article is a great insight into the burgeoning Chinese society/economic machine.
From a Rapt Audience, a Call to Cool the Hype - New York Times
Seeded on Tue Mar 13, 2007 6:47 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Hollywood has a thing for Al Gore and his three-alarm film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," which won an Academy Award for best documentary.
The Bare Minimum
Seeded on Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:37 PM EDT (The New York Times)
Instead of requiring employers to pay a higher minimum wage, and then allowing them to apply for reimbursement through tax subsidies, why not skip the middleman and subsidize the worker directly?
The ethical dilemmas of robotics
Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2007 12:04 PM EST (BBC News)
Scientists are already beginning to think seriously about the new ethical problems posed by current developments in robotics.
Reason Magazine - Ayn Rand at 100
Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 3:07 PM EST (Reason Magazine)
Even though this article is 2 years old. It's a good primer on Rand and Objectivism. "Loved, hated, and always controversial, the best-selling author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged is more relevant than ever."
GOP consultant says party can be green and not "anti-freedom"
Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 1:52 PM EST (The Seattle Times)
Last week I linked to a post from Eric Earling who offered this challenge: Off the top of your head, name a prominent Republican in Washington State who talks a good game on the environment. You know, someone who has...
Kanye West gets $3,900 meal (chef travel extra)
Seeded on Mon Mar 5, 2007 1:42 PM EST (CNN)
LONDON, England (AP) -- If Kanye West were to walk into the British Raj's dining room and order dinner, it would cost the rapper about $17.50. But since the restaurant is delivering -- from Wales to New York -- it's going to cost a bit more.
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