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On the Unfair Treatment of Certain Common Equity Holders (1)
permalinkEvents of the past several months have been very disconcerting, particularly as it relates to the risks and rewards conveyed to common equity holders. It has become evident that due to political pressures, separate and apart from plain economics and market forces, that the returns to certain common equity holders have been subsidized to the detriment of other investors competing in an ostensibly free market. Further, many in the media and among the general public ...Shared by Chris (3)
- Chris said: I always have to read Roger Ehrenberg's posts twice so get most of it, but it is always well worth it.
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A Good Reason To Go Full-Time SSL For Gmail (85)
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Ashik Ratnani writes with this snippet from Hungry Hackers: "A tool that automatically steals IDs of non-encrypted sessions and breaks into Google Mail accounts has been presented at the Defcon hackers' conference in Las Vegas. Last week Google introduced a new feature in Gmail that allows users to permanently switch on SSL and use it for every action involving Gmail, and not only, authentication. users who did not turn it on now have a serious ...Shared by [Curtis W] (24) Aaron (6) Aaron (3) Adam (7) Adam (7) Al. (6) Alessandro Bahgat (13) Alex C (29) Andrew (0) badpazzword (0) Ben (8) Billy Fairchild (2) Blake (0) Breyten (15) Brian (26) Brian (0) Bryn (0) Chris (3) Chris (3) Chris K (2) Christopher (39) Chung (111) CKL (5) Compuwizard123 (16) Dicky S (6) Dustin Diaz (14) Elizabeth (0) evan (2) Firethorn (11) focoma (12) g b (28) Gene (0) Graham (20) Guerwan (7) guruh (10) Herschell / Special*Dark (9) imabug (22) jason (6) jb (8) Jean (8) Jeff (9) Jeff (10) John (9) johnmarkos (6) Jon (0) Joshua (6) joubertb (1) jtuchscherer (2) Kambiz (18) Kevin (2) Krishna (2) maco (0) Manuel (2) Mark (5) Markos (1) Martin Gordon (11) Matt (5) Matt Warren (2) Meromo (7) Mike F (355) morberg (2) nathos (2) Nkululeko Masondo (0) Peter (13) Punzak (1) rene (18) Rob (17) Robert Birming (33) Robert Scoble (61) robert steburg (14) Roger (20) sc (16) Simon (4) smackaysmith (3) Stewtopia (1) SubEWL (21) Tanka (2) tosch (8) Travis (0) Trey (4) Troy (0) Xdroot (31) ZarK (1) Zia (3) Zubin (7)Explore read 10 notes- Krishna said: Seriously, You are doing yourself a favour if you set this option :)
- Stewtopia said: This is scary. Turn SSL on for Gmail folks.
- Alex C said: “It's on the bottom of the settings page. Go do it now.”
- Troy said: I see the option to force SSL in regular Gmail, but not in my domain Gmail. Hopefully it will show up there soon.
- badpazzword said: Paranoia ftw!
- Andrew said: This is a good new feature, everyone go turn this on!
- Zubin said: Gmail Settings -> General tab -> scroll down -> browser connection -> always use HTTPS
- Matt Warren said: always a good idea to use encryption when ever possible. You can enable SSL in the settings for gmail
- Bryn said: Well, Duh.
- Al. said: Que buena que está la Defcon, no puedo creer la cantidad de cosas que salen de esa conferencia. Hay que tener cuidado con lo que dice el artículo.
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The Flat Earthers Are Still With Us (9)
onnarcberry writes "The BBC reports on a scientific community still holding to flat earth theories. From their article: 'Are there any genuine flat-earthers left? Surely in our era of space exploration — where satellites take photos of our blue and clearly globular planet from space, and robots send back info about soil and water from Mars — no one can seriously still believe that the Earth is flat? Wrong. Flat earth theory is still around. ...Shared by Aaron (7) Adrian (10) Army of Gnomes (14) bam (8) Chris (3) DeeFresh (10) eugnud (12) Jason (77) Jeff (9)
- Chris said: Maybe some people did think the world was flat in Columbus's time...
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The Rise and Fall of Twitter (80)
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At the risk of offending some of you, I am posting this parody video created by Crunchgear’s Nicholas Deleon and his brother Gabriel. Just remember, it’s not about Hitler. It’s about Twitter. Crunch Network: CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0Shared by Aaron (7) Alec Peden (6) Andrew (0) AndyDrew (3) Bill (1) Billy Fairchild (2) blake borgeson (0) Brian Junyor (38) Cale (4) ChaoticMind (1) Charles Rice (2) chelpixie (1) Chris (3) Chris Metcalf (6) Christophe Maximin (11) CineVegas (11) Clint (18) crazyjaf (41) Dan (2) Dan (0) Daniel (2) Danny Bo'itanni (5) easyon (6) Edney Souza (18) emaynard (2) etlund (5) evo (0) fseixas (9) Gabriel Gilini (7) Gaufre (2) Gil Creque (7) iBspoof (10) Ignacio (12) izensun (3) JamesK (18) Javed (62) Jeff (12) Jerry (13) John (2) John Pederson (3) Jon (0) Jon (4) Jonathan (5) Jorriss (8) Joshua James (0) Katie (0) Kesor (8) lakshmi (4) Lou (3) Mac (10) Marina Martin (2) Martin (10) Matt Warren (2) Mattodono (16) MERc (0) Michael K Pate (0) Mike (1) Nihar (19) nikhil (7) panuta (1) Pat (7) Paul Helmick (24) phrakture (3) Pierre (15) Rob M (6) Roya (0) Ryan (46) sascha (8) Stephen (32) Stewart Rogers (7) Szulej (3) Tim (16) Tony Buser (2) Travis (0) Vivek (11) X-Phuture (0) xrx (23) Yaroslav (4) Zach (4) zemlanin (16)Explore read 11 notes- AndyDrew said: This is absolute brilliance. I know I've been this angry before when I see that stupid fail whale on Twitter.
- JamesK said: This is very funny! I'm sure it'll offend but the true target is not what/whom it would seem. If you've ever had a love hate relationship with Twitter, check it out!
- blake borgeson said: nice.
- Kesor said: Hiltler cant live without twitter ... hmm ...
- Mattodono said: I wonder what they're really saying ...
- Nihar said: LOL :D
- zemlanin said: Отличное видео
- Stewart Rogers said: funny!
- John Pederson said: lolz.
- lakshmi said: Wish they had cut it down to a 10-sec video
- Rob M said: finally got around to watching this... thanks bob. absolutely hilarious.
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The Rise and Fall of Twitter [Video] (97)
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At the risk of offending some of you, I am posting this parody video created by Crunchgear's Nicholas Deleon and his brother Gabriel. ...Shared by Adam (5) Adam Crowe (5) Alexander13 (353) Ali Shah (0) Andrew (0) AndrewBadera (28) AndyDrew (3) Angel (9) Antti Lindström (7) Arpit Mathur (0) Benjamin (788) Bill (0) Bill (1) blake borgeson (0) Brandi Tuttle (0) Brendon Wadey (12) Cale (4) Cameron (20) catsovain (7) Charles Rice (2) chelpixie (1) Chris (3) CoreyC (5) Cornerhouse (2) crazyjaf (41) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (0) Dan (0) David Leary (0) Fumi (33) Gabriel Gilini (7) haggaret (21) Ignacio (12) Isaac (27) JamesK (18) jean boechat (7) Jeff (12) Jeffrey (31) Jerry (13) Jordan (271) Joshua James (0) Julia Rodriguez (0) Kai (268) Ken Yowell (0) Kesor (8) Kevin (6) Kevin Rose (4) Kevin Rose (10) Kim Werker (1) Kristen (180) lakshmi (4) Mark (5) Martin (10) Matt Warren (2) Matt Williams (7) melmyfinger (15) MERc (0) Michael (21) Michael K Pate (0) Mike Nayyar (140) Molly Jones (1) Nathan (0) Neil (3) Nick (0) Omnipresence@wired® (9) Oyvind Solstad (6) panuta (1) Paul (14) Pierre (15) Rami Taibah (298) Raphael Saunier (0) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (176) Régis Kuckaertz (9) Ricardo Giesta (9) Rob M (6) Roya (0) Ruel Bobet (0) Sami Fouad (24) sascha (8) Stacey (0) Stephen McMahon (2) Steve Hebert (1) Stewart Rogers (7) Stolee (5) SusanSFH (17) Szulej (3) tal galili (4) Travis Swicegood (15) Trevor Wermund (118) ultraviolet (34) Vivek (11) Wesley Donehue (224) William (0) X-Phuture (0) Yaroslav (4) yoshy (312) Zeus (0)Explore read nine notes- Cornerhouse said: holy shit is this funny...even if it's about twitter.
- William said: So awesome!
- Kesor said: Hiltler cant live without twitter ... hmm ...
- AndyDrew said: This is absolute brilliance. I know I've been this angry before when I see that stupid fail whale on Twitter.
- lakshmi said: Wish they had cut it down to a 10-sec video
- blake borgeson said: nice.
- JamesK said: This is very funny! I'm sure it'll offend but the true target is not what/whom it would seem. If you've ever had a love hate relationship with Twitter, check it out!
- Rob M said: finally got around to watching this... thanks bob. absolutely hilarious.
- Stewart Rogers said: funny!
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Don't be so quick to embrace your own ignorance (49)
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I never liked the idea of the “for Dummies” or the “complete idiot’s guide to” book series’, but their sales success have certainly demonstrated that plenty of people identify with being a dummy or a complete idiot. Self-deprecation is fine, just realize that there’s a dear line between embracing your own ignorance and ensuring a prophesy of certainty. This extends well beyond the kind of books you’re buying. I’ve met far too many people who ...Shared by adang001 (6) Alex (0) andy bons (4) Bob Hazlett (5) Caleb Elston (13) Chris (3) Chu Yeow (9) Diana (0) digidigo (6) Domino (0) DrBaher (0) Elliott P. (5) Engin (4) Eric (5) Fred Schechter (53) Greg Tidwell (0) Guillermo Esteves (13) J. J. (9) Jason Ardell (12) John (12) John (0) jonezy (5) Joshua Wilde (1) Justin (1) Kareem Sultan (2) Leon (4) localcelebrity (4) matiasjajaja (6) MidgetWombat (6) Mike (0) Nathaniel Dean (5) Ole Begemann (11) Oyvind Solstad (6) Paul (0) Peter Warnock (6) pongle (1) Rajat (0) rexy (23) Riyaz Mohammed Ibrahim (0) rochoa (2) Ryan (2) Scott Williams (1) Shane (16) Shane V (2) Umesh (9) Verdi (2) Vincent van Wylick (17) William Spaetzel (44) xeal (6)Contribute comment -
NYT Techie Night Life Reprogrammed (2)
onsecuritas writes "Almost a decade after the Internet bubble collapsed, the New York Times reports on the revival of the Silicon Alley technology social scene — with a twist. It's now about substance. Gone are the "glitzy club ... minor celebrities, go-go dancers, an open bar and pricey giveaways" in favor of unconferences, Ignite, Pecha Kucha, ideas and 'a night life that involves actually talking to creative people doing exciting things.' Most major cities have ...Shared by Chris (3) Galtenbergs (4)Contribute comment
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Chinese Restaurant Suffers Large Translation Error (32)
onlinuxwrangler writes "Preparing for English-speaking visitors, a restaurant in China recently ran its name through an online translator, took the result, then purchased and mounted a large sign displaying the English version of their name: Translate Server Error." This one has been around for a couple of weeks but it's destined to become a classic.Read more of this story at Slashdot.Shared by Allan (1) Augmented Web (27) Beglen (11) biochimia (1) brennan moore (15) ceri (7) Chris (5) Chris (3) Chung (111) David (6) Essam (0) eugnud (12) Futt (5) gergi (10) Glenn Batuyong (46) Jared (0) Lee (1) marcell (12) Mat (4) Matt Warren (2) minus-one (4) PoPPaP (8) Punzak (1) Rob (17) Ryan Cahoon (3) Sadashiv (9) Seltoon (5) SilverStag (3) Surferbill (5) Tim (0) trygve (9) Xic0 (0)
- Matt Warren said: freaking hilarious
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Frustration (510)
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