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I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened – The Oatmeal

I tried to watch Game of Thrones and this is what happened – The Oatmeal.

Strauss-Kahn suspect in sex ring

I am shocked to discover that bankers like prostitutes. I had held them to such a high standard, but I suppose it must be the stress. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-17110618

Demand Media posts $6.4-million loss in fourth quarter

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/17/business/la-fi-0217-ct-demand-media-20120217

Financial Trading Markets Actually Giant Botnets

It’s like a botnet worm. Only, instead of eating data it erases market value. …the Dow Jones stock index fell 600 points in just 6 minutes. Its nadir represented the deepest single-day decline in that market’s 114-year history… the “flash crash,” as it came to be known, was big, unexpected and scary —Continue reading “Financial Trading Markets Actually Giant Botnets”

How Blue America Subsidizes Red America

I don’t really understand this chart, but I get the idea behind it. I’d also like to see someone illustrate the correlation between state-by-state ideology against urban versus rural population. A very neat Aaron Carroll chart shows that, on average, conservative states feature more “dependency” on federal programs than do liberal ones. via HowContinue reading “How Blue America Subsidizes Red America”