The Market – Page 29

Protected: Campaign contribution increase plan hits wall

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Browser rivals mock Microsoft’s ‘native HTML5’ claims – Computerworld

There is a hilarious bugzilla thread mocking the MS html5iness of the new IE. Coverage here.

“Worst Investment Ever” – Carl Icahn, Blockbuster’s Largest Shareholder

“I don’t even–we have such different business models … I think we co-exist quite well with Netflix.” – Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes I seriously laughed out loud when I saw this quote. The photo is funny too. via Blockbuster’s Largest Shareholder Calls Blockbuster Worst Investment Ever Made | Fast Company.

Santa Monica Considers the Impacts of Downtown Construction

Santa Monica is under attack — by cranes! Santa Monica has big plans for a facelift before the end of the second decade of the twenty-first century, but the city’s businesses, residents, and visitors will have to endure an even bigger headache over the next five years as such projects break ground and reach fruition.Continue reading “Santa Monica Considers the Impacts of Downtown Construction”

Taking Wall Street Firmly To Task

“I had grossly underestimated the level of extraordinarily unethical and even fraudulent behavior that had occurred on such a large scale,” Ferguson tells All Things Considered host Melissa Block, in a conversation airing Friday. via Inside Job Director Charles Ferguson, Taking Wall Street Firmly To Task : Monkey See : NPR.