I read about the assassination of the Hamas official in Dubai earlier this year, and was struck by the amateurish nature of it. The Dubai police made a great presentation and were able to finger the members of the assassination team quite quickly. The Mossad looked stupid. I have no experience in spycraft but I [...]
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Lawsuits a rich source for entertainment and education. If you really want to understand the justice system, go to thesmokinggun.com and click through to link to any of the actual legal documents that are provided as PDF’s. TMZ also has some good stuff. Today I’d like to talk about a guy in Florida who had [...]
This article in the NYTimes (Archived article)talks about how a subsidiary of Wal-mart, Sam’s Club, is tailoring deals for shoppers. Basically, they keep track of what you buy and offer your special deals/discounts based on your purchase history. This is a long time in coming. Like most Americans, I have a supermarket loyalty card that [...]
I present a compact, easy to follow plan to solve the South Korean ship sinking crisis.
A few days ago the governor of Texas made some ham-headed statement about seceding from the USA. Most people asked him to not let the door hit him in the posterior on the way out. Most of the world wants to come to America, STILL, and he wants to leave. Who does he think will [...]
Agriculture is definitely unsexy. You go to your local garden shop, and some wizened old guy tells you the best way to pot or mulch or whatever other verbs/adjectives are applicable to agriculture. But online, it’s a whole new game. I was very surprised to see sex being used to sell fruit trees. Check this [...]
I will not turn this note into a scathing attack on the NYTimes, but it sure has fallen from grace in my eyes. They hocked their HQ, and are trying to survive in these crazy times. Just recently their stock traded at less than the price of one copy of the Sunday times. I think [...]
People hate Octomom for having octuplets on top of her existing six children. I was initially speculating that her kids would be taken away from her within six months. I thought about it some more and I realized I was wrong. Here’s why. Octomom is sitting on a goldmine. At the very least, she can [...]
Michael Phelps, the man with the wingspan of a large bird, has been photographed using a bong. It is very likely that he was smoking some marijuana. Since this is a business blog, I want to discuss the problems the ‘morality clause‘ can cause for endorsements. A morality clause usually says that a contract can [...]
Geithner is Obama’s choice for Treasury secretary. There are several reasons to reject his appointment, although I think our current rubber stamp, do-nothing Senate will wave him through with the equivalent of a slap on the wrist. He is in favor of the bailout, not just the current bailout, but the last five bailouts. There [...]
