Craig R. and Costa Rica Jones both sent us the link to this amazing video clip: Life in Foreclosure Alley [1]. Do you remember what I wrote about “Midnight Flits” [2]? Don’t miss the part near the end where they spray paint a dead lawn green. Its all about “curb appeal.”
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More Nanny State meddling, aimed at reducing bovine flatulence: Meat must be rationed to four portions a week, says report on climate change [3].
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Michael Z. Williamson [4] sent us this video link showing home-brew autonomous gun developments [5]. This kid could get a DARPA [6] contract! Warning: Attempting this with a firearm would be an invitation to a lawsuit. This would also almost certainly be considered a “machinegun” by the BATFE (even if it fires semi-automatically), since it would fire more than one cartridge with the touch of the laptop keyboard–which they would deem to be the “trigger”. Do not attempt any such experiments!
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Randy F. sent us this link: French Prime Minister says world ‘on edge of abyss’ [7]. And here is a bunch more economic news and commentary for your weekend reading pleasure, courtesy of Cheryl: Tax Breaks Big And Small Sweeten Bailout [8] — 600,000 Jobs Lost And Counting [9] — Employers Cut More Jobs Than Since 2003? [10] — Misdirected Bailout Will Make Housing Worse [11] — Euro Bank Rescue In Tatters After Savings Rush [12] — Suffering Businesses Go To 4-Day Work Week [13] — US Banks Borrow Record Amounts From Fed [14] — Asian Markets Fall On Recession Fears [15] — FDIC Seeking Temporary Unlimited Treasury Loans [16] — The Banking System Is Detonating Before Our Eyes [17] — Wachovia Limits Access By Colleges, Inciting Fears [18] — California May Need Emergency $7 Billion Loan [19] — Fed Up With Fed Credit [20] (The Mogambo Guru) — US Dollar Doomed As Credit Crisis Turns Into Currency Crisis [21] — Time For Investors To Panic: SEC Abandons Sound Accounting Practices [22] — Crisis Intensifies Amid Uncertainty [23] — Office Space Emptying Out [24].