Business:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001196.html
One of the most evil or ingenius business ideas...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&refer=home&sid=anWXzISP4...
Bernard Madoff charged in $50 BILLION fraud
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/media/11youtube.html?ex=13867...
Making a living off YouTube
Science:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20026861.500-did-our-cosmos-exist-...
Business:
http://glipress.blogspot.com/2008/12/5-interview-questions-that-mean-you...
Job Interviews: Bullshit questions and the 1 Important Question. A lesson in dumb luck and hopefully some fundamental changes in the interview policies at companies.
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0812/gallery.market_gurus.fo...
8 Really, REALLY scary predictions about the economy
Websites such as The Ranger Station, Michigan Mustang and Mustang Evolution have all received legal notices from Fords lawyers. Jalopnik reports:
"In a recent letter to enthusiast web sites, Ford's reportedly requiring the relinquishment of all Ford trademarks including domain names, banners, signs and merchandise as well as a restitution payment of $5,000 by December 19th."
Brilliant idea on Ford's part. Sue the people who support you the most.
Business
America Zone? Central American leaders agree on common currency/passport
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i_h9-4ICKfWTDo9RB8EbX...
A Primer on Fractional Reserve Banking (humor... sorta)
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/a-primer-on-fractional-reserve-bank...
Milwaukee neighborhoods starting their own currency
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-talk_moneydec03,0,2902061.sto...
Technology
Facebook Virus
http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1604200/facebook_is_infected_wit...
Education
Business
http://www.squidoo.com/Alternative-MBA
Seth Godin's Alternative MBA. Free to apply, great opportunity if you can get in.
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/multimedia/2008/12/gallery_geek_h...
Geek Hotels
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/12/remixers-unlockers-jailbreakers-oh-...
Remixers, Unlockers, Jailbreakers, Oh my.
http://www.slate.com/id/2205761/
Laptops: use battery or power outlet?
http://www.adrants.com/2008/12/bart-says-everything-steve-jobs-probably....
Simpsons on Apple
Inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgjyhKN_35g
News:
http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/recession/?postversion=2008...
US officially in a recession since December 2007, causes DOW to drop 600 points
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7759960.stm
Thailand's top court bans ruling party
Learning:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids&pri...
The secret to raising smart kids, don't tell them. Basically a look at whether you look at things as a challenge or shy away from things you think you can't do or would struggle to do
Can you buy a domain name today and flip it for a million bucks? It's a common notion that domain names are easy money and million dollar sales are always the first domain name sales cited. However, experts intuitively know this is misleading but perhaps nobody has really looked closely. Taking the top ~94 sales off namebio (excluded a few .de/.no/.at and a couple that were dropped since being purchased back in pre-2000 bubble) and looking at registration date and comparing to sales price was very interesting.
Business:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27958458/
How to treat your employees right
http://www.mercurynews.com/morningbuzz/ci_10918574
How to take advantage of a competitor's marketing faux pas
Internet/Programming
http://www.azarask.in/blog/post/socialhistoryjs/
Awesome concept for a javascript to solve problem of social bookmarking
http://www.mikeonads.com/2008/07/13/using-your-browser-url-history-estim...
How do they break down your demographics? see if this script can guess if you're a man or woman
Crazy:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2006/05/grafter200605?current...
The Best Salesman in the World
http://www.portfolio.com/news-markets/top-5/2008/11/26/Bleak-Holiday-Sho...
Black Friday Won't Save Consumer Spending, and the US Economy This Year
http://davebirss.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/just-like-real-life-but-with-p...
Understanding Internet Marketing, For Traditional Marketers
http://www.warrenbuffett.com/warren-buffett-10-ways-to-get-rich/
Warren Buffet's 10 Ways to Get Rich
Interesting case being talked about over at domainstate where someone has been pushing domains into someone else's account less than 14 days from renewal (enom apparently sends last notice at 14 days) with autorenew set and requests the domain back through support. Interesting security exploit. Appears the names were legally risky as well (tm's). Will enom fix this security vulnerability and implement an account push code or at least notify owners of domains pushed into their account?
