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The Theory of Interstellar Trade

Although I frequently disagree with Krugman’s approach to politics, he is a brilliant economist. Here is a funny paper he wrote on “The Theory of Interstellar Trade” (via slashdot):

Abstract: This paper extends interplanetary trade theory to an interstellar setting. It is chiefly concerned with the following question: how should interest rates on goods […]

Justifying my life

Here are two great cartoons that just about sum up my work on this blog and on www.e-thePeople.org. Enjoy!

(via this article on e-thepeople.org)

Terrific web satire

This brings me back to my days as a financial services consultant but it’s really marvelous satire:
http://www.predatorylendingassociation.com/

Should I become a Dodgers fan?

Nice hot stove stuff: “Torre: Dodgers may go after A-Rod, Jeter, Giambi, Rivera, Posada, Mientkievicz, Cano, Mussina, Matsui, Cabrera, Abreu and others” Nah.
Oh yeah, and here’s a nice top ten things that Joe Torre has been dying to tell Steinbrenner now that he no longer works for the man.

No one knows you’re a dog…

I guess it’s hard to have an original idea anymore! Here’s a cartoon from June 23, 2007 that is remarkably similar to the idea I posted about earlier this week (”Can you be fooled by a dog on facebook?“)

And more follow up. Here’s a story about a political blogger who posts under the […]

Power of YouTube (2)

Another silly video from YouTube. Worth watching if you are a fan of the lip-syncing genre or if you want a small taste of what “everyone” is watching. Notably, I found it on a friend’s profile page who happens also to run Yahoo’s homepage, instant messenger and email businesses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2rZxCrb7iU

Anything you can do, I can do better…

Not the best satire ever, but the best one I’ve found today. Enjoy Obama vs. Clinton:

Via e-thepeople.org.