A. Paul Allen’s newest toy. B. Set for Waterworld remake C. Chinese carrier D. Indian carrier E. Boeing’s first sea drone.[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Wealth’
September 23rd, 2011 - 9:29 am § in Misc.
Was the $5 Billion Worth It?
A decade into his record-breaking education philanthropy, Bill Gates talks teachers, charters—and regrets. from WSJ By JASON L. RILEY (Excerpts) ‘It’s hard to improve public education—that’s clear. As Warren Buffett would say, if you’re picking stocks, you wouldn’t [...]
April 19th, 2011 - 2:24 am § in Misc.
Paul Allen’s book an unabashed bid for computing industry credit
“I was the idea man, the one who’d conceive of things out of whole cloth,” Allen wrote. “Bill listened and challenged me, then homed in on my best ideas to help make them a reality.” see also Pual Allen’s Toys from CNET by Jay Greene review Much like Paul Allen[...]
March 31st, 2011 - 11:35 pm § in Politics
Presidential Perks: The President’s New Yacht
Ed. Imagine the Husky Lady in the Montlake Cut on game days! Well, not really for the the new Udub Prexy … but maybe a good idea? How about Paul Allen giving one of his yachts to the new Prexy? Here is a precedent we could follow: by Evgeniya Chaykovskaya Moscow News The boat […][...]
January 15th, 2011 - 11:40 am § in Uncategorized
The Global Class, Is Fascism Next?
Chrystia Freeland of the Atlantic has a very important article. The Rise of the New Global Class, a Prelude to Fascism? Christia Freeland’s piece in the Atlantic is a brilliant and frightening vision not of the future, but of a present that is likely summed up best by one word “fascism.&[...]
Cutting Retirement Benefits on the Animal Farm
SOME ANIMALS HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN OTHERS Here in America we hear about the sanctity of property. The right opposes inheritance taxes because it mean money gets “double taxed.” The über rich news magnate justifies the behavior of Fox and the rest of News Corp because, after all, he[...]