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The New York Times == Conservative Rag?

I lifted this sprawling sentence from an article on Robert Rubin, Citigroup’s long-time advisor with a mythological reputaion, in today’s Sunday Business section:

At the Treasury Department, Mr. Rubin threaded a moderate stance on the always-controversial issue of market regulation, navigating between conservative free marketeers like Mr. Greenspan who wanted to streamline regulation and more liberal advocates demanding tighter monitoring of the securities industry.

Would that happen to be the same kind of “streamlined regulation” that got us into this colossal credit crunch? And why do liberal advocates ‘demand’ tighter monitoring while Greenspan gets off by merely ‘wanting’ ’streamlining’?

Read carefully enough and you’ll find that any stereotype is untrue.

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Adulthood, the Great Equalizer

It’s odd how your perception of the age difference to younger or older friends seems to shrink dramatically when you reach adulthood. A good friend of mine who always seemed incredibly immature when I was in high school was just two grades behind me. Now I see little difference between us. Likewise, a babysitter seven years my senior always seemed impossibly older and full of authority. I treat her as a peer now.

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You Know You’re Becoming An Adult When

The software you buy advertises free will-creating add-ons.

WillMaker!

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From the Desk of James

Don’t be discouraged if you come up with a great idea only to find it’s already taken by a successful company. Rather than being disappointed, take it as an indication that you’re capable of coming up with lucrative ideas on your own!

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From “The Unabridged James Dictionary”

Noncomedogenic (adjective): not tending to produce laughter.

Source: A bottle of shampoo.

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Thought

Will there be a time when data transfer technology is so advanced that transfer rates will be fast enough that most of our server farms will be outsourced physically?  Will this bring up property/nationalistic issues?

Will nations need to protect their sovereign datacenters?

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