March 2, 2008

Heparin is being recalled.
Lots more articles on it if you're interested.
Short version: something in China screwed up, so Heparin screws you up.

March 1, 2008

Nothing.

February 29, 2008

Group moves to end software patents.
Not a short-term thing, but a lot of ramifications for a lot of people.

February 28, 2008

Bush: US not headed into recession.
We're not getting another government check.

Loss of wind causes Texas power emergency.
Little wind meant little wind power generation, meant loss of power. Bad news for wind power enthusiasts/investors.

Google Sites launches.
"Makes creating a team site as easy as editing a document." Reviews have been fairly unfavorable so far.

Google tests online system to store health records.
Not much to say on that. Except "eep".

Google gives all San Fransisco homeless free voicemail.
To help them get back on their feet (i.e. have a phone number on their resume).
If you're living in SanFran, you can now make crank calls to your favorite wino.

February 27, 2008

As a short introduction, I figured since I spend a lot of time combing news.google.com, Reuters, www.digg.com, and other places for relevant news that would actually affect me, I might as well save other people the time and effort. You can expect daily posts, although likely not at similar times. Many days will simply have "Nothing Important Happened" because, despite what news outlets would like us to think, that's true a lot of days.


The Fed is probably going to lower rates again.
The short version is that Bernanke is more afraid of the lack of growth than of inflation. Expect more inflation, pray for increased growth.

New York Philharmonic's trip to North Korea ends...
... on a high note. The whole trip has been marked by the candidness of interaction between the participants. Potential for a new market.

The Usual Election News
Obama has momentum, Clinton is trying to rebound, McCain warns against a non-Republican president. Lots, and lots, and LOTS of articles about this if you're that interested.

Comcast Puts Foot Farther In Mouth
Comcast paid non-employees to cheer them on during the F.C.C. hearing concerning them and net neutrality. Hopefully this will help keep them from winning. If you haven't read up on Net Neutrality and Comcast, the short version:
Net Neutrality - the idea that internet providers should not selectively block internet use.
Comcast - does exactly that.

Gmail's CAPTCHA broken.
Expect more email spam.


Drew