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Jun 15th, 2009

by Jordon.

Inc. profiles Paul Graham :: "Running a start-up is like being punched in the face repeatedly," he says. "But working for a large company is like being waterboarded." via
Too poor to make the news
A fascinating interview with Paul Krugman who fears that we may he headed into a decade of global economic stagnation
Global responsibility from NTT :: A critical network upgrade must be performed to ensure continued operation of Twitter. In coordination with Twitter, our network host had planned this upgrade for tonight. However, our network partners at NTT America recognize the role Twitter is currently playing as an important communication tool in Iran. Tonight’s planned maintenance has been rescheduled to tomorrow between 2-3p PST (1:30a in Iran).
Japanese couple arrested in Italy with U.S. bonds worth $134 billion :: That’s more than UK’s entire holding of US bonds! The bonds were described as being 249 US Federal Reserve bonds each worth $500 million, plus ten Kennedy bonds with face values of $1 billion, in addition to various other types. Police said that the two men had stayed at a hotel in Milan last Tuesday. Instead of taking the express train to Lugano, they had boarded a slow commuter train from a suburban station to attract less attention. Both Jason Bourne and James Bond have been called in to help authorities.
A second and more rational look at the Lisa Raitt scandal
The global recession finally hits Saskatchewan :: "Saskatchewan has been ahead of the pack in terms of economic growth since last year, but the province will show a significant slowdown as the global storm takes the steam out of mineral production and the labour market," Craig Wright, RBC’s senior vice-president and chief economist said in a release on Monday.
Putting Canada’s $50 billion deficit into perspective