As it was said on the Naked Capitalism blog entry pertaining to this testimony, “Bernanke basically stonewalls and refuses to offer reasonable explanations. Not sure if he is treating the Congress as stupid or not entitled to know, but he backs himself into a real whopper with his non-defense defense (see 2:55 to 3:20).”
In answer [...]
Posts from ‘July, 2009’
Bernanke Testimony from Today – Stonewall Jackson
Peter Schiff was Right and Saw it All Coming
Quite keen insight. He was laughed at by most of the people on these shows … “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” No one wanted to hear it. And articles like this really should make you take a step back and listen: Fiscal ruin of the [...]
6 Years of AT&T DSL Connection Woes Resolved in 1 Second
UPDATE 03/01/2010: New Solution: if U-Verse is available to you, just upgrade to that! Got switched over this weekend and it’s awesome.
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Background: over the years, I have had a fluctuating issue with a weak connection from my ADSL modem to AT&T’s CO (central office) in my area. This resulted in continual errors on [...]
Anonymizing Squid Proxy Traffic
For anyone using the Squid proxy server, either on Linux or Windows, these parameters will anonymize enough traffic so that websites you attempt to access will still work (such as ajax-heavy sites like Facebook), but your source IP information will still be concealed.
via off
forwarded_for off
header_access Cache-Control deny all
header_access Forwarded-For deny all
header_access From deny all
header_access Keep-Alive [...]
NSA Marketing at its Finest – Going Green? Right.
http://www.nsa.gov/commitment/nsa_goes_green/earth_day_2009.shtml (Archive)
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12803509 (Archive)
Oh the flagrant, in your face contradictions of our government, hard at work with trillions of our tax dollars, in the middle of a deepening recession. Is it just me or is much (not all) of marketing and PR work simply the fine-tuned, professionalized art of deception? The green movement is a total [...]
Unexploded Thermitic Material in WTC Dust? Surely Not
(Original page w/ link to PDF): http://www.bentham-open.org/pages/ … /7TOCPJ.SGM
(Archive page): http://www.westerfunk.net/archives/science/Active … Catastrophe/
(Archive PDF): http://www.westerfunk.net/archives/science/… /7TOCPJ.pdf
In a study published in April of this year, a group of scientists claim to have found active thermitic particles in several separate World Trade Center (WTC) pyroclastic dust samples (the white dust resulting from the collapse of the two [...]
Change We Can All Believe In … In the Middle of a Recession
Email with more information from Kay Granger on the Climate Bill that passed the House two Friday’s ago. Unbelievable.
Dear Friends,
I heard your concerns loud and clear about the “cap and trade” bill. The overwhelming majority of you who shared your thoughts with me voiced your opposition and frustration, and I am proud to say I [...]
Why Isn’t the Stimulus Working? It Doesn’t Get at the $40-$70 Trillion of Leveraged Debt – Taleb
http://www.cnbc.com/id/31706523
Interesting Links on The Ramifications of the Economic Crisis
Use the phrase New World Order around people and immediately you will get responses ranging from, “I know! The world government is coming upon us,” to “You’re a nut.” The phrase is often associated with conspiracy theories, some of which are out there. But nowadays, the term is being thrown around very freely in the [...]
