By Tim Worstall, Contributor No, really, it’s possible that Microsoft’s Excel is the most dangerous software on the planet. Yes, more dangerous than rogue code running a nuclear power plant, than the Stuxnet that was deliberately sent off to sabotage Iran‘s nuclear program, worse, even, than whatever rent in the fabric of space time led to the invention of Lolcats. Really, that serious. …read more
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Will Kicking Wrestling Out Of The Olympics Kill The Sport?
By Bob Cook, Contributor No doubt, it was a takedown, to throw around the sport’s terminology, for wrestling when the International Olympic Committee on Feb. 12 announced that 2016 would be its final guaranteed appearance in the Games. …read more
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Wealthy Greek Diplomat Underwrites Mexican Ex-President Calderon At Harvard
By Dolia Estevez, Contributor No, it’s not Carlos Slim, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, Emilio Azcarraga Jean or any other Mexican billionaire underwriting Mexico‘s former President Felipe Calderón’s controversial one-year fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School, but rather wealthy Greek diplomat Gianna Angelopoulos, who in 2012 created the Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellowship program, “to retain and re-train leaders who have distinguished themselves in service to the public and are now transitioning to another career.”
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The Hidden Habits Of Ineffective People
By Quora, Contributor No one sets out to be ineffective, but it’s easy to pick up the habits. Too easy.
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Gun Violence: The Bigger The Rhetoric, The Smaller The Thoughtfulness
By Jens F. Laurson and George Pieler, Contributor No amount of cynicism is adequate for gauging the public policy response to the Sandy Hook massacre. The Newtown tragedy stimulated vigorous debate but few truly practical ideas on school safety and gun violence (not the same thing). Instead we have a special-interest squabble between ‘no guns’ forces versus ‘lots of guns’ folks.
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Let's All Calm Down And Get Some Perspective On Apple
By Greg Satell, Contributor No one disputes that Apple has been the premier tech company of the last decade. For years, they seemed to be able to do no wrong. That is, until they announced disappointing earnings last week and their stock plunged. Now, let the schadenfreude begin!
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Why Those Student Loans Are Still Worth It
By Elaine Pofeldt, Contributor No doubt there are students who are taking on college loans they will never be able to repay, thanks to skyrocketing college costs and a job market where it’s hard for many to find a well-paying job.
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"No Budget, No Pay" – forcing our elected officials to work on "Pay for Performance"?
By Eric Basu, Contributor “No budget, no pay” is one provision of the House bill that temporarily suspends the national debt ceiling and that is going in front of the Senate. In short, if the House and the Senate do not approve a budget by mid-April, their pay gets held temporarily until the bill is passed. I have to say that I really like this. The measure has the egalitarian appeal of forcing our representatives to live as the rest of us do, particularly since the effects of not passing a budget are directly causing working class Americans to go without their pay. The U.S. Navy just issued a statement saying that they are going to be starting layoffs now in anticipation of both sequestration and uncertainty over a budget that may not be passed. Although it’s possible that even if a budget is passed jobs will still need to be cut to deal with decreased funding, the armed services are just shooting in the dark right now, guessing at who to lay off in order to sustain core military operations with no real knowledge of what the final budget numbers will require in terms of workers. Neither the military commands or defense contractors can plan appropriately to minimize the impact on personnel and prepare personnel for transition to other work without actionable information.
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Apple's Uh-Oh Moment: The Great Smartphone Boom Is About To End
By Robert Hof, Contributor No market grows forever, even one like smartphones that has been driving tens of billions of dollars in revenues for years now. But last year, some forecasters, such as Bill Whyman at International Strategy & Investment, started predicting that smartphone sales would soon peak.
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The Best Video Game DLC Of 2012: Artorias Of The Abyss
By Erik Kain, Contributor No other downloadable content from 2012 was as rich or rewarding as the new Dark Souls DLC.
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New Budweiser Beer Debuts Today – And At Super Bowl
By Larry Olmsted, Contributor No, America’s favorite beer hasn’t been tampered with – this is not some New Coke debacle.
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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Public Relations Nightmare: A Battery Of Problems
By Larry Bell, Contributor No one who flies likes to hear about reports of aircraft malfunctions, and yes, Boeing’s new advanced technology 787 Dreamliner flagship aircraft has experienced several. The most recent incident, an overheated battery prompting an All Nippon Airways (ANL) airliner to make an emergency landing, has resulted in an order by the Federal Aviation Administration to temporarily ground all domestic 787s. Currently, United Airlines, which owns six of the aircraft, is the only domestic carrier that is affected.
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The Treasury Has Already Minted Two Trillion Dollar Coins
By Laurence Kotlikoff, Contributor No doubt, you’ve heard about the latest irresponsible fiscal/monetary proposal to be floated by members of Congress and the erstwhile economist, Paul Krugman, whose lunch was just eaten by Jon Stewart. It entails having the Treasury avoid the federal debt limit by handing the Federal Reserve a single $1 trillion platinum coin. The Fed would then credit the Treasury’s bank account with $1 trillion, which the Fed could spend on the President’s lunch, a $200 toilet seat, a new aircraft carrier, more Medicare spending – anything it wants.
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