GOTRYKE – “the handle comes up, the hammer comes down” by Doug Aitken
Take a close look at the subject that is our fate — an unassuming parking lot. So the question is posed, where are we going when the hammer comes down? Words were everywhere on the work at Pier 92 and 94 — the site of the Armory Show. More
CRAFTY CHICA — I recently bought a bulk load of adorable mini-canvases. But because I’m a chica who loves function, I decided to make something useful with them, like this little pencil cup! More
Sometimes the big tech companies seem to compete to see who can alienate consumers the most. Google, which everyone used to love, launched its Nexus One phone without bothering to hire any customer service reps. Then the launch of its Buzz social networking add-on to Gmail led to a class action lawsuit and uproar from Gmail users.
Apple has a legendary core of loyal customers. But the company faces a growing chorus of complaints about customer service from the owners of faulty iPods and Macs. And the company tried to silence the owner of an iPod that exploded.
Of course when it comes to torquing off the customers, it’s hard to beat Microsoft … Read more at Wired + Wireless
DSCRIBER – The rumor mill: The enigmatic, super-talented Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall is likely on his way to the Seattle Seahawks. Since the Broncos put a first-round tender on Marshall, if the Seahawks make an offer, the Broncos would have seven days to match or receive the sixth pick in April’s NFL draft. More
GOTRYKE – On the eve of another New York City snow day seems like the appropriate time to say a few commendable words about the 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5 GT. Live from the Brooklyn field, Gotryke can’t contain the enthusiasm over the performance of the Subaru Legacy on the first of several nor’easters to take down Brooklyn this winter season. More
ACROSS THE BORDER – Several travel-related issues along the U.S.-Mexico border are sure to raise some questions on this blog (and they already have started doing so), so I’m going to see if I can address them in this post: Is is safe to go to Tijuana? Is Mexico requiring that I have a passport to go to Tijuana/Mexical/other border cities More
When it comes to bidding on airfares, hotels and the like, there’s more than one way to skin William Shatner, if you catch my drift! The concept of bidding for travel is something we all need to understand a little better. If you play the game right, it can save you some serious money. By now, we all know about Priceline.com, if only because they’ve driven us to the edge of madness with all those nutty television commercials featuring the former captain of the starship Enterprise. They’ve made their millions around one simple idea — “name your own price” for travel. More
THE CAPITAL SPECTATOR — Harry Markopolos spent nearly a decade telling the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff’s returns were too good to be true. The SEC more or less ignored Markopolos, a securities analyst and forensic accountant. The greatest Ponzi scheme in history, as a result, rolled on for years, ultimately stealing billions of dollars from investors, large and small, before it all came crashing down in 2008.
Markopolos has written a first-rate memoir of his lonely one-man investigation into Madoff’s $65 billion fraud: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
THE CAPITAL SPECTATOR — Harry Markopolos spent nearly a decade telling the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff’s returns were too good to be true. The SEC more or less ignored Markopolos, a securities analyst and forensic accountant. The greatest Ponzi scheme in history, as a result, rolled on for years, ultimately stealing billions of dollars from investors, large and small, before it all came crashing down in 2008.
Markopolos has written a first-rate memoir of his lonely one-man investigation into Madoff’s $65 billion fraud: No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller
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