Archive for March, 2007
About: Insider Crimes, Funny Money and Options Rackets
March 22nd, 2007UPDATE: The Post Is Now Public Of the three people who have written in to ask for access to the post so far, two of them asked if their Amazon purchases counted. Well, they obviously should! Since I have no way of telling who bought what (except for a couple of examples where you guys […]
Insider Crimes, Funny Money and Options Rackets
March 22nd, 2007WARNING: The following is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Trading stocks, currencies and options involves serious risks. For years, I’ve kept this information to myself, waiting for a chance to look at it again more seriously and systematically. Unfortunately, I don’t really see myself being able to allocate the […]
Incarceration Rates for Selected Countries
March 21st, 2007They hate us for our freedom. Via: Crooked Timber:
Canary Island to be Powered Solely by Renewables
March 21st, 2007It’s not rocket science, folks, as I’ve been saying for years… The “water battery” is a great way to go. If I could build any system I wanted for my own property, that’s what I would do. Some of the time, my “battery” would be charged for free, when it rains. The rest of the […]
Houses Cheaper than Cars in Detroit
March 20th, 2007Detroit collapsed. Then what? Gardens. Lots of gardens. And livestock. Via: Yahoo / Reuters: With bidding stalled on some of the least desirable residences in Detroit’s collapsing housing market, even the fast-talking auctioneer was feeling the stress. “Folks, the ground underneath the house goes with it. You do know that, right?” he offered. After selling […]
His Energy Bill Is $0.00
March 19th, 2007Let’s look at another bitter Red Pill lesson on the opportunity cost of the war in Iraq. While this solar hydrogen system doesn’t seem like a good idea for mainstream deployment, Mike Strizki, the man behind the project accurately notes, “No one has said what I’m doing doesn’t work.” So, why isn’t this a good […]
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with Blue Host
March 19th, 2007Thanks to On the Way to Paradise for choosing to host with Bluehost! Cryptogon receives $65! Keep an eye on this one, guys. Jess and Andrew are firing it up in Tasmania! They’re young and they get it. Becky and I were both so happy to see this. Great stuff. Related: Hosting with Blue Host
CRYPTOGON READERS CONTRIBUTE $100 and $10
March 19th, 2007RS sent $100 and MW2 sent $10. Thanks to both of you, and to all Cryptogon and Farmlet contributors, for keeping us on the air. The $500 funding goal for March has been reached.
Got Milk? You’re Under Arrest
March 18th, 2007Via: Information Liberation: In many states, you can possess it, but the law prohibits its sale. It is a violation of federal law to transport the substance across state lines with the intent to sell it. In many states, undercover investigators are at work trying to uncover the furtive networks that produce and distribute the […]
Subprime Apocalypse Bailout?
March 18th, 2007Via: PR Newswire: One of the nation’s biggest and most respected advocates for fair housing, the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, urged the Administration and Congress to amend federal regulations to allow the Federal Housing Administration to refinance sub-prime borrowers’ loans in default, preventing a torrent of defaults and foreclosures expected to deluge the mortgage market […]
