Archive for December, 2010
Network Device Fingerprinting
December 1st, 2010Via: Wall Street Journal: Advertisers no longer want to just buy ads. They want to buy access to specific people. So, Mr. Norris is building a “credit bureau for devices” in which every computer or cellphone will have a “reputation” based on its user’s online behavior, shopping habits and demographics. He plans to sell this […]
EU: Contagion
December 1st, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Investors’ no-confidence vote in the aid package for Ireland may force European policy makers to expand their arsenal to fight the debt crisis threatening to tear the euro apart. Options outlined by economists at Societe Generale SA and Barclays Capital include: Boosting the 750 billion-euro ($975 billion) temporary rescue fund or turning it […]
Dollar: Best-Returning Asset in November
December 1st, 2010Via: Bloomberg: The dollar proved to be last month’s best investment, beating stocks, bonds and commodities, confounding officials around the world who said Federal Reserve policies would debase the U.S. currency. The U.S. Dollar Index, which tracks the currency against those of six major U.S. trading partners including the euro, yen and pound, rose 5.09 […]
Delta Air Lines Hiring 1,000 New Flight Attendants; More Than 100,000 Applied
December 1st, 2010It’s only two orders of magnitude out of whack. Meh! Another one for the Recovery file folder. Via: ABC News: Delta Air Lines is having what might possibly be the most-popular job search in a long time: More than 100,000 people have applied for just 1,000 openings as flight attendants. Part of the reason behind […]
Fed to Name Recipients of $3.3 Trillion in Aid During Crisis
December 1st, 2010Update: Usage of Federal Reserve Credit and Liquidity Facilities There is a lot of data here… Usage of Federal Reserve Credit and Liquidity Facilities —End Update— Via: Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve, under orders from Congress, plans today to identify recipients of $3.3 trillion in emergency aid the central bank provided as it fought the worst […]
China Approves Fund That Will Invest In Foreign Gold ETFs, Opening Avenue For Millions Of Mainland Investors
December 1st, 2010Too bad this fund isn’t about taking delivery of physical metal from COMEX… Via: ZeroHedge: China has approved a fund that will invest in gold exchange-traded funds outside the country, opening the door to mainland China investors who face negative real interest rates on their bank deposits and want to hedge against inflation.
BitTorrent Based DNS to Counter U.S. Domain Seizures
December 1st, 2010I like it. I’m not yet able to believe the hype about how it supposedly, “Can’t be touched by any governmental institution,” but I’ll definitely be following developments. Something like this needs to happen. Via: TorrentFreak: The domain seizures by the United States authorities in recent days and upcoming legislation that could make similar takeovers […]
Today, I Want to Try to Sell You Some Soap
December 1st, 2010I noticed that a reader bought a gallon of Dr. Bronner’s Unscented soap on Amazon via Cryptogon. Most of you probably know about Dr. Bronner’s soaps, but I want to do a quick post about this just in case you’re unfamiliar with these products. Some of the things I do with the Dr. Bronner’s Unscented […]
