The one one the subprime mortgage fiasco?
Yep. Really good.
When we landed here you said you needed a few days to get space worthy again and is there somethin' wrong with your bunk?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 58: Let's call Venezuela!
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Stephanie - May 16, 2008 7:06:54 am PDT #7230 of 10001
Trust my rage
Frankenbuddha - May 16, 2008 7:07:11 am PDT #7231 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
OMGSOCUTEANDHORRIFINGBUNNY: [link]
That's not a bunny, that's a tribble.
tommyrot - May 16, 2008 7:10:26 am PDT #7232 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Yep. Really good.
For anyone else who's interested, you can get it here:
The Giant Pool of Money, Explained
By far the best explanation I've heard of the Housing Mortage/Credit Crisis is -- improbably -- a podcast from the motherlode of story-telling on NPR, This American Life. This podcast is a bit different from their usual slice-o-life stories in that they try to explain something extremely complex and abstract -- but in personal stories. The episode is called The Giant Pool of Money and it's worth at least an hour of your time on your next commute. Hearing the agents all along the "chain" of events describe what they thinking in their own words is about 100 times better than reading about it.
Actually, this was a joint production of This American Life and NPR News.
Sparky1 - May 16, 2008 7:10:58 am PDT #7233 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Poor over-fluffed bunny!
Two people have emailed me for gossip on (two different) places I used to work in the last hour.
Lee - May 16, 2008 7:12:15 am PDT #7234 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Now I want to email you and ask what the other gossip is. (I think I know one)
Sparky1 - May 16, 2008 7:14:28 am PDT #7235 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
(I think I know one)
What do you know? Hmm?
eta: I just emailed you what I know.
amych - May 16, 2008 7:15:17 am PDT #7236 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
That bunny looks unnervingly like David St. Hubbins. And it's not just the hair.
Frankenbuddha - May 16, 2008 7:18:02 am PDT #7237 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I think someone forgot the fabric softener when they put the bunny in the dryer.
Lee - May 16, 2008 7:18:05 am PDT #7238 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What do you know? Hmm?
I know what it's about, maybe, because of the postings I've seen recently. Unless there is something else you should email me about.
Stephanie - May 16, 2008 7:20:43 am PDT #7239 of 10001
Trust my rage
Hearing the agents all along the "chain" of events describe what they thinking in their own words is about 100 times better than reading about it.
What I find is so interesting is that I took a law school class on Banking Law in 2005 - back when all this stuff was cool. It's really interesting to hear it described with 3 years of hindsight. So many wrong assumptions and so on.