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Prayer and Ponzi scheming

A world-weary Baptist businessman I know likes to say, "Nobody will screw you like a brother in Christ." Meaning that there's a special kind of cynicism employed by people who use religiosity as a cover for dastardly deeds. I know......

Crunchy Con [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Rod Dreher at 5:35 PM

SmartSwitch prototype makes work out of the simplest of things

Conserving energy is one of those things that you may want to do, but you've never gotten around to it, and you're not exactly sure how to start -- because, well, thinking about stuff is hard. The SmartSwitch prototype -- designed by Peter Russo and Brendan Wypich at Stanford University -- works on ...

Tags: Lighting , lights , stanford university , light switch , lightswitch , prototype , StanfordUniversity , Light Switches , lightswitches , Peter Russo , brendan wypich , BrendanWypich , PeterRusso

Engadget [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Laura June at 2:16 PM | 1 Citations

Jon Stewart skewers CNBC on "The Daily Show"

The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cCNBC Gives Financial AdviceDaily Show Full EpisodesImportant Things With Demetri MartinPolitical HumorJoke of the Day Jon Stewart skewers CNBC, Rick Santelli, Cramer et. al on his "Daily Show" last night.... Presented By: Kingdom of the Blue Whale â€“ S...

Tags: Videos , CNBC , jim cramer , Bear Stearns , Merrill Lynch , Allen Stanford

Wall $treet Folly [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by wsf@wallstreetfolly.com (Wall Street Folly) at 9:13 AM

Before Google became Google: The original setup at Stanford University

Since it launched in 1998, Google has become one of the true giants of the Internet. These days, Google has data centers all around the world and hundreds of thousands of servers. The sheer size of Google today makes it very interesting to look back at its humble beginnings as a small research proje...

Tags: Tech , Internet , Hardware , History , main , Search , Google , Servers , 1997 , 1998 , logo , Search-Engine , stanford university , backrub

Royal Pingdom [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Pingdom at 8:51 AM

Criminal Ponzi Scheme Shockingly Run by Christians [Sinners]

Ooo, the SEC has finally released the good stuff on Stanford Financial, the mini-Madoff Ponzi scheme that made $8 billion disappear. Incredibly, the company's Southern Christian leaders were big hypocritical frauds! Jesus hated money-lenders: The new details from the SEC focus not only on top boss "...

Tags: Religion , crime , Scams , Money matters , Sinners , jesus , Allen Stanford , Recessionomics , Stanford Financial

Gawker [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by Hamilton Nolan at 11:00 AM

Which Pac-10 players will step out of the shadows?

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller We had no idea who Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was at this time last year. Heck, he hadn't even signed, much less played for the Ducks. Masoli didn't step out of the shadows, though. He was immaculately conceived. But we did know who Mark Sanchez wa...

Tags: Oregon , Stanford , Washington , UCLA , Washington State , Oregon State , Arizona State , Arizona , Arkansas , espn , Mark Sanchez , Taylor Mays , Kyle Williams

TrojanWire [ Feed - Focus - Exclude ] by ESPN.com - Pac-10 - Blog at 5:56 PM | 2 Citations

Pac-10 newcomers to watch

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller Which Pac-10 newcomers might make a name for themselves this spring and put themselves into position to start or see significant action in 2009? Let's take a look. Arizona QB Nick Foles & OT Phillip Garcia: Foles is a sophomore transfer from Michigan State...