Ron Paul, Prophet Here he is, five years ago, on where the GSEs Fannie and Freddie were headed (via Reddit)- September 17, 2008 liked a story on Reddit Ron Paul, Prophet Here he is, five years ago, on where the GSEs Fannie and Freddie were headed 11:45 am - Comment Duncan Riley, raymond rouf, April Buchheit, Alex Scoble and 10 other people liked this "This explicit promise by the Treasury to bail out GSEs in times of economic difficulty helps the GSEs attract investors who are willing to settle for lower yields than they would demand in the absence of the subsidy. Thus, the line of credit distorts the.http://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/71x7p/ron_paul_prophet_here_he_is_five_years_ago... Canon EOS 5D Mark II: 21MP and HD movies: Digital Photography Review (via FriendFeed)- September 17, 2008 posted a link Canon EOS 5D Mark II: 21MP and HD movies: Digital Photography Review 10:10 am - Comment accesine, Fu_, Michael Herf, Brian Hendrickson and 20 other people liked this "The EOS 5D Mark II boasts a new 21MP CMOS sensor, an expanded ISO range of 50-25,600 and a wealth of improvements and new features including full 1080p HD movie recording, live view, 3.0" 920k dot LCD, DIGIC IV processor, increased battery capacity and sensor dust reduction....http://www.dpreview.com/news/0809/08091705canon_5dmarkII.asp Why Obama's Health Plan Is Better - WSJ.com (via FriendFeed)- September 16, 2008 posted a link Why Obama&039;s Health Plan Is Better - WSJ.com Tuesday at 11:19 am - Comment sirish, Anne Bouey, Bryan Clark, eric mortensen and 31 other people liked this "Sen. McCain, who constantly repeats his no-new-taxes promise on the campaign trail, proposes a big tax hike as the solution to our health-care crisis. His plan would raise taxes on workers who receive health benefits, with the idea of encouraging their employers to drop coverage. A study conducted by...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122152292213639569.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Unenumerated: Unpredictable elections (via FriendFeed)- September 16, 2008 posted a link Unenumerated: Unpredictable elections Monday at 11:43 pm - Comment Sudhakar Chandra, Paul Haahr, Amit Patel, Eugene and 16 other people liked this "There is a far better solution that does not have significant loopholes and does not regulate any speech: make elections unpredictable. If would-be purchasers of political favors cannot predict who will win, or even who might win with substantial probability, they cannot purchase any favors prior to an..http://unenumerated.blogspot.com/2008/03/unpredictable-elections.html Official: Canon's 15.1 megapixel EOS 50D with DIGIC 4 processing - Engadget (via FriendFeed)- September 16, 2008 posted a link Official: Canon&039;s 15.1 megapixel EOS 50D with DIGIC 4 processing - Engadget Monday at 10:13 pm - Comment Mark Derricutt, Alex Kapranoff, Alex Gawley, abacab and 11 other people liked this "15.1 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 image processor, up to ISO 12800 support, 3.0-inch LCD with face detection Live View, HDMI output, 6.3fps burst mode, and same AF system found in Canon&039;s 40D with new Microadjustment feature." - Paul...http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/26/official-canons-15-1-megapixel-eos-50d-with-digic-4-pro... Two-headed boy dies after after just 48 hours - Telegraph (via FriendFeed)- September 15, 2008 posted a link Two-headed boy dies after after just 48 hours - Telegraph Monday at 3:24 pm - Comment Jessie Norris liked this "We wanted to refer him to a hospital in Dhaka but the family was so poor that they could not afford to take him there, so they took him home where he died," KS Alam, one of the doctors treating the boy, said. "It was a very unusual case. The boy had one body but two complete heads." The baby, weighing weighing 12 lbs 1...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/2637040/Two-headed-boy-dies-afte... With Google Video, it used to possible to link within a video (so that it would start in the middle instead of at the beginning http:googlevideo.blogs- September 12, 2008 posted a message With Google Video, it used to possible to link within a video (so that it would start in the middle instead of at the beginning http:googlevideo.blogspot.co...). Is that possible with YouTube September 11 at 11:22 pm - Comment peter, Lu Tao, Susan Biscuit Beebe, 23 and 3 other people liked this Not at the moment. - Kenny Stoltzhttp://friendfeed.com/e/11be190c-617a-44ac-9261-4aabb5334364 I live next to a golf course. Does that make me an expert on golf (via FriendFeed)- September 12, 2008 posted a message I live next to a golf course. Does that make me an expert on golf September 11 at 10:54 pm - Comment Antoine Bertier, Vikram Shenoy, Abby Martin, don loeb and 41 other people liked this I&039;ve never once played golf, though I did play miniature-golf a few times as a kid. Also, I occasionally hit golf balls with a baseball bat when they land in my yard. In fact, maybe I am an expert. I bet I could teach Tiger Woods a thing or two about the game... - Paul...http://friendfeed.com/e/76fd808a-fdd1-4a5f-8d2b-ab9ee7d8fd65 Biologists hope to discover "Darwin particle" with Giant Animal Smasher (GAS) (via FriendFeed)- September 12, 2008 posted a link Biologists hope to discover "Darwin particle" with Giant Animal Smasher (GAS) September 11 at 10:34 pm - Comment Harun Baris Bulut, Guy Vander Heyden, Sean O&039;Brien, Henry Precheur and 50 other people liked this Like +++++++ - Tad - the Fresh Maker When they collide, will it create one gigantic furball - imabonehead LOL! - Colide81 (James) I love it. - Kevin Bondelli Nasty! - James Tenniswood haaaa! - Nice Fish...http://www.bbspot.com/News/2008/09/squirrel-smasher.html Grievance: Toyota calls my cellphone every several days with a "second" notice that my warranty is about to expire, and always from a differ- September 12, 2008 posted a message Grievance: Toyota calls my cellphone every several days with a "second" notice that my warranty is about to expire, and always from a different number and area code, so I can&039;t block it. I&039;m starting to dislike Toyota a lot. Also, robo-calls need to be made some kind of illegal. September 11 at 7:01 pm - Comment Rob Kurrus, imabonehead, Thomas Hawk, Steve Spalding and 10 other people liked this Did they say it was from Toyota I&039;ve gotten...http://friendfeed.com/e/783d678a-72fe-4fdf-9131-ebb68f70cc41 |