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Jun 06 2010 ∞

“ When I heard that BP was destroying a big portion of Earth, with no serious discussion of cutting their dividend, I had two thoughts: 1) I hate them, and 2) This would be an excellent time to buy their stock.

— Dilbert’s Scott Adams in the WSJ. I had a similar predicament about purchasing stocks of Tobacco companies 2001-02, and ultimately decided I didn’t want to invest, though their fundamentals were solid. I’m still thinking about investing in BP, has my moral compass changed over the past decade?

May 28 2010 ∞

Great video on how the Beatles recorded the song A Day in the Life

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Inside a Beatles Record 2: A Day in the Life | Vpmatt

well this is fucking awesome.

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May 27 2010 ∞

This is the size of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico, centered around NY. Click through to see it over your town!

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“ BP wants Twitter to shut down a fake BP account that is mocking the oil company. In response, Twitter wants BP to shut down the oil leak that’s ruining the ocean.

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JIMMY FALLON, Late Night

(via the New York Times)

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May 26 2010 ∞

Back at Mr. Brainwash

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May 23 2010 ∞

“ I tell them to think of Woodstock,” he said. “The first one was free, but it ended up making the industry a lot of money and was a huge success. The second and third ones were very expensive for fans and were failures.

— New York Times article about the founder of the P2P service Limewire and his challenges in negotiating with the labels…

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