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The Big Picture - America's Economic Situation
This work is the product of years of research and months in the writing. It's an attempt to give a high-level overview of all the relevant pieces of the economic situation this country finds itself in. Most of the ideas have been gleaned from experts far more knowledgable than myself - I'm not an economist. These are simply the most important ideas and facts I've come across in my extensive reading about the current situation over the last nearly two years. None of these facts are a secret, nor have they come to light recently. Much of what legislators claim to be surprised about has been known for nearly two years.
Moroccan home furnishings find their place in the long tail
One of my favorite things about the Internet is the phenomenon of the long tail. Basically, the barriers are down and it's led to an incredible explosion of content & commerce. Shelf space is no longer a consideration, so retailers can afford to either carry millions of SKUs (a la Amazon.com), able to stock nearly every book released or, like youtube.com, provide an endless expanse of content - something to satisfy every interest.
GIGO - The First Law of Computers
I remember the first time I heard this phrase - I was in fourth grade and one of the older classes in my school put on a play that in retrospect was completely ridiculous and silly, but I wasn't quite as critical when I was 9. It was a series of scenes designed to exemplify the law of GIGO: garbage in / garbage out. The scenes got more obvious until they finally explained the whole thing in a terrible song & dance number at the end so even the slow kids could get it (I didn't get it myself until I heard the song).
