US Congress Rejects $700-Billion Bail-Out!
Today is a historical day, ladies and gentlemen.
I guess America’s not getting another $700-billion in debt. I guess the bankers down on Wall St. are having a bit of a bad day. But hey, I guess the American people can breathe a sigh of relief for the moment being.
Too bad though… they’re either/most likely… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comments (6)Join the UBC Blog Squad Blogroll!
Phoebe Yu recently stated that she might
… just have to kill that LinkIn profile by the person who has [her] name then [SHE WILL BE] ON TOP FOR [HER] NAME SEARCH [on google]. WOOT.
So let’s help her and help each other out, shall we? Basically we link to all the Blog Squad bloggers… Continue reading...
Firefox 3: Hotmail “Browser Upgrade”
Lately, I’ve been getting the following message from Hotmail every time I try to login to my account through Firefox 3.03 running Ubuntu Hard Heron:
Upgrade your web browser
We recommend that you upgrade your web browser so you can get the most out of Windows Live Hotmail. Upgrading should only take a few minutes. To get… Continue reading...
And the Great Bail-Out Goes Through…
The only thing we learn from history, I am afraid, is that we do not learn from history.
The very people who have spent the past several years assuring us that the economy is fundamentally sound, and who themselves foolishly cheered the extension of all these novel kinds of mortgages, are the ones who now claim… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comments (2)AIG Canada Internal Document After Bail-Out
An important message from Peter C. McCarthy, President and Chief Executive Officer, AIG Life of Canada (Sept. 17, 2008)
Dear Valued Partner:
The recent activity in the financial markets this week has been nothing less than extraordinary. I know many of you have questions about your customers’ policies and about placing future business with AIG Life of… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comment (0)Ron Paul: $700-Billion Bail-Out
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Dear Friends,
Whenever a Great Bipartisan Consensus is announced, and a compliant media assures everyone that the wondrous actions of our wise leaders are being taken for our own good, you can know with absolute certainty that disaster is about to strike.
The events of the past week are no exception.
The bailout package that… Continue reading...
Filed under Current Events | Comments (2)Yet Again…
On a similar note to last Sunday (or, Monday morning, rather)… it is 3:00 AM, and I’m heading to bed after finishing Assignment 1 and Lab 3 of CPSC 111.
Good thing I got out of bed at 1 PM today after a week’s worth of sleep deprivation, a week’s worth of biking around campus fanatically… Continue reading...
Filed under Blog Updates, Life, UBC | Comments (2)Gnome Do: Clean Ubuntu Desktop
This is what my latest desktop looks like. Simple. Clean. Beautiful.
With Gnome Do, everything on my laptop’s only a few keystrokes away.
Filed under Tech Stuff | Comments (2)Some Great Desktop Wallpapers
I wanted to share some great wallpapers by Ryan Thaut…
Filed under Life | Comments (3)AIG Is Saved… For Now
AIG is saved after a $85-billion rescue package from the Feds (deep down inside, the recession of the American economy somehow makes me kinda happy 
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Here’s what Ron Paul has to say
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