Evil as he clearly is, Bernie Madoff’s crimes do not justify an international tribunal reserved historically for “crimes against humanity.”
Financial Scams are Not the Same As Nuremberg
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They Call This “Justice” In Italy
Thank goodness for jury nullification, because under no rational legal system can hosting a Web video be considered a personal crime by corporate officer.
Wasting More Tax Dollars
So exactly why are we paying for the “DTV transition” anyway? Did we pay for folks in the 1960s to switch from B&W to color televisions? No way.
He’s Back? Go Away!
Bernie Ebbers’ sleaze never ends. I for one hope he rots in prison.
This is Change?
After an historic election, the Luddites are saying that Barack Obama will be forced to stop using email and turn in his BlackBerry.
The First Thing We Do Is…
The official trade rag of the legal industry — a notorious technology backwater for decades — is publicizing the wonders of the Internet social networking phenomenon Twitter.
Been There, Done That
Alright, so more than 80% of Silicon Valley’s 150 largest publicly traded companies have employees holding underwater options. It’s happened before, and that did not deter innovation or investment.
Regulators In the Valley
The reaction in Silicon Valley to folks saying they’re from Washington, DC and are “here to help” may just be slightly more favorable going-forward.
Advice or Ostriches?
The question is not whether the Valley will sit on the sidelines but rather how, when and on what issue(s) it will engage Washington.
Small Isn’t Beautiful Anymore
Wrangling over the proposed Google-Yahoo advertising deal makes one wonder whether scale, a virtue in Silicon Valley, can also be a vice. With apologies to economist E.F. Schumacher, big isn’t bad anymore, it’s good.
