http://blog.rickdavies.net My place to talk about my life, the things important to me, and my views... Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Financial Crisis Tab Already In The Trillions - Financials US News Story - CNBC.com. So.. you think $700 BILLION DOLLARS is a large sum of money?  Much like I said earlier, its just the tip of the iceberg here folks.  According to this article, we are already at ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/11/18/financial-crisis-tab-already-in-the-trillions-financials-us-news-story-cnbccom/ Jaguar Chases Roadrunner, but Can’t Grab Top Spot on Latest List of World’s TOP500 Supercomputers | TOP500 Supercomputing Sites. Some pretty cool stuff here regarding the worlds top performing computer (IBM of course) http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/11/17/jaguar-chases-roadrunner-but-can%e2%80%99t-grab-top-spot-on-latest-list-of-world%e2%80%99s-top500-supercomputers-top500-supercomputing-sites/ RT - 24/7 English-language news channel : Crisis Chronicle : Let the market do its job. When Ron Paul was running for President, most news outlets dismissed him as a kook, as someone who was ringing a warning bell that did not need ringing, yet, as the economy collapses around us ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/11/02/my-my-how-quickly-the-dismissers-have-come-running-back/ Ben Smith's Blog: Off the plane - Politico.com. So when someone disagrees with you, rather than accept it and either continue to win them to your side or just agree to disagree, you ban them from covering anything you do. Yep, thats exactly what the Obama campaign did today when they decided ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/10/31/smart-choice-or-retribution/ I've never made any excuses or explanations for my dislike of big government in general.  I make an effort to report the good and bad of both candidates.  I dont like either of them, but  I guess I lean more to the right than I had believed in the first ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/10/29/joe-bidens-fuzzy-math/ A Wasted Vote by Chuck Baldwin October 10, 2008 When asked why they will not vote for a third party candidate, many people will respond by saying something like, "He cannot win." Or, "I don't want to waste my vote." It is true: America has not elected a third party candidate since 1860. ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/10/14/a-wasted-vote/ Got this email today and thought it was pretty powerful: International Picture of the Year Here are two very touching photos honored this year: First Place Todd Heisler The Rocky Mountain News When 2nd Lt. James Cathey's body arrived at the Reno Airport , Marines climbed into the cargo hold of the ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/10/07/lest-we-forget/ CNNMoney.com Market Report - Oct. 6, 2008. Looks like Congress's grand plan isn't working as well as they had thought. Dow is now under 10,000 points.. somewhere it hasnt been for 4 years. Great job! Morons... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/10/06/great-job-congress/ So, yesterday, the Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 was defeated in the house. Take heed though... this doesnt mean that they are giving up on it.  As evidenced here they are quickly looking to see how they can "fix" this bill to make it more appealing to not only the ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/09/30/the-house-of-credit-cards-comes-tumbling-down/ Citigroup buys Wachovia | ajc.com. And yet another one bites the dust... Even though the article says that Wachovia didn't fail.. does the FDIC and other banks "take over" you if you aren't financially sound?  The answer is no. We need to wake up and wake up soon people.  Do you think dropping ... http://blog.rickdavies.net/2008/09/29/citigroup-buys-wachovia/