Justice
This is a pretty amazing story/contrast:
www.slopeofhope.com/2009/01/29/classes_and_justice.htm

That "Slope of Hope" site is a fun and informative day-trading blog too.
Of course, you think that story is a head-scratcher: Bernie Madoff jacked people for billions of dollars, and he'll be sitting home tonight in the penthouse suite sipping champagne.

Just a guess, but if financial crimes were punished anywhere near the extent of petty theft, then maybe the Bernie Madoffs of the world might think twice. Oh, forget it.

Slim TV
Another cool one that popped up... a 3 mm wide TV:
shopping.yahoo.com/articles/yshoppingarticles/200/new-hdtvs-that-youre-going-to-covet

The technology is called OLED for "Organic LED". I guess it's more than 5 years off from competing with plasma/LED/DLP, but I want a TV as thin as a credit card. Woot!

Betrayal
I heard someone harshly criticize President Obama over lunch today. Gasp.
Wacky Jim Cramer from CNBC was extremely critical of the Obama $1 trillion stimulus program. I believe the word was a "betrayal", and the bill was described as all pork and little/no stimulus. Stay tuned.

Negative GDP
GDP "only" down 3.8% (annualized) in Q4.
That's the worst since 1982, but it's better than the forecast.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/090130/business_us_usa_economy_gdp.html

As the ridiculous chart to the right clearly shows... none of this makes any sense.
He he.
peace... yow, bill

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