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Netflix Boss Takes Stock Hit
On September 29, Reed Hastings cashed in 5000 shares of his Netflix stock options. He bought 5000 shares at his stock option price of a buck and a half, and then sold them for $128.13/each. That’s a nice one-day profit of $633,000. HOWEVER, had he made the same trade a couple of weeks earlier, before jacking up the Netflix prices and causing general discontent among his customers, and a tumbling stock price, he would have profited well over a million dollars. The question is, of course, has he made up the difference from the higher prices that Netflix subscribers are now paying? Indications are probably not, since the number of subscribers has dipped by up to a million people. -Form 4-
This is the same dude who, a few years ago, was trying to lay a new property tax on the already beleaguered taxpayers of California, apparently assuming they are all as rich as he is . . . or was. -more-
Posted in Nonsense
War of Words Over “Global Warming”
In a fresh challenge to claims that there is scientific “consensus” on climate change, Prof Ivar Giaever has resigned from the American Physical Society, where his peers had elected him a fellow to honour his work.
“Global warming has become a new religion. We frequently hear about the number of scientists who support it. But the number is not important: only whether they are correct is important. We don’t really know what the actual effect on the global temperature is. There are better ways to spend the money.” -more-
Also, see the Level of Scientific Understanding from the IPCC.
Posted in Climate Science
Monkeys at typewriters ‘close to reproducing Shakespeare’
Millions of virtual monkeys have almost typed out the entire works of Shakespeare by bashing random keys on simulated typewriters.
OR:
[comment] Random monkeys seem to have taken over the writing of policy documents for all world organisations..most of them seem to be assembled out of similar fragments
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Posted in Nonsense
Interesting . . . but, who is this guy?
Alessio Rastani said that Goldman Sachs rules the world, not governments, and that Goldman Sachs “don’t care about this rescue package” because they know “the stock market is finished” and they “don’t really care” about the Euro. -more-
9/27/11 – Revisited the next day: a hoax? – on the BBC!
Posted in DOOMsayers
Someone is Not Telling the Whole Truth
American campaigners against the death penalty know the buttons to press. Thus, we have statements like that from Thomas Ruffin, a lawyer for Davis, who said that Georgia had “legally lynched a brave, a good and indeed, an innocent man”. -more-
Posted in Current Events
Bill Gates, prophet
Remember, any stupid thing you say will live forever on the Internet.
From May, 2005.
“I don’t think the success of the iPod can continue in the long term, however good Apple may be.”
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Posted in Nonsense
Is it True?
“Obama is set to launch something of a counteroffensive on Monday with a three-day bus tour of the Midwest, a trip that includes two stops in Iowa. The White House denied that the itinerary was politically motivated, however.”
I am wondering why they say things like that, when everyone knows it is a lie. It just makes them look bad.
But . . . does everyone know it is a lie? Perhaps some people believe it. Do the people on liberal talk radio believe it?
POTUS is taking a bus trip through Iowa just now. Not politically motivated; he does that all the time. For . . . some other reason?
Does anyone actually believe that any politician, anywhere, anytime, does anything that is not politically motivated?
Posted in Current Events
New Meaning to “Making Money Off of Star Wars”
The 501st Legion is forbidden to make money for their Star Wars gigs; not so the South Pacific island state of Niue.
Niue?!?
What the heck is that?
Check it out!
Posted in Nonsense
Hitler Cat
Hitler cat ‘overlooked for adoption because of markings’
Staff at an animal charity have named an abandoned kitten “Kitler” – because she bears an uncanny resemblance to the Nazi leader.
The six-week-old cat – which was abandoned at the roadside – earned the moniker because of her distinctive black moustache. -more-
Posted in Nonsense
Making a Deal with God . . .
Little Carol came into the kitchen where her mother was making dinner. Her birthday was coming up and she thought this was a good time to tell her mother what she wanted. “Mom, I want a bike for my birthday.”
Now, Little Carol was a bit of a troublemaker. She had gotten into trouble at school and at home. Carol’s mother asked her if she thought she deserved to get a bike for her birthday. Little Carol, of course, thought she did.
Carol’s mother, being a Christian woman, wanted her to reflect on her behavior over the last year, and write a letter to God and tell him why she deserved a bike for her birthday. Little Carol stomped up the stairs to her room and sat down to write God a letter.
LETTER 1:
Dear God: I have been a very good girl this year and I would like a bike for my birthday. I want a red one. Your friend, Carol
Carol knew this wasn’t true. She had not been a very good girl this year, so she tore up the letter and started over.
LETTER 2:
Dear God: This is your friend Carol. I have been a pretty good girl this year, and I would like a red bike for my birthday. Thank you, Carol
Carol knew this wasn’t true either. She tore up the letter and started again.
LETTER 3:
Dear God: I know I haven’t been a good girl this year. I am very sorry. I will be a good girl if you just send me a red bike for my birthday. Thank you, Carol
Carol knew, even if it was true, this letter was not going to get her a bike. By now, she was very upset. She went downstairs and told her mother she wanted to go to church. Carol’s mother thought her plan had worked because Carol looked very sad.
‘Just be home in time for dinner,’ her mother said. Carol walked down the street to the church and up to the altar. She looked around to see if anyone was there. She picked up a statue of the Virgin Mary, slipped it under her jacket and ran out of the church, down the street, into her house and up to her room. She shut the door and sat down and wrote her letter to God.
LETTER 4:
I GOT YOUR MAMA. IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND THE BIKE. Signed, YOU KNOW WHO
Posted in Nonsense
What Category is This??
The Church of England has $6,000,000 invested in News Corp!
Upping the ante, the Church of England threatened to pull nearly 4 million pounds of investments from News Corp. “if does not hold senior executives to account … for the gross failures of management at the News of the World.” –more–
Posted in Current Events
I Knew That
‘Lean gene’ means slim people could be less healthy than the obese.
Professor Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, said: “These results reinforce the idea that it is not just how fat you are, but where you lay down fat that’s particularly important for heart risk. Fat stored internally is worse for you than fat stored under the skin. –more–
Posted in DOOMsayers
Putting Marilyn’s Dress in Perspective
Stradivarius violin raises £9.8m in charity auction
A rare Stradivarius violin that once belonged to the granddaughter of English poet Lord Byron sold for a record £9.8 million at auction in a charity sale for Japanese disaster relief. (that’s $16 million, folks) –more–
Posted in Current Events
Eat that CFL!
Oldest light bulb still burning after 110 years
An American town is preparing to celebrate a light bulb that has been glowing more-or-less continuously since 1901. –more–
Posted in Nonsense
End of Drought?
WATER SUPPLY UPDATE
A second year of abundant winter snowfall on California’s watersheds marked an end to the state’s current water shortage, prompting Governor Jerry Brown to officially end the drought emergency –more–
Posted in Conservation