The number of homeowners facing foreclosure surged in March as lenders lifted temporary moratoriums and resumed legal actions against delinquent mortgage payers.
General Growth Properties Inc, the second-largest U.S. mall owner, declared bankruptcy on Thursday in the biggest real estate failure in U.S. history.
But none of those properties are near you, right? Go here and click "Search" without typing anything.
If you're still not nervous, here's a picture of an entirely abandoned neighborhood in Detroit.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Osama bin Laden: Alive?
Hamid Mir is a Pakistani journalist who does a lot of international interviews & conferences, mainly because he was banned from Pakistan by General Pervez Musharraf in 2007. So take this for what it's worth, because there's obviously a long story behind him, let alone what he says.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
How Bacteria Communicate
As you watch this, think about how important it is to take all of your prescribed antibiotics the next time you have an infection or an illness.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world
FT.com / Comment / Opinion - Ten principles for a Black Swan-proof world
The author here gives a good list of lessons to be learned from the economic crisis. I'm not a huge fan of his book (i'm not sure it introduces anything new) but you can see him talk about the main idea of his book below.
The author here gives a good list of lessons to be learned from the economic crisis. I'm not a huge fan of his book (i'm not sure it introduces anything new) but you can see him talk about the main idea of his book below.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Captain at the Dog Park
Captain needed a bath anyway, and it was pretty nice out today, so he was in luck. He actually ran around quite a bit, which is unusual. He must be glad to see warmer weather. This clip was taken just before he swam in the creek, and he smelled so bad afterwards you could almost see the stink coming off of him.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
National Ignition Facility
This is a video from the National Ignition Facility, which houses a group of 192 lasers, all focused on a single point inside a spherical target chamber. It will recreate temperatures found inside stars and nuclear explosions. If we're lucky, it will prove the possibility of nuclear fusion as a virtually limitless source of energy.
The facility has been under construction for 12 years, and was finished yesterday.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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