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10 Interesting Links From May 11th

May 12th, 2009 Greg Smith No comments
  • Bake Pizza From Scratch Without Special Equipment [Cooking] – Getting a good pizza from a decent pizzeria is pricey, and the El Cheapo Express frozen discs are often indistinguishable from their cardboard backing. Learn how to make your own without inheriting a wood-fired oven.
  • Jewelry: The Consumerist Hive Mind Helps You Buy A Diamond – What are the things you should know when going diamond shopping?
  • Why my Stock Portfolio is outperforming yours – Because you are buying S&P 500 index funds, and I am buying Emerging Markets index funds. I go on vacation, spend some money, come back, and have more than what I left with! Here's the magic which makes this happen
  • Solar plant to open in Albuquerque – Schott Solar will officially open its plant in southeast Albuquerque on Monday. They will turn sunrays into dollars and hundreds of jobs for New Mexicans.
  • Me So Holy | Apple rejects "Me so Holy", here are our thoughts.. – According to Apple, “Me So Holy” contains objectionable content and is in violation of Section 3.3.12 from the iPhone SDK Agreement which states:
  • Of ATMs, iPhones… and 9/11? « I Am Shane Becker – The Loomis guys wanted me to give them my ID so they could write a report about me for their bosses because I took the picture of them and the open ATM. The REI security people that had been called in by now wanted the same thing. I told them plainly that I’m not in the habit of giving my ID to people just because they want it, especially fake cops who put money in box and get to play at being real cops.
  • The real reason CEO compensation got out of hand. – By Ray Fisman – Slate Magazine – It is truly a statement of the times we live in that a self-imposed $10 million pay cap is a sign of modesty and virtue. Half a century ago, the median pay of top executives in U.S. companies was 30 times an average worker's salary; by 2005, the ratio was nearly 110. How did we get here?
  • Nation’s largest powwow drew 150,000 attendees – New Mexico Business Weekly: – The event, held in Albuquerque, is the largest gathering in the U.S. of American Indian and indigenous people. It brought between $20 million and $30 million in revenue to the city, according to organizers.
  • New Schott Solar plant shines at unveiling – New Mexico Business Weekly: – Schott Solar Inc. officially debuted its new 200,000-square-foot solar factory Monday at the Mesa del Sol development in south-central Albuquerque.
  • New Schott Solar plant shines at unveiling – New Mexico Business Weekly: – Schott Solar Inc. officially debuted its new 200,000-square-foot solar factory Monday at the Mesa del Sol development in south-central Albuquerque.