Lawyers...

So, I received this lovely email today from some lawyer somewhere who decided to go after Facebook for using people's name and likeness on their advertising without consent.

I should stop here and say that I am not terribly fond of Facebook right now.  They have severely departed from their roots in the quest of monetization of social networking, and in doing so, are destroying the charm and utility that their service provided when I used it back in the college days.

However, this does not constitute the need for a class action lawsuit of which I will inevitably get nothing more than admiration of my friends and peers for being involved in, while greatly profiting whatever law firm is prosecuting this case.

And for your viewing pleasure, I have included the friendly email I received below and my hopefully not too snide response.

The Fall of Greece

I found a curious article in a fashion magazine (of all things).  It provides a boots-on-the-ground look at what is happening with the social and political implications for economic catastrophe and the end of the debt supercycle.

This piece lends some credence to my theory that we have another holocaust in the not-too-distant future, and it will be of the Muslims living in the Western world.

The article was written by Chris Heath. I have copied the article here, but the original can be found at: http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201212/fall-of-greece-gq-december-2012

Live on TV: The Fall of Greece

We already knew about the economic crisis, the mass unemployment, the riots. But this summer we saw the tensions and turmoil of a nation erupt in a single act of startling violence on a morning television program. Within days, it was beamed around the world. Chris Heath uncovers the truth of what happened in that TV studio, a cautionary tale not just for the future of Greece but for the rest of us, too

By Chris Heath

Photographs by Owen Silverwood

December 2012

Crisis of the Middle Class and American Power

I had sent to me an article by John Mauldin, containing a text from Stratfor, Inc. pertaining to a more complete understanding of the current crisis that America faces.  It points out, rather dextrously, that neither the ideologues on the left or the right have a complete understanding of the magnitude of the problem at hand.

It is a very fascinating and thought-provoking read.

The Macroeconomics of Middle Earth: Smaug Fiscal Shock

I found an absolutely epic economic post regarding economic conditions in Middle Earth following the arrival of Smaug.

http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2012/12/the-macroeco.html

Hopefully, this link remains good for a long duration.