http://andrewbusey.com Where are we going? Games, Thoughts, More... Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:12:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en THIS IS AWESOME (It was one of those random forward things): I recently asked my friend's little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, ... http://andrewbusey.com/a-simple-lesson-on-tax-and-redistribution-of-wealth/ This post is focused on the (large) group of strong iphone supporters: mainly people that bought an initial iphone at launch and immediately upgraded to the iphone 3G when it came out. Here is what it says on the AT&T site when I check for an upgrade: iPhone ... http://andrewbusey.com/why-the-iphone-3gs-upgrade-approach-is-stupid/ I'm not wildly enthusiastic about Twitter, but it seems I've got to join the cool kids. I'm kind of hoping it goes away, since now I'll have to switch over to Twitter and link this blog post. Of course, I will also link to Twitter from here ... http://andrewbusey.com/now-on-twitter/ That probably only means something to me.... But cool none the less: http://www.raphkoster.com/2009/01/08/wikipedia-muds-and-where-the-sources-are/ Even cooler that it is discussed as a "valid source" for wikipedia information. It does make me feel a bit like a gaming industry outsider though. http://andrewbusey.com/cool-secrets-of-the-mud-wizards-gets-a-mention-from-bartle-on-raphs-blog/ This is some really scary stuff from the Wall Street Journal: A Liberal Supermajority I think most of my friends who are democrats truly understand the magnitude of change that is coming. We're going to become France. http://andrewbusey.com/welcome-to-the-socialist-states-of-america-comrade/ This is quite a horrifying article from Fortune: The $55 trillion question It's pretty relevant to my previous post where I compared these instruments to gambling. This is from the article: So what started out as a vehicle for hedging ended up giving investors a cheap, easy way to wager ... http://andrewbusey.com/what-is-a-cds-hint-credit-default-swap/ I'm not sure why everything has to be so complicated. To me, the solution seems quite simple: Fund a new government entity with $500bln to $750bln. Let them draw it down with $100-$200bln increments if it makes it easier. Define a what they are allowed to buy: ... http://andrewbusey.com/how-the-bailout-could-should-work/ In my opinion, this entire meltdown that has been going on for the last year or so is caused by one thing: a lack of accountability. This occurs at both a personal level (people who bought houses they couldn't afford and, hence, got mortgages they couldn't afford), the people ... http://andrewbusey.com/mortgages-and-accountability/ This is a big mess, but I think this article: The Paulson Plan Will Make Money For Taxpayers - is probably right. I think, however, the article missing the other big issue: short vs. long-term outlook. Obviously, the fed isn't doing the bailout as an investment, but ... http://andrewbusey.com/the-bailout/ Ok, so everyone is talking about Apple these days. There was a good Fortune article on why Zunes don't matter, regardless of how good they might be. (The Trouble with Zunes) This got me thinking. Windows is obviously a very successful product for Microsoft. (Captain Obvious.) ... http://andrewbusey.com/its-the-ecosystem-stupid/