Venture capitalists to Thomas Friedman: You're wrong - TechFlash: Seattle's Technology News Source

Seeded on Mon Feb 23, 2009 7:21 PM EST (TechFlash)

But what do venture capitalists and angel investors think? I emailed several Seattle area investors this morning to get their take. The reactions-- from Ignition's Brad Silverberg, NWVA's Tom Simpson, Rolling Bay's Geoff Entress (pictured) and others -- might surprise you.

vc, tech, politics, friedman, bailout, stimulus

The Atlantic Online | January/February 2009 | The End of White America? | Hua Hsu

Seeded on Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:46 PM EST (The Atlantic — News and analysis on politics, business, culture, technology, national, international, and food – TheAtlantic.com)

history, america, race, culture, whiteness

DailyTech - Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 12:30 PM EST (dailytech.com)

Sea Ice Ends Year at Same Level as 1979

science, ice, globalwarming, polarbears

Gas-Pipeline Spat Shows Signs of Thaw - WSJ.com

Seeded on Thu Jan 8, 2009 10:48 AM EST (Wall Street Journal)

In Bulgaria -- which gets virtually all of its gas from Russia and has thin reserves -- the government was increasingly concerned that a sudden switch by residents to electric heaters as gas-fired heating was turned off could cause power outages.

eu, energy, russia, gas, ukraine

Bob Ostertag: Why Gay Marriage is the Wrong Issue

Seeded on Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:26 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

marriage, gay, rights, osterag

Pastor Rick's News & Views

Seeded on Tue Dec 23, 2008 1:31 PM EST (saddlebackfamily.com)

Rick Warren gives a measured and civil talk to his church members regarding gays, marriage, the inauguration and such.

marriage, religion, gays, christian, inauguration, rickwarren

The Bilerico Project | Forget Rick Warren, Joseph Lowery is the voice our country needs to hear

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:56 PM EST (bilerico.com)

politics, crawford, inauguration, lgbt, lowery

If we must have an officiating priest at the inauguration, we can do much better than Rick Warren. - By Christopher Hitchens - Slate Magazine

Seeded on Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:52 AM EST (Slate)

politics, inauguration, hitchens, warren

Design Altruism Project » Blog Archive » POSTprofessional

Seeded on Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:50 PM EST (design-altruism-project.org)

Sometimes the best solution for a healthy society is non-aggrandizing interdependence, despite the risk of lost authority and increased social entanglement, contrary to predictable norms, contraindicated by conventional wisdom.

technology

Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web - WSJ.com

Seeded on Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:56 PM EST (Wall Street Journal)

google, fcc, obama, netneutrality

Leave Sheila Bair Alone! -- Daily Intel -- New York News Blog -- New York Magazine

Seeded on Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:51 PM EST (New York Magazine)

We're sorry, but these pansies in the White House and Treasury who keep giving anonymous quotes about how they "distrust" FDIC head Sheila Bair because "she always seemed to be pushing her own agenda" when her agenda is helping people are seriously getting on our nerves.

treasury, politics, blair, sexism, fdic

Foreign Policy: The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2008

Seeded on Tue Dec 9, 2008 8:41 PM EST (foreignpolicy.com)

Think switching to solar energy will make you green? Think again. Many of the newest solar panels are manufactured with a gas that is 17,000 times more potent than carbon dioxide in contributing to global warming.

green, science, solar, foreignpolicy, nf3