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YouTube - US-Sino Currency Rap Battle
Complex China-U.S. currency issue explained in bizarre news animation. "Need a primer on the issues? Check out our US-Sino Currency Rap Battle, featuring Chinese president Hu Jintao and American president Barack Obama. China has mad stacks of US Treasury debt and fears America will inflate its way out the hole by weakening the greenback further. The US, on the other hand, says China is keeping its currency artificially undervalued to protect its exports. It's a battle for the ages. And everything you need to know about US-Sino trade relations can be learned right here." posted by Fizz at 5:05 PM - 18 comments

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Frisk the Old Lady in the Wheelchair! « LewRockwell.com Blog
TSA Thugs Force Elderly Mother in Wheelchair to Tears. She's forced to stand-up, spread eagle, and have a rubber-gloved hand thrust up her crotch. TSA threatens to arrest her if she doesn't stop crying. (lewrockwell.com)submitted 8 hours ago by Rhiannon272 commentssharesavehidereport

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The Crossroads Nation - NYTimes.com

tags: culture
Washington Post’s Kaplan Faces Growing Scrutiny - NYTimes.com
Scrutiny Takes Toll on For-Profit College Company

tags: worse than failure
Chefs’ Tale of the Thanksgiving Turkey - NYTimes.com
Chefs’ Tips for the Thanksgiving Meal

tags: recipe
Hacker News | We're moving. Goodbye Rackspace.
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rackspace vs. Amazon — the Cloud Wars| from the i-hear-the-music dept.| posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday November 09, @11:10 (IT)| https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/11/09/1420259/Rackspace-vs-Amazon-mdash-the-Cloud-Wars?from=newsletter+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
fdicostanzo writes "The folks at Mixpanel are leaving Rackspace's servercloud for Amazon and have left [0]a little note about their reasons.There's been some talk that [1]Rackspace's offering has not been up tosnuff once you scale. Analysis suggests that [2]Rackspace's offeringstill has some advantages however."
Discuss this story at: http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/09/1420259&from=newsletter
Links: 0. http://code.mixpanel.com/amazon-vs-rackspace/ 1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1884685 2. http://www.thebitsource.com/featured-posts/rackspace-cloud-servers-versus-amazon-ec2-performance-analysis/

tags: technology

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

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In Canton, Kindness of a Stranger Still Resonates - NYTimes.com

tags: culture
For Exercise in New York Futility, Push Button - New York Times
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| The Placebo Effect Not Just On Drugs| from the your-actions-are-futile dept.| posted by samzenpus on Monday November 08, @14:01 (Idle)| https://idle.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1521226/The-Placebo-Effect-Not-Just-On-Drugs?from=newsletter+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
dvdme writes "It seems [0]the placebo effect isn't just valid on drugs.It's also a fact on elevators, offices and traffic lights. An article byGreg Ross says: 'In most elevators installed since the early 1990s, the'close door' button has no effect. Otis Elevator engineers confirmed thefact to the Wall Street Journal in 2003. Similarly, many officethermostats are dummies, designed to give workers the illusion ofcontrol. "You just get tired of dealing with them and you screw in acheap thermostat," said Illinois HVAC specialist Richard Dawson. "Guesswhat? [1]They quit calling you." In 2004 the New York Times reported thatmore than 2,500 of the 3,250 "walk" buttons in New York intersections donothing. "The city [2]deactivated most of the pedestrian buttons long agowith the emergence of computer-controlled traffic signals, even as anunwitting public continued to push on."'"
Discuss this story at: http://idle.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=10/11/08/1521226&from=newsletter
Links: 0. http://www.futilitycloset.com/2010/11/04/placebo-buttons/ 1. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1042577628591401304.html 2. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/nyregion/27BUTT.html

tags: technology

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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My Endless New York - NYTimes.com

tags: culture
American Airlines Pilots in Revolt Against the TSA - Jeffrey Goldberg - National - The Atlantic
American Airlines Pilots in Revolt Against the TSA (theatlantic.com)submitted 1 hour ago by j-rubbish7 commentssharesavehidereport

tags: culture

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