Gongol.com Archives: August 2011
Brian Gongol


August 26, 2011

Business and Finance US economy continues growing...only barely


Business and Finance Lower pay for some investment bankers
The croupiers continue, however, to take a huge cut from the investments of others

News The war experience through the eyes of people in Tripoli
The war in Libya seems to have shown once again that air power is a necessary, but not sufficient, tool for winning a war

Business and Finance Old news, but interesting: Oprah Winfrey and the investment tool called a "family office"


Computers and the Internet New privacy policies at Facebook
One might credit the power of a competitor -- like Google Plus -- for bringing this about

Weather and Disasters Fine maps of the incoming Hurricane Irene


Computers and the Internet UK government drops ridiculous plans to try to shut down social media websites in case of emergency
The tools are content-agnostic; that is, they can be used by the bad guys, but also by the good

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