Gongol.com en-us http://www.gongol.com Research on market solutions to today's problems, along with economics and technology news. It's like Fark for capitalists. Time to find a way to permanently fund the wheat-rust surveillance team Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/10/ 1008.4 "[A]n absolute, utter, complete waste of the taxpayers' money" Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/10/ 1008.3 Economists don't love the candidates much, but McCain's the leading pick Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/10/ 1008.2 Show notes from the WHO Radio Wise Guys - May 10, 2008 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/10/ 1008.1 Including discussion of PDF files, the Microsoft/Yahoo relationship, and video on cell phones. A ten-minute podcast of part of the show is available. YouTube, Netflix on demand, and cell-phone video predicted in 1974 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.8 Secrecy about technique is a good thing -- secrecy about the quantity of security, on the other hand, looks like a failure of responsibility. (more...) Microsoft's Patch Tuesday will include three "critical" updates Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.7 Your brain makes decisions before your conscious self does Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.6 That suggests that the importance of solid mental habits and patterns is more important than we might usually think (more...) Council Bluffs may rename "SOB Road" to "Veterans Memorial" Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.5 Platte River recovery plan becomes law Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.4 Summary of the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.3 "When you absolutely, positively don't care if it gets there overnight" Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.2 Minneapolis envies I-235 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:02 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/09/ 1007.1 Text-message service solves huge problems for poor farmers in India Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/08/ 1006.4 Using SMS (short message service), the service from Reuters distributes market pricing information and alerts about weather and pests for a very low price. (more...) China plans to control the weather at the Olympics Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/08/ 1006.3 Charlie Munger expects 5% returns on stocks Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/08/ 1006.2 Is $2 a month too much to pay for stormwater control? Sat, 10 May 2008 01:37:01 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/08/ 1006.1 The man who controls the North Platte Thu, 08 May 2008 14:23:03 CDT http://www.gongol.com/fft/2008/05/07/ 1005.11 Gongol.com logo http://www.gongol.com http://www.gongol.com/assets/top/invisiblehand/logo120x60.png