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Crisis isn’t that complicated
ByDerekSome people want to believe that our country’s economic crisis is so complicated that mere mortals cannot understand it. Only economists and politicians (hah!) have the brain power and education to decipher the complexity of how subprime mortgages and tightening credit markets have caused this unprecedented crisis. Don’t believe them. You see, in actuality, most…
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Oakland’s trash
ByDerekGood(?) to know that other areas of the country are as screwed up as NY is. Oakland wants a takeout tax to pay for litter clean-up. Great idea! Way to get to the root of the problem there, Cali!
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Another reason to keep the Skyway
ByDerekNo, it’s not because Mary Kunz Goldman said it’s the best feature of Buffalo’s waterfront, although that was a surprise to read. It’s that yet another of the oft-repeated reasons to tear it down is about to be disproven. We’ve heard before that Buffalo doesn’t have the shipping traffic it once had, so we don’t…
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Windows Live Local street-side imaging in Buffalo
ByDerekI spotted this truck the other day at Mighty Taco on Sheridan and snapped a very poor photo of it with my Treo (lighting was on the wrong side, sorry). I forgot all about it until I saw this topic come up on Buffalo Issue Alerts. The idea is that in addition to satellite and…
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Non-geek speak
ByDerekAs I was sifting through my feeds this morning, I ran across this posting by Lotus blogger Rocky Oliver. What really piqued my interest was not the Lotus Workspace vs. Bookmarks debate (I’m a bookmarks guy, myself) but the fact that Rocky’s “broad yet simple realization” is applicable well outside of the geek realm: People…
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Memorial Day Geocaching
ByDerekOur holiday geocaching trip took started off with lunch at Curt’s Stop In on Route 5. It was our first experience at the local eatery. Pretty much a typical local diner type place. Not bad, but I’m partial to Red Top when it comes to local grill joints. We decided to take another shot at…
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