Links 17 MAR 09

Florida Justice:

http://www.wtsp.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=102392&catid=8

Mote traffic camera paranoia:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/1479275,red-light-camera-uninsured-031609.article

Texas Justice:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/ANIMAL_HOUSE_JAIL?SITE=WBBMAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

149% increase in bad loans, there is no depression:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29619163/

There is no depression:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/03/the_shadow_of_depression.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/weekinreview/15vikas.html?ref=weekinreview

“The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.”

HUZZAH! Survival trumps ideology:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/opinion/15rich.html?_r=2&ref=opinion

The Kleeb should be amused:

http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/17/000250

Underwater cable repair, better than Charter:

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/16/2240219

When something changes names:

http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php

The Dr. House's of programming:

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3810466/Are-Quirky-Developers-Brilliant-or-Dangerous.htm

No wonder we don't get sex.

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/columns/smit/article.php/3796861/Do-Nice-Engineers-Finish-Last-in-Tough-Times.htm

Death Begins At 27:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7945569.stm

And this- Memory has Buffer Crashes, just like computers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/science/17angi.html?em

Andromeda Strain:

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/17/1234227

St. Louis Parking Fees, the CF continues:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/AF970CCBECB2D62C8625757C000AD7D0?OpenDocument

Ahh, for the days when the fines paid were openly walked out the door by the employees...

IL finally takes up legislation on puppy mills:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/politics/story/E97BBFE4D06920E78625757C0001141B?OpenDocument

New USS Missouri:

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/080467F686AC4A258625757C00037F4D?OpenDocument

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/opinion/17brooks.html

Afghanistan following downward popularity death spiral:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2009-03-16-poll_N.htm