Employee alleges waterboarding, drawing on employees’ faces, and other fun stuff were de rigueur at Prosper, Inc.

Researchers teaching a creepy baby robot to talk – while others warn that automated killer robots pose “a threat to humanity.”

At first, this seemed like it could have been a Rudy Giuliani ad.  But no, it’s the work of a desperate Senator Hillary Clinton. 

I wonder what President Clinton would say about this?  Here’s something apropos: 

He’s right.  

David Boaz at Cato talks about Obama’s libertarian appeal.

No, it’s not from Apple – but I found this a rather sexy concept.  [h/t Engadget]

A few years ago I used to opine that those faux-daredevil shows like “Fear Factor” were only interesting to see the gross (but undangerous) things people would do for small amounts of cash – and I joked that they’d only really be good when the people were actually in danger. Sure, it’s sickly fun to watch a cute 19 year old girl in a cutoff t-shirt struggle to eat a dozen plump, fresh bull testicles – but hardly is there any real risk involved. Those shows need real stakes, I thought.

However, having been exposed to FOX’s “Moment of Truth” show tonight, I see that we’re there, and in a much more tragic way than I had imagined. Read the rest of this entry »

Good piece by Andrew Sullivan on how and why the Clintons blew it.

Seven Steps to Revolution.

A few days ago she told us to “get real.”  Today she scolded Obama with “enough with the speeches and big rallies.”

How Hillary Clinton blew a sure thing.

Where housing is headed, according to Fortune. And, “Millions who believed the happy talk are now paying the price.”

Of the messy bed we’ve made for ourselves, legendary investor Jim Rogers says, “Conceivably we could have just had a recession, but it’s going to be much worse… it’s not a good scene.”

Mortgage crisis spreads beyond subprime.

Vallejo on the brink of bankruptcy.

Might some Wall Street heads roll?

Stern’s Professor Nouriel Roubini says America’s economy risks “mother of all meltdowns.”