Much of our fate lies with the mess in Europe. Maybe they’ll make some constructive steps. Maybe they won’t. I’m surprised there haven’t been more street protests. There are many unemployed kids (and adults). Enforced austerity cuts badly against the sense of entitlement which many Europeans have.<\/p>\n
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Weekend reading.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Euro Zone is lurching to a crossroad. Click<\/span> here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + After Facebook, more fear of stock market. Click<\/span> <\/strong>here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n + Spain has avoided facing up to its banking problems. Now it has no choice. Click<\/span> here. <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n + <\/strong>The bear market may be beginning. Click<\/span> here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + <\/strong>Yields are ultra-low. Here’s today’s Fixed Income Trading Daily Rate Sheet <\/em>from Deutsche Bank. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span> + Salt isn’t bad for you. Click here. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n + Annual physicals are a waste of time. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n + The New York Times criticizes its own overly optimistic Facebook coverage. Click here.<\/strong><\/a> (Fortunately I was very clear about NOT<\/strong> buying Facebook as an investment after the IPO.<\/p>\n + 32 innovations that will change your tomorrow. My favorite: permanent sunblock. Also favorites: Better air in planes. and thermoplastic bicycles.\u00a0 Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n + The 20 most miserable countries in the world. Zimbabwe is number one. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n + Sidecar.me<\/strong> lets you make iPhone phone calls through your local WiFi. Could be useful if your cell service is spotty, but yo have good landline broadband Internet service.. Click here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Other news of half note:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + My old commodities fund is down 7.55% YTD, a function of oil and gold in the gurgler recently.<\/span><\/p>\n Techie note: How to connect to a network printer:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n + Get the printer to print out its IP address. Usual way is to stand at the printer and get it to print out its Configuration Menu.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n + Then connect to your computer. Add a printer. Add a local (not network), standard Ethernet address — i.e. the one you got from the print out. <\/span><\/p>\n + Istall the printer’s drivers, which, most likely, are already on your computer.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The key in all this is to know your printer’s IP address. Hint, it looks like this: 192.168.0.12. Without it, you’re up a creek without a paddle.
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