Ramblings for 2008-05-24

Merrill Suspends Trader, Finds Overvalued Derivatives The New Global Hunt for Tax Cheats "By forming multinational investigative teams, the IRS and other tax collectors are cracking down on evaders and giving new meaning to globalization" Inside a suicide blast - World - smh.com.au With Rs 1 crore per month, rental goes through roof FORTUNE: Apple 2.0 Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers « "Here's an intriguing report from ImportGenius, a search engine that gathers "competitive intelligence" by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports." ImportGenius.com : U.S. Customs Database and Competitive Intelligence Tools Interesting... Microsoft Will Shut Down Book Search Program - NYTimes.com Official Google Blog: Introduction to Google Search Quality Nice passive-aggressive overview Cell 'organs' get plastic upgrades - tech - 23 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech A new class of fat-loss products???? The City Life.. and travels beyond: Survival guide for the Single woman KT Tunstall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rough edges and attention "If you want to get noticed, don't be so polished." I COMPLETELY AGREE... The ‘M’ Word Part 6 : Saying A No Why Subprime Phase 3 Facebook Platform, One Year Later Court Finds That “Buy” Means to Buy Software can be resold... AWESOME word-of-mouth is not created Modern Love - Instant Message, Instant Girlfriend - Series - NYTimes.com Fuckin hilarious... "FOR several years I had a problem unusual among Internet geeks: I had too much success with women. I used the Internet as a means of communication with women I had already met offline in order to overcome my social awkwardness and for