If any man deserves to be called a man of letters, it’s Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. This 17th century patron of literature owes much of his posthumous reputation to the series of letters he wrote to his illegitimate son in which he bestowed worldly wisdom as he saw it. Here’s an excerpt from one […]
These are troubled times for mobile phone vendors. In Q4 of 2008, mobile phones shipped were down 12.6% over the same period in 2007 to 289 million units, according to market researcher IDC. This is what Senior IDC analyst Ramon Llamas had to say about the mobile phones business in the last quarter and its […]
Beyond disgusting. After reporting staggering losses and after receiving some $350 billion in bailout and guarantees for hundreds of billions of dollars of toxic assets, Wall Street paid out $18.4 billion in bonuses in 2008. Blame this nonsense on the Bush administration for not imposing restrictions when they handed out TARP money (in plain English, […]
Indian IT crook Satyam Computer Services is telling employees that they will receive their salaries for January. That means all ye Satyam employees can pay your mortgages, car loans and next month’s credit card bills. Hey guys, who knows what will happen with your February salary. So, go slow on splurging. At its meeting today, […]
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now […]
This Amitabh ‘Big Mouth’ Bachchan fella is a strange creature. The guy just can’t stop bitchin bakwas (nonsense). This clown can’t act. His son wouldn’t recognize acting if it slapped him in the face. His daughter-in-law is clueless in the acting department. Bachchan Sr doesn’t know diddly about the movie business (or for that matter […]