Daily Archives: June 8, 2024

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    • Jake Shimabukuro

    By Frank Paynter | Published: June 8, 2024

    “While my guitar gently weeps…” Amazing.  Thanks to Mark Woods for the link (via Craig, via Andrea). How long has it been since I visited Craig’s Book Notes, one of the longest running blogs in outer space?  Too long.

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    40 Monologues

    By Frank Paynter | Published: June 8, 2024

    Yesterday: #2,093,390 in Books There’s an awful symmetry to that number.

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    Amanda Congdon interviews George Soros

    By Frank Paynter | Published: June 8, 2024

    I think this is important.  I’ll be interested to see what the Happy Tutor has to say about it. One of Soros’ most interesting points in the top level presentation relates to markets.  “You can’t leave everything to markets,” he says.  Markets are very good at allocating resources among competing private needs, but they do [...]

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    Save the Internet… Action Item – Call Today!

    By Frank Paynter | Published: June 8, 2024

    Yesterday, according to sources at savetheinternet.com, the House Rules Committee voted to allow two attempts to add meaningful Network Neutrality rules the Barton-Rush COPE Act. One proposed amendment, by Representatives Markey, Boucher, Eschoo and Inslee, is, apparently, sufficiently strong. Another, by Lamar Smith, is much weaker. Text of the two amendments — Markey, Smith. Please [...]

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