The presentation below from Google docs explains the way Subprime worked. This is a rather complex system. But all the system bears on a very simple assumption: House prices should always increase. Of course it couldn’t work for ever.

Subprime Explained - Google Documents
 

This reader’s digest article gives a list of 31 ways to prevent cancer.

31 Simple Ways to Prevent Cancer: Reduce Your Risk | Cancer Prevention and Awareness | Reader’s Digest via kwout

Nirsoft produces many useful tiny tools, for instance to find password of instant messaging software like Windows Live Messenger. I discovered that they released also a tool called WirelessKeyView to grab WEP or WAP wireless keys that have been used to connect to a wireless network.

Reveal Wireless Keys | Sarah In Tampa | Channel 10 […]

I stumble on this Toolbar reviewed by Freewaregenuis. I just installed it but the features seems really interesting:

Ability to manage/arrange multiple windows
Filtering files by wildcard
Dos prompt
Calculate directory size

DMEXBar brings the functionality of a dual pane file manager to Windows Explorer Review & Download Link | freewaregenius.com via kwout

I found this funny video that shows how people think life is at Microsoft. I like the end: "you don’t need tech support".

Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed
Life At Microsoft - The Truth Revealed | Tina Wood | Channel 10

An amazing photo of Paris by night found on Wikipedia via Google XXL:

Paris_Night.jpg (JPEG Image, 4136×1424 pixels) - Scaled (24%) via kwout

This article from the New York Times assumes that household consumption is a better indicator of Americans’ living standard Than income. This idea is based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics that say that the bottom fifth earned just  $9,974 but spent an average of $18,153 a year. I copied below the explanation provided:
How […]