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1. evo

   I hate the word "bespoke". It is the 21st century "synergy". Can anyone shed some light as to when and how it became acceptable to use it to describe anything as opposed to just the specific size and colour of shirts?!

   about 2 days ago from web in context
2. magpie

   @senexx You know what's scary in it? That common people probably believe this BS. This may turn into a self-fulfilling prophesy. And here in Oz we're not free of these lunatics, either. Think of Barnaby or Joe. Or the CIS, for that matter.

   about 13 days ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
3. senexx

   @magpie http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2995034.htm

   about 13 days ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
4. mule

   New post: Recognise this? http://bit.ly/cX6KCV !mule #ausvotes

   about 20 days ago from web at Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia in context
5. danny

   !books My review of Lords of Finance http://dannyreviews.com/h/Lords_Finance.html

   about 19 days ago from web at Oxford, England, United Kingdom in context
6. loztralia

   Anyone seen this? The fourth para is the killer: http://www.bondvigilantes.co.uk/blog/2010/07/30/1280487600000.html

   about a month ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
7. magpie

   Great Lateline interview with Julian Assange (29 July 2010): http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/news Pertinent questions by Tony Jones and excellent answers by Assange. It shows Assange doesn't have what it takes to by a pollie: he answers the questions posed.

   about a month ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
8. zebra

   If you are interested in the Australian election and !politics this is a great blog to read: http://grogsgamut.blogspot.com/

   about a month ago from web at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in context
9. zebra

   A must-read article on stress testing of European banks by regulators http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/24/business/global/24stress.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&nl&emc=aua1

   about 2 months ago from web at Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10. ramanan

    Paul Mcculley (who coined the phrase "shadow banking") gets the sectoral balances right http://media.pimco-global.com/pdfs/pdf/GCB%20Focus%20July%20FINAL%20WEB%20_%20EMAIL.pdf?WT.cg_n=PIMCO-US&WT.ti=GCB%20Focus%20July%20FINAL%20WEB%20_%20EMAIL.pdf

    about 2 months ago from web in context
11. magpie

    @ramanan This Mr. Galbraith really has "cojones"! He's scored a big point by saying it like it is to the Deficit Commission (link in Krugman's article): http://www.angrybearblog.com/2010/07/professor-jamie-galbraiths-testimony-to.html

    about 2 months ago from web at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in context
12. zebra

    The Philosophy of Tax - a progressive perspective from Per Capita http://www.percapita.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=195. Austrians need not apply.

    about 2 months ago from web at Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in context
13. danny

    Physics Envy May be Hazardous to your Wealth http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2010/06/physics_envy_ca.html

    about 2 months ago from web at Oxford, England, United Kingdom in context
14. zebra

    The !property market has definitely moved from bid to offered. A real estate agent rang up to answer a query I sent in an email.

    about 2 months ago from web at Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
15. danny

    Stimulus lessons from East Germany http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,703802,00.html

    about 2 months ago from web at Oxford, England, United Kingdom
16. zebra

    I have updated (rewritten) my earlier post on MRRT based on valuable reader feedback.

    about 2 months ago from web at Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
17. ramanan

    @sean http://sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/60598/title/When_intuition_and_math_probably_look_wrong

    about 2 months ago from web
18. ramanan

    sufficient reason for the UK to not join the Euro Zone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu8BQrV4koM

    about 2 months ago from web
19. danny

    !books my review of The Spirit Level http://dannyreviews.com/h/Spirit_Level.html

    about 3 months ago from web in context
20. ramanan

    @sean, though the wiki solution is wrong!

    about 3 months ago from web in context