Michael Giberson Holman Jenkins makes another good point in his WSJ column on energy (in addition to his conclusion, which I cited in an earlier post). He points out in response to Boone Pickens’s concern over the “transfer of wealth” to foreign oil producers: [Pickens] says we spend $700 billion a year on foreign oil, …
Lynne Kiesling Have you been following the growing popularity and the music creation model of Girl Talk? Girl Talk is Gregg Gillis, from Pittsburgh (YAY!), and an article in today’s New York Times summarizes his music, his techniques, and its reflection of the evolution of copyright: Girl Talk, whose real name is Gregg Gillis, makes …
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Michael Giberson Holman Jenkins’s editorial on energy in yesterday’s WSJ seems to take the right approach: [W]e can’t drill our way out of the dilemmas of living in the world. But drilling is one of many things we can do that are worth doing. Over time, the price mechanism and technology will tell us how …
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Lynne Kiesling I think Tyler is answering a different question than DSN asked, and I think he’s made it too hard. DSN asked Based on logic and observation of input cost and profit trends in various industries, when the cost of raw materials rise, companies in a competitive market are often not able to pass …
Lynne Kiesling The KP Spouse has introduced me to The Register, kind of a British Slashdot news website for computer folks. It’s very useful for keeping abreast of technical news, without some of the inane comment threads that can ensue on Slashdot (although I still love Slashdot, just not the comments on the posts). I …
Lynne Kiesling Yowza … we had massive thunderstorms here last night, with the tornado sirens going for the first time I’ve ever heard them in Chicago. We actually grabbed the cat and the laptops and the firebox with the valuables and headed for the basement, where we poured pitchers of water and waited. Thankfully it …
Michael Giberson On July 21, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) filed what was in effect an emergency rule change – proposed to go into effect the morning of the next day unless FERC stopped it (and FERC didn’t stop it) – in order to bring to a halt certain gaming activities pursued by …
Lynne Kiesling On July 8, 2008, Synapse Energy Economics released a report titled “Advanced Metering Infrastructure — Implications for Residential Customers in New Jersey“, commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Public Advocate. The report’s primary focus is an analysis of the cost-effectiveness of investments in Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) from their definition of the …
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