Google Hit by Another E.U. Fine; Investors Don’t Bat an Eye

”Investors don’t care about cash, they only care about future growth. Fines like this just don’t matter to Google or Facebook. Write a check, stay the course.”

@gruber nails it .. and when eventually the fines get big enough, the authorities will then be described as ‘angry’, ‘trying to prove a point’, ‘pejorative’ …

This is REALLY REALLY COOL

Petition to revoke article 50 exceeds 1m signatures amid site crashes

In a related story the Prime Minister of Britain was found in the corner of Downing Street, crouched on her haunches, rocking back and forth, muttering

”Brexit means Brexit.”

Climate change could make insurance too expensive for most people.

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So less people will insure, so premiums will go up even faster, so less people will …. the beginning of the end of the insurance industry as we know it?

MPs advised to travel in groups to avoid abuse over Brexit

It would have to be a large group to stop me trying to shake some sense into them if I came across them.

It is possible to say different things and miss that it just might all fit together to create extraordinary synergy.

”The Democratic field is historically diverse, but — surprise! — three straight white men dominate coverage."

Margaret Sullivan

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That’s Beto, Biden and Bernie: The B-Boys!

She goes on to write about the media’s dangerous, self-fulfilling prophecy.

”He is so incompetent he can’t get anything done. If there’s a silver lining to his presidency, that’s it."

Kevin Drum

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I can’t help thinking (hoping?) that the announcement of an updated iPod touch and new low end iPads yesterday is actually creating a range of low to high cost, small to large screens, paving the way for that watch idea.

You know … your watch is your ‘go everywhere, always on, always connected, computing device’ that alerts you to stuff, provides essential information, audio feedback and limited screen for viewing … and then you use the slate of glass that suits you … iPod touch at the low end, 12 inch iPad Pro at the top end piggy backing on that cell connection, when a wifi isn’t available.