Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:22 PM PST

Classic caption-ready photo from FT Alphaville today. Monti, Merkel and Sarkozy passing the problems along.

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Steve Jobs at NeXT

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:04 PM PST

Classic, eye-opening stuff from Steve Jobs in the NeXT days. Watch for the interactions with his early employees.

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Twitter Digest: 2011-11-24

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 12:00 PM PST

Didier Sornette getting his Ferriss freak on – http://t.co/tU1fwjSt #
The myth of renewable energy – http://t.co/kIWFKFRa #
Good analysis: Where is Microsoft's growth going to come from? – http://t.co/FaBbUivX #
First earth images from VIIRS on new NPP satellite – http://t.co/RSsv3NFc #
Model risk and the great recession – http://t.co/foLJlg2E /cc @EmanuelDerman #
High-end music docks are getting truly bizarre – http://t.co/zIipd1pM #
The New HTC Warning is Massive – http://t.co/HOzjF7Gu /via @billmccandless #
Groupon adding to its down-bound move today, off 30% in three days & saying b-bye to IPO price. Kudos. #
Debunking the 'Savings Glut' Thesis – http://t.co/WXvkLU5l #
If only Congress were less ambitious – http://t.co/bOW4dS3I #
"Myside bias" — I was wrong and so are you: Liberals vs conservatives on economics – http://t.co/9ebVIlx7 #
The Sandwich of the Year. For reals. http://t.co/twcvMJPI #
In U.S., Self-Reported Weight Up Nearly 20 Pounds Since 1990 – http://t.co/I1SomoJb /via@Richard_Florida #
Am on @BloombergTV this afternoon at 3pst. Thinking of doing a Groupon-related self-congratulatory circuit of studio. #
Family spending on food in the US, as share of total spending, has fallen by two thirds since 1901 http://t.co/StO7q7gw #
.@ClaudRobichaux On Euro bubbles, I always remember my visit to AntFactory in London in 1999. Scarred me for life. #
Cute reword of supercommittee statement RT @suryasays: @pkedrosky how'd i do? http://t.co/rZIDPm5Z #
Its that time … NYTimes: 100 Notable Books of 2011 http://t.co/WhSo9gK2 #
Google quits plans to make cheap renewable energy – http://t.co/3lcbKo2w #
Pushed a button to lock my car and car beside mine turned on. Pushed again and it turned off. Once more and it turned on. #Correlationorama #
Chanos speaks on China – http://t.co/LIN1So0n #
.@PurviRajani It was BMW and Lexus, but it was all spurious correlation. Was just unnerving. #
Usually "smart" and "casual gaming" don't go together, but @clemesha's new Wiki Game for iPhone is both – http://t.co/acFFCW1K #
Idly wondering where GRPN ranks among fastest major (sic.) IPOs to break issuance price. #
Taking Back the Favelas: Rio Relying on Dubious Methods to Pacify its Slums – http://t.co/ZXWg2ejJ #
In other TV news, taping a segment today for CBC to air tonight on the structural reset in consumer consumption. /cc @Richard_Florida #
Like underwater Death Eaters: Ice Tornado Kills Everything It Touches – http://t.co/rCsEw1gB #
Having long-ago tumbled thru its fin'l crisis lows, RIMM at $16.31 is back to Jan 2004 levels. #
Today in Goldman news … RT @TreeHugger: Octopus Crawls Out of Water and Begins Walking on Land http://t.co/xxWisBj4 #
RT @FTAlphaville: Las Vegas bets on a tech future http://t.co/GupjsjhW #
Microsoft back bidding for Yahoo? The gift(s) that keep on giving. #
In other MSFT-ish news: Gates-Backed Fund Halts New Grants as Crisis Hurts Giving http://t.co/BHWqv63P #
My quick scan of Internet IPO data says last 'net IPO to out-worse GRPN in first 20 days trading was …. NFLX in 2002. #
More from Net IPO data: GRPN is worst 3-week performer for Goldman as underwriter since dot-com bubble. So there's that. #
By mixing data sources I cleverly missed NFLX's split when calc-ing worst 3-week Internet IPO performances. Whoops. GPRN back out in front. #
Is it just me noticing, or are surgical boots newly much more common than they used to be? #
There is someone in my tweet stream who shall go unnamed who is a wondrous source of DM fails. #
Paper: Global Banking Glut and Loan Risk Premium – http://t.co/7oWYe71j #
Consumer electronics most desired by kids, 6-12 – http://t.co/HmY6Z5XD #
Surfline: The mechanics of Mavericks – http://t.co/D4PpDQZm /cc @briannorgard #

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Economist: Is This the End?

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 11:41 AM PST

Stark new Economist cover on the fireball that is the Euro zone.

… the threat of a disaster does not always stop it from happening. The chances of the euro zone being smashed apart have risen alarmingly, thanks to financial panic, a rapidly weakening economic outlook and pigheaded brinkmanship. The odds of a safe landing are dwindling fast.