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  1. More insight on Europe from John Cochrane: "Leaving the Euro again" johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2012/05/leavin… 8:31 AM May 26th via Mobile Web
  2. As usual John Cochrane is clear headed . . . in the face of near universal confusion over Greece -- "Leaving the Euro" johnhcochrane.blogspot.com/2012/05/leavin… 7:20 AM May 24th via Tweet Button
  3. David Malpass: Greece's False Austerity on.wsj.com/L9Hqi7 via @WSJ "One approach points to growth, the other to Greece." 4:13 AM May 24th via Tweet Button
  4. @binarybits last mile broadband links DO change faster than sewers, are part of larger networks, with different biz models, which compete. 7:23 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac in reply to binarybits
  5. @binarybits but @AdamThierer's infra socialists mostly aren't talking about ditch-digging or installation. 7:21 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac in reply to binarybits
  6. We can make more wires and virtual wires, not so much land. And unlike sewers, etc, broadband tech is dynamic “@binarybits: Adam Thierer” 7:11 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
  7. Land is different in several respects. “@binarybits: Adam Thierer, infrastructure socialist: forbes.com/sites/timothyl…” (1/2) 7:09 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
  8. “@JonErlichman: One view on why Netflix traffic share has peaked bit.ly/KfRh4r $NFLX” 6:49 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
  9. PC mkt share, incl tablets “@asymco: From the cutting room floor for today's post. Perhaps still interesting. twitpic.com/9ocnc7” 6:48 AM May 23rd via Twitter for Mac
  10. FWIW, I said $FB was overvalued in my April @Forbes column onforb.es/K3a9QZ 11:54 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  11. Apple's iPhone 5 plan rocks global e-supply chain shar.es/qf7Iu 10:12 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  12. “@NCF_Updates: "There are a whole set of [American] frontiers we don't even know about yet." ow.ly/b4AaH” 8:13 AM May 22nd via Twitter for Mac
  13. perfectly predictable . . . and necessary "Extra lane: how Comcast assures Xfinity on Xbox 360 works well" Ars Technica arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20… 8:12 AM May 22nd via Tweet Button
  14. “@NCF_Updates: The U.S. digital economy produces profits, but what about #jobs? ow.ly/b3l7P #employment @jbsay” 12:13 PM May 21st via Twitter for Mac
  15. "The way to punish Saverin is to make the U.S. so appealing and dynamic again that he'll be sorry he ever left." on.wsj.com/Jkl3rb @WSJ 6:31 AM May 18th via Tweet Button
  16. Nvidia Looks to Cloud for Gaming on.wsj.com/JhJWhH via @WSJ #exacloud 7:46 AM May 16th via Tweet Button
  17. “@lawandeconomics: people still cite OECD #broadband rankings without understanding underlying statistics tinyurl.com/c6tlden #Tech2012” 1:32 PM May 15th via Twitter for Mac
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  • Bio Analyst of technology, the global economy, and far more complex phenomena -- his four children.
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