Archive for June, 2008
The Movie: Federal Reserve
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How Money is Created
I found series of videos on youtube called “Money as Debt.” It helps to explain how money is created and why it’s important to understand this process. I don’t remember being taught a whole lot about the origins of currency when I was younger. It’s only now that I’m in college that I’ve been addressing [...]
Gas Price Illusion
This won’t be anything new to those of you that are economically savvy. This post is geared towards the people that shell out whatever price is asked of them without giving any thought as to why prices fluctuate. The video isn’t the greatest but it gives an introductory idea.
Chuck Norris Facts
I’m quite aware that the Chuck Norris jokes are getting way old and that the majority of people out there have moved on to bigger and better things to laugh about. I too had nearly purged my memory of every cheesy Chuck Norris joke that I’d heard over the past two years. I was just [...]
Ben Heck
Ben Heck is known for turning gaming systems into laptops. His work is impressive. I just spent the past hour learning how he turned an xbox 360 into a laptop. I must say that I admire his work.
Here’s a video of an xbox 360 laptop.
He’s also made a ps3 laptop.
Oh, and did I mention he’s [...]