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GOOD infographic: largest bankruptcies in history

GOOD magazine’s infographic reveals that recent bankruptcies dwarf Enron’s collapse. That gives Jeff Skilling something to be proud of!


Buzz Aldrin

“I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don’t intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.”


Would You Pay for Hulu, and If So, How Much?

Hulu’s popularity continues to climb (at least according to comScore), but that growth could soon hit a (pay) wall if recent talk by News Corp. and NBC come to pass. Each of those Hulu co-owners have recently dropped the S-bomb (that would be “subs…


BT Accused of Throttling iPlayer Video

British Telecom, Britain’s largest broadband provider, is being accused of throttling bandwidth, impacting subscribers’ ability to watch videos from services like BBC’s iPlayer and YouTube.

The BBC reports that subscribers to BT’s lowest-tier …


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