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...book's structure, it seems, was dictated not by laziness but by personal philosophy: he's not much of a reader. ("If there are no pictures in a book, forget it.") But he doesn't seem much for writing, either. Die-hard fans will be eager for the backstage access, but all others should take a pass - we've seen this song-and-dance before...
...subsequent failure to locate them--despite the fact that at one point, they were listed in the phone book. The 9/11 attacks, he argues, put enormous pressure on the NSA to "turn its massive ears inward." Armed with White House--approved decisions to ignore the Constitution and un-supervised access to AT&T customers' phone calls, the NSA transformed from a passive information gatherer to a "hunter," actively seeking information it wasn't allowed to take. But as The Shadow Factory points out, the more voices the NSA heard, the harder it was to pick out those that mattered. That...
...couldn't find a more dedicated guide than Stross, the New York Times' "Digital Domain" columnist. A true Internet scholar (there are 57 pages of footnotes), he both marvels at and takes issue with life in the Googleplex and the unrivaled (unbridled?) ambition of the young enterprise. Stross's access to the company pays off nicely for both Google's fans and people who read books on paper...
...problem is that many of the moves so far, like insuring money-market mutual funds, have been made to shore up the nation's commercial paper markets. But small companies or those that are short on capital cannot access the commercial paper market, which is generally reserved for companies with good credit. What's more, while the Treasury is urging banks to boost lending in the wake of the government's $250 billion investment into these firms, industry observers are skeptical that it will actually happen. "The idea that more capital is going to influence how much banks lend...
...might increase, and that the woes on Wall Street might depress fundraising. Harvard has been eyeing 2011 for the beginning of its next capital campaign, but University officials have said that the date may be pushed back if financial difficulties hamper fundraising efforts. Faust cited efforts to ensure loan access for international students in her discussion of the University’s response to the crisis. Graduating students facing employment searches in a troubled economy will benefit from bolstered career counseling, she also said. “We need to be alert to what the impact of the financial situation...