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Article: The Book of Jobs | Politics | Vanity Fair

The Book of Jobs | Politics | Vanity Fair
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/2012/01/stiglitz-depression-201201

The problem today, as it was then, is something else. The problem today is the so-called real economy. It’s a problem rooted in the kinds of jobs we have, the kind we need, and the kind we’re losing, and rooted as well in the kind of workers we want and the kind we don’t know what to do with. The real economy has been in a state of wrenching transition for decades, and its dislocations have never been squarely faced. A crisis of the real economy lies behind the Long Slump, just as it lay behind the Great Depression.

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TunnelBear VPN

Testing TunnelBear.com. Pretty, though basic, interface. Should probably be a clutterbar icon. Worked right away. 
Tunnelbear

In testing, here are my results.

UK Connection:
Speedtest

US Connection:
0speedtest

Without TunnelBear:
1speedtest

I read reviews indicating they were able to watch streaming video from the UK without stutter. Not at these speeds. Maybe they're overwhelmed. The US results were much better, enough to surf over wifi with protection. Assuming you trust TunnelBear. Worth a try. 500MB free, and an extra gig if you tweet a promo tweet. I have a special twitter account just for that purpose.

The Sinews of Peace

[W]e must never cease to proclaim in fearless tones the great principles of freedom and the rights of man which are the joint inheritance of the English-speaking world and which through Magna Carta, the Bill of Rights, the Habeas Corpus, trial by jury, and the English common law find their most famous expression in the American Declaration of Independence.

All this means that the people of any country have the right, and should have the power by constitutional action, by free unfettered elections, with secret ballot, to choose or change the character or form of government under which they dwell; that freedom of speech and thought should reign; that courts of justice, independent of the executive, unbiased by any party, should administer laws which have received the broad assent of large majorities or are consecrated by time and custom. Here are the title deeds of freedom which should lie in every cottage home. Here is the message of the British and American peoples to mankind. Let us preach what we practice — let us practice — what we preach.

Winston S. Churchill
"The Sinews of Peace"
5 March 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/sinews1.html

Bags for iPads

@gruber got me thinking about iPad satchels. Here's what I have so far.

Waterfield 10" Portable Muzetto  $189

Holy crap—$189! Also, manpurse?

TOM BIHN Small Café Bag  $50

That's more like it. Gruber links to the Ristretto, which is similar to the Cafe, but has a padded compartment and costs $110. Since I've already ordered a Marware Eco-Flip case, that might not be necessary. After looking at the differences, it does look like a better setup for an iPad or Netbook, though, as the device compartment is separated from the regular pocket (which has some nice organizational slots).

Brenthaven Switch iPad Satchel, Hwy99/Amsterdam  $39.95

One hitch: I really, really dislike the flap design of my STM Alley. Hard to open, makes the bag flop over once you do. This looks similar.
 
Other names to look at will be Timbuk2 and Crumpler.
 
For now, I'll make do with what I have: my Timbuk2 Commute, STM Alley, and an old, small Timbuk2 that might fit the bill.