{"id":185912,"date":"2014-07-17T17:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T22:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2014\/07\/17\/linkage-305\/"},"modified":"2014-07-17T17:50:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T22:50:00","slug":"linkage-305","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/2014\/07\/17\/linkage-305\/","title":{"rendered":"Linkage"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OTwJ97n.jpg\" rel=\"lytebox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/OTwJ97n.jpg\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;\" width=\"250\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rawstory.com\/rs\/2014\/07\/14\/parts-of-yellowstone-national-park-closed-after-massive-supervolcano-beneath-it-melts-roads\/\">Parts of Yellowstone National Park closed after massive supervolcano beneath it melts roads<\/a> (<i>Raw Story<\/i>) I <b>really<\/b> hope that this is a false alarm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcocreate.com\/3033103\/london-celebrates-the-monty-python-reunion-by-putting-a-50-foot-dead-parrot-in-potters-field\">London Celebrates The Monty Python Reunion By Putting A 50-Foot Dead Parrot In Potters Field Park<\/a> (<i>Co.CREATE<\/i>) Win!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dealbook.nytimes.com\/2014\/07\/15\/arbitration-clauses-let-american-apparel-hide-misconduct\/\">Arbitration Clauses Let American Apparel Hide Misconduct<\/a> (<i>New York Times<\/i>) Not only did arbitration clauses hide the serial sexual harassment of the CEO American Apparel from the public, but it hid it from the board of directors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wallstreetonparade.com\/2014\/07\/three-new-jpmorgan-it-deaths-include-alleged-murder-suicide\/\">Three New JPMorgan IT Deaths Include Alleged Murder-Suicide<\/a> (<i>Wall Street on Parade<\/i>) I am not suggesting that these guys are getting whacked <i>The Firm<\/i> style, but maybe something is weighing on them.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/e76TxRa.jpg\" rel=\"lytebox\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.imgur.com\/e76TxRa.jpg\" style=\"cursor: pointer; float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px;\" width=\"250\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/blogs\/the-switch\/wp\/2014\/07\/14\/airbus-wants-to-patent-the-most-uncomfortable-plane-seats-ever\/\">Airbus wants to patent the most uncomfortable plane seats ever<\/a> (<i>The Washington Post<\/i>) Be afraid, be very, very afraid.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.icij.org\/offshore\/new-bank-leak-shows-how-rich-exploit-tax-haven-loopholes\">New Bank Leak Shows How Rich Exploit Tax Haven Loopholes<\/a> (<i>ICIJ.org<\/i>)  I&#8217;m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/20140711-amazon-snubs-french-free-delivery-ban-with-1-cent-charge\/\">France &#8211; Amazon snubs French free delivery ban with one-cent charge<\/a> (<i>France 24<\/i>) Stupid.&nbsp; If there is anything that the French excel at, it is officious bureaucrats.&nbsp; Amazon is in a world of hurt.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/livewire\/ibrahim-khreisheh-hamas-crimes-against-humanity\">Fatah Envoy Accuses Hamas Of &#8216;Crimes Against Humanity&#8217;<\/a> (<i>TPM<\/i>) Chalk one up for political opportunism in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/talkingpointsmemo.com\/dc\/insider-trading-probe-house-aide-subpoena-ramifications\">Subpoena Of GOP Aide In Insider Trading Probe &#8216;Freaks Out&#8217; Hill Staff<\/a> (<i>TPM<\/i>) As well it should.  Leaking inside information to well connected friends is something that should have scary consequences.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/valleywag.gawker.com\/uber-agrees-to-stop-price-gouging-during-emergencies-1601875046\/+laceydonohue\">Uber Kindly Agrees to Stop Price Gouging During Emergencies<\/a> (<i>Gawker<\/i>) Because there are limits to a company run by an Ayn Rand felching crook?&nbsp; Probably not<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joyofkosher.com\/recipes\/lamb-bacon-wrapped-asparagus\/\">Lamb Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe<\/a> (<i>JoyOfKosher.com<\/i>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/susanadams\/2014\/06\/16\/the-highest-paid-ceos-are-the-worst-performers-new-study-says\/\">The Highest-Paid CEOs Are The Worst Performers, New Study Says<\/a> (<i>Forbes<\/i>) Not surprising.  Dan <a href=\"http:\/\/40yrs.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/big-bonuses-make-you-stupid.html\">Dan Ariely&#8217;s research<\/a> showed this years ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How to Roll Cable: (Should work with garden hose too)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"375\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0yPcJD7RVuY\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>H\/T Neo at the <a href=\"http:\/\/stellarparthenon.org\/\">Stellar Parthenon BBS<\/a> for the vid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts of Yellowstone National Park closed after massive supervolcano beneath it melts roads (Raw Story) I really hope that this is a false alarm. London Celebrates The Monty Python Reunion By Putting A 50-Foot Dead Parrot In Potters Field Park (Co.CREATE) Win! Arbitration Clauses Let American Apparel Hide Misconduct (New York Times) Not only did &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1014],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-linkage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185912"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185912\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.panix.com\/~msaroff\/40years\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}