http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ open source intelligence en-us rmb@dymaxionweb.com 2010-03-11T14:18:03-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2010_03_11.html The following letter has been pinned to the Congressional Cemetery grave-site of J. Edgar Hoover and his life partner Clyde Tolson: To: Mr. Robert Platte c/o Federal Bureau of Investigation Dear Sir, You will be, no doubt, little surprised to... ]]> 5917@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2010-03-11T14:18:03-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2010_02_28.html Publishing Rights? Shortly after publishing ourrecount of the discovery of the alloy –we apparently mislabeled it titanium-- capsule, we were contacted by an individual who claimed to be interested in a possible print publication for the manuscript. He called... ]]> 5915@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2010-02-28T17:52:04-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2010_02_03.html The Discovery of the Titanium Capsule On a gray afternoon in late 1984 a battered, cream colored panel truck could be seen navigating a steep, curving incline on NM Route 82 about half way between White Sands and Cloudcroft.... ]]> 5910@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2010-02-03T14:06:56-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2009_05_13.html Rosetta Stone has gone where few other companies dare these days, pulling off a successful IPO in a tough market. The company's proposition is that it is the undeniable leader in language teaching software, supporting a wide and ever expanding... ]]> 5872@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2009-05-13T18:13:24-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_10_03.html ]]> 5871@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Bail-Out 2008-10-03T16:30:25-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_08_13.html Decoration of Exceptional Civilian Service Credit the enduring demand for shows like The Twilight Zone, The X Files and the writings of Philip K. Dick to feelings of deep suspicion that many Americans share regarding the government's power to pull... ]]> 5867@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Media 2008-08-13T15:49:41-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_05_19.html The Apotheosis of Deal Making For Ben Bernanke and the Fed these have been bare knuckle flying days. Never has the dominant central bank moved so radically into a new orbit as has the US Fed this year. Conversely,... ]]> 5848@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Federal Reserve 2008-05-19T15:23:21-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_04_17.html Moral Hazard is a term of art, it has an old fashioned kind of zing to it, like a Jane Austin novel where the cardinal points are attraction, marriage, pound sterling per year, and caddish behavior (a seducer runs off... ]]> 5847@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Federal Reserve 2008-04-17T13:47:52-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_03_19.html Even as this winter pushes into Spring there is little bright to see other than the buds of crocuses and daffodils pushing their way through the soil here in Washington. A few days ago a group of top drawer Wall... ]]> 5846@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Federal Reserve 2008-03-19T18:29:23-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2008_01_23.html ]]> 5843@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Markets 2008-01-23T14:21:03-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2007_12_03.html We have, it seems, evolved a political/media system that nearly guarantees no remedies until the damage has been done, the scoundrels have safely buried the loot, and there is a full blown crisis on hand. It's not just the politicians... ]]> 5841@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ Media 2007-12-03T17:03:54-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2007_09_29.html If you haven't noticed, Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chief has been as busy as a hero in a Univision telenovela as he makes the circuit plugging his new book. Greenspan, once one of the most powerful men on... ]]> 5792@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2007-09-29T14:40:38-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2007_07_27.html ]]> 5699@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2007-07-27T16:40:56-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2007_06_02.html Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is... ]]> 5587@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2007-06-02T15:36:35-05:00 http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/archives/2007_03_15.html The Case for WMD In Washington, the hypocrisy often runs thicker than the Anacostia River. This week, it even surpassed the sludge rate at the Blue Point Water Treatment Plant. As soon as news of Scooter Libby's conviction was... ]]> 5417@http://www.dymaxionweb.com/dymaxionweb/ 2007-03-15T13:16:45-05:00