davidgale

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fine art and ideology since 1978

whatdougsees:

A very interesting analysis by Galina Hale and Bart Hobijn of the San Francisco Fed concludes that very little of American personal consumption spending actually ends up in China. When Americans go buy stuff, they’re overwhelmingly buying things that are made in America.

And yes, here’s another rant about the traditional media which, rather than educate, repeats sensational headlines.

So go ahead, and pass your first-generation model to a family member. There’ll soon be a lot more happy spouses, siblings and kids in the Apple orbit.

— IPad 2’s Tweaks Mean Apple Laps Tablet Field: Rich Jaroslovsky - Businessweek

Bartenders love robots.

Entrepreneur Bre Pettis, 3D printing shot glasses on a self-promotional pub crawl at South by Southwest.

From a Brooklyn Startup, MakerBot, a D.I.Y. 3-D Printer - NYTimes.com

When did success become a bad word in America?

— Michael Bloomberg Urges Centrist Solutions to Nation’s Economic Woes - NYTimes.com