It’s like watching a person crawl out on thin ice to rescue someone flailing in freezing waters. You can’t be sure if the rescuer is going to fall though the ice as well or if he/she can actually drag the other person to safety. 
— A tech analyst CNNMoney pinged for comment, who requested anonymity, in response to rumors that Microsoft will take a significant stake in Dell.
It’s inauguration weekend, which means there are a thousand balls to attend. These balls are tedious, so Monica and Dan decided to make a competition out of going to them, in the style of “The Amazing Race.” They will be live-tweeting their contest — @MonicaHesse, @MrDanZak — using the…
The Post is working waaaay harder than us on today’s festivities.
Our Chartbeat software shows us what keywords are driving traffic to our stories.
Sometimes it makes us worry about what the hell people are out there searching for. And what malware got into Google’s search servers. Atari bankruptcy = “nearly nude driver dwi”? Suuure. -Stacy
Star Fleet away teams have had these for a long time. — Reader response to our story on Node’s crazy sensor gizmo.
CNNMoney’s tweet volume is gonna hit an all-time high if this lasts for another hour. -Stacy
This Street View photo caused some Twitter doubletakes: Had Google’s Street View car run over a donkey?
Happy news! The donkey is fine. Google Maps product manager Kei Kawai leapt on the potential PR nightmare and offered photographic evidence: The donkey was playing possum. His cheekily titled blog post “Never ass-ume” tells the tale.
(We invite your conspiracy theories in the comments. Did Google post the images in reverse? Could they possibly be, like the moon landing, FAKED!?) -Stacy
To be an entrepreneur.
To be told “no” on a regular basis. To fight an uphill battle, to fall constantly.
I always joke with entrepreneurs I interview - I’d never want to step into their shoes.
Entrepreneurship is tough. There is constant failure.
Some of the greatest rewards come with the…
Using only their wits, an extensive list of control systems related search terms, a paper clip, and the Internet-facing device search engine SHODAN, two researchers spear-headed an ambitious effort to compile a list of almost 500,000 devices with predicted control systems impact. — From a Department of Homeland Security report about how vulnerable America’s power, water and nuclear systems are to attack. Our question: Paper clip!?
We’re done with the fiscal cliff, HOORAY! Now back to the debt ceiling.
