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[25 Apr 2010 | 10 Comments | ]
GM Loan Repayment Scam

BY: NCViking

“We have repaid our government loan in full, with interest, five years ahead of the original schedule.” – Ed Whitacre, CEO General Motors in an advertisement (below).

So … pretty exciting that GM is paying off its government loan early, huh? Must be doing well.

Um … maybe not so much.

Your illustrious government car company is actually using our tax dollars to pay off a loan of our tax dollars in order to get more of our tax dollars. Yup, that’s right. The attached article from Forbes should be enough to get any red-blooded tax-paying American’s plasma to boil.

Economy/Business, Politics, Technology »

[22 Oct 2009 | 5 Comments | ]
Here Comes the Internet Land War!

BY: NCViking

The tech and communication industries are sending out lobbyists in full force to shape potential regulations that would provide government with greater control over internet access. Oh goody, the land war over the very precious real estate of the Internet has begun in Washington with an attack on the supply lines!

Entertainment, Technology »

[17 Jun 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Wave Goodbye to the Remote Control … UPDATE: Video Game Controllers Too!

BY: NCViking

BY: NCViking

NBC’s Jeff Rossen takes a look at a new high-tech way to control the T.V. that could take laziness to whole new level! Now this new invention doesn’t solve the problem of fighting over what to watch, but what it does do is provide a mighty-cool gadget for couch potatoes. The technology will be in select Hitachi televisions as soon as next year – sweet! Gotta get a Hitachi … (VIDEO)