Your reasoning is very weak. I have some evidence that the world will be a better place if you deposit a couple of thousands to my banking account. Do it as soon as possible, the world might be doomed if you don't. - I hope you get my point. So - turn of your TV and start to think for yourself, you'll see how this world works. Global warming is a meme developed by the wealthy to make them even more wealthy - but what's more important: powerful.

Facebook IPO is around the corner and in that case, I believe the fall of facebook is getting closer... people making that IPO must know something already. Its very unlikely that they do IPO just to raise cash - they have anough of cash already, its the other way around - they want to get their ivested money back. I am guessing, but it will be very interesting to watch it unfold in the comming years.

I thought man made global warming was a hoax. Its smart to call it climate change these days.

NY Times knows what they are doing while supporting this call for centralized password management and identity system. They serve the powers that be on their quest to even greater power. I agree with their point - increasing the so called safety - but on the other hand I am a bit worried about having a few people in charge of the identities of eventually entire population. Almighty government and rich corporations will certainly be willing to help us with our identities.

Its not a bad idea generaly. Sure, encourage local markets and get back to the smaller sustainable microeconomies inside nations. First thing striking as unrealistic is that the elites ruling this world are rolling the globalisation scenario and won't go back with it until they satisfy some global domination goal they have. But lets not care about those for a moment.
Economy is wobbling and falling on its knees. No, seriously, do you believe in this miracle recovery we saw an indication of in the markets for the last several months? Job market sucks, real estate bubble is deflating. They already mess with the system trying to patch it here and patch it there, print some more money and hope for the best. We can be certain that changing some of the policies drasticaly is very risky bussiness right now. Like suddenly abandoning trade deficits. They can make some progress reducing it with China now perhaps more open to start manufacturing goods for their own people. But it certainly won't happen overnight.
I see world economies struggling for the next couple of years. The governments on the verge of bankrupcy will tax the hell out of people, bet on it. But its questionable to what degree will they punish foreign outsourcing practices. I guess all the taxing will just be a direct need to raise some money to survive. Life will be thougher for common folks, food is going to be expensive. And now you suggest to tax the goold old cheapo china goods heavily. The prices will skyrocket. Don't forget all the money printed that will eventually find its way out and could cause massive inflation as well. Keep in mind that the important changes has to be gradual, and that takes time. The balance of the world markets might be more complicated than you think :)
Another thing to consider is the response to such higher taxes from China. They might not like it.

I agree with you on that China selling dollars thing. Its true that they must do it the smart way. Like buying up commodities and companies producing them - like miners. They are already doing that. But I don't think that the US should not be worried that China is getting rid of the dollars as you call it not-cheaply, its the other way around. In this way they can accumulate wealth with still valuable dollars.

But yes, what do I know. I follow these events and speculations as a personal hobbie. Thanks for your response anyway :)

yes, they are worth more in terms of that funny money. when you value it in the real money the result is quite different.

I was flying from London yesterday and I was being questioned stupid questions like what have you been doing there, what museums have you visited...etc. And it was just because I got unlucky that my my eyes ended for a half second on the policman. But what do they think they will find out with such questions? Do they not know that professional terorists would be 100% more certain with their answers then I was in this unexpected questioning. Also a terrorist would never lay so suspisiously an eye on the policemen as I did. Its pseudoscience. Perhaps its just because they want to pretend they have things under control. Or they just lower the unemployment or some other ridiculous reasons. Such practices are really uncomfortable.

I highly doubt that this would happen. ARM is currently one of the most important tech player on the market. If apple is interested it is straightforward that many other wealthy companies would try to outbid apple. From what I can see, apple is using some nasty tactics and even microsoft looks like a good puppy right now in comparison. This acquisition would make the tech industry and its consumers suffer big time. For now I am completely discarding this rumour - especially when I look at ARMH's stock price - I sense manipulation.

finally! no more trees cut down for mostly junk literature...

can you trust USA made equipment? I don't see any difference

now just take a beowulf cluster of these and ... what would you do?

The government likes this war on terrorism so they will keep it going so they can do in the name of anti-terrorism whatever they like to do. Its like the neverending war from orwell's 1984.

i saw it yesterday and was really dissapointed. next time please try less military parade and more of a storyline. it could be sooo good and they just fcked it up. what a pitty :(