links for 2008-09-30

Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail – TIME

A concise call for letting the free market swallow up the losers rather than bail them out. Buy the mortgages not the fancy financial whimsies of Wall Street.

(tags: politics business economy financial)
ZRecommends || Detail || Dont Underestimate The Power Of A Hexbug

Toy for the beginning geek. What kid doesn't like bugs

(tags: toys technology robots bugs)
What happens if a presidential candidate passes away at the last second? – By Nina Shen Rastogi – Slate Magazine

A little primer in the poltics of replacement in the event of death of a candidate or prez-elect. Never thought of the mechanics but there are plans (sort of)

(tags: election08 president party political candidate)