Brookes’ Bytes

I have an idea for the ultimate video game for girls. I call it What Goes With What. I haven’t worked out the details of the game yet, but you could imagine lots of varieties around the core concept I will describe.
Imagine at the beginning of the game your screen is filled with images of shoes, [...]

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If you’re wondering where the next economic boom will come from, I think it will involve a central computer for your home that handles all of your entertainment, home controller, and computing needs.
Before you rush to tell me “That already exists,” and then provide links to things that only do a few functions, let me [...]

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A stock index fund buys stock in every company that is a member of some defined index, such as the S&P 500. The idea is that if you own, for example, a little bit of 500 different companies, you’ll be well diversified and generally do better than the professional stock pickers, thanks in part to [...]

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I was reading a debate on healthcare in the recent Newsweek. The prominent Democrat supported some sort of national healthcare while the prominent Republican supported more of a free market approach. Most people will probably take sides based on their assumptions about government efficiency versus market efficiency.

An old joke that works as its own punch [...]

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