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DQYDJ was featured in a carnival for an unprecedented 3rd straight week!  Please go check out the Carnival of Personal Finance, hosted this week at Saving to Invest… and look for “Hedge Your Gas Prices!” in the Budgeting and Money Management section!

Wow, a new leaf has been turned over! We here at DQYDJ submitted articles to carnivals 2 weeks in a row! This week, go check out the 297th edition of the Personal Finance Carnival at Money Smart Life. There you’ll see Cameron’s article “Skill Based Inequality Due to Technology” in the Economics section

Recently, the Revolution was Televised (and I’m not talking about Egypt) – a computer built by engineers at IBM defeated the greatest champions that Jeopardy has ever seen – handily. Instead of predictions of the apocalypse, instead there has just been muted commentary on where the technology inside Watson will lead us in the near future – and what other more practical jobs (unless you’re a trivia expert, Jeopardy! probably isn’t that similar to your job) the technology can assist or replace. So, are you worried?

Guess what, we here at DQYDJ actually submitted to a blog carnival this last week! I know it’s been a while, but it seemed like a good idea with a freshly written personal finance article, “USNews Chimes in with some ‘Radical’ Tips!” Without further ado, please visit the 295th Carnival of Personal Finance… and note we made it into Pride’s category, the mother of all sins! Thanks Taking Charge!

(Updated with information on Facebook’s potential IPO in April 2012). Remember back just a few short years ago when the ultimate goal of a start-up in Silicon Valley was to either get bought out (by a public company) or to go public? The first internet bubble saw companies like Amazon and eBay make their debuts, but it also relegated other companies to the history books: iWon.com, pets.com, and Startups.com. As a result of new regulations and laws (a major piece being the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002), an Initial Public Offering may not be the glamorous exit strategy it once was. A perfect example most of us have experience with? Facebook.

I just wanted to take a moment to wish a Merry Christmas to all of our Christian readers out there (happy holidays to the rest of you, of course!) from us here at DQYDJ.

Ever known someone who you really wondered how they got the job he or she had? You know the type, someone who is incredibly qualified on paper yet just couldn’t seem to back up their pedigree on the spot. Someone who just made you wonder… how did this happen? As you have now guessed… this article is about academic integrity.

In early May 2007, a study gained publicity that claimed NBA referees altered their habits of calling fouls based on the racial makeup of the offending players. Maria Rainier helped write an article about discrimination in gender, I felt that it would be appropriate to continue the discussion with a look at racial bias.

Haven’t done one of these in a long time, but we here at DQYDJ should probably get back into the swing of things on the carnival front!

It’s October and fantasy football is in full swing. Fantasy football, for the neophytes out there, is a game played by fans of the NFL who select players to fill a simulated team and then are awarded points based off of their real life performance. It has left an indelible mark on the viewing patterns and marketing techniques of NFL firms. Over 27 million people play today, leading Jake Plummer to claim that “it has ruined the game”.