S&P Downgraded France and several other Euro-Zone countries this weekend.  Now what?

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• Brave Thinkers. Annual list of Big Ideas & the people who pursue them. (Atlantic)
• Why Competing Through Culture Matters More Than Ever. (ChiefExecutive)
• 50 Most Stunning Examples of Data Visualization and Infographics. (RichWorks)
• AllMyApps Makes Re-Installing Software on a New Machine Easy. (RedFerret)
• Top 10 Simple Privacy Tricks Everyone Should Use. (Lifehacker)

Trading Links:

• Unlike Trading, Economics Is Not a Zero Sum Game. (WallStreetPit)
• Why Bad Economies Recover Fast When Governments Get Out Of The Way. (Forbes)
• Is the Crisis Over? 10 Reasons It May Flare-Up Again. (MarketWatch)
• The Real Point of Visualizations Is to Manage Data Overload w/o Algorithms. (Atlantic)
• Doug Kass – 15 Surprises for 2012. (TheStreet)