MetaFilter posts tagged with offshore

The Wind Over the Waves

thatwhichfalls — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 03:24:17 -0800

Is offshore wind power the renewable energy of the future? Herman Schellstede is no stranger to the Gulf Coast. The son of an engineer who helped build the first offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, Schellstede has spent the past 40 years designing offshore oil platforms, drilling rigs and pipelines. But now he’s using his expertise in marine engineering to build a different kind of offshore structure: a wind farm

$11.5 Trillion Lost In Bermuda Triangle

expriest — Fri, 06 May 2005 08:36:58 -0800

$11.5 Trillion Lost In Bermuda Triangle In case you've ever wondered just how much money the mega rich keep nice and tax free in off shore shelters, it's $11.5 trillion.

Looking Offshore

Postroad — Mon, 29 Mar 2004 12:47:30 -0800

Looking Offshore How one offshore worker sent tremor through medical system In an ongoing Chronicle series on the ramifications of shifting U.S. jobs and services overseas, this installment focuses on the threat to individual privacy when companies send sensitive financial and personal data offshore.

The Outsourcing Bogeyman

TheophileEscargot — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 03:42:39 -0800

The Outsourcing Bogeyman by economics professor Daniel Drezner describes the myths, facts and economics behind offshore outsourcing. There is also a critique and rebuttal on Drezner's blog. (via kuro5hin).

Well...now what?

dejah420 — Sat, 20 Sep 2003 21:51:43 -0800

CIO Magazine reports estimates that by the end of 2004 one in 10 IT jobs at U.S. IT companies and one in 20 at non-IT companies will move offshore. And yet, as it turns out...the "savings" that these companies are touting are largely imaginary. (more inside)

Tax Havens, Millionaires' Hell-holes and Escaping

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 29 Nov 2002 02:34:58 -0800

Millionaires' Havens, Heavens And Hell Holes: Ghastly, depressing Monaco comes in for a deserved drubbing from Philip Delves Broughton in this week's Spectator. The idea of billionaires surfing the Web looking for a hide-out makes me giggle and gag, but it appears poor people can play too. Have a look at (free!) e-zine Escape From America; run your index finger down a list of tax havens and choose the ~~paradise~~ place you'd scarper off to, if your money problems, whether from excess or lack of money, ever become too [sorry...] taxing.

MeetMegan — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 07:33:11 -0800

Recent news reports have started me wondering about Swiss bank accounts and other offshore banking options. Whether you want to protect your assets, live tax free, incorporate with few regulations, launder money, or just escape from the US, an offshore account seems to be the way to go. Just make sure you don't get scammed.

Dirjy — Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:12:19 -0800

"Hi, this is Savita Balasubramanyam... er, um... I mean Betty."
A telemarketing firm based in India trains its local agents to speak not just English, but 'American.' They are assigned to watch Friends, Ally McBeal and MTV. They are taught to shoot the bull on baseball, basketball and (American) football.

dabitch — Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:37:27 -0800

I was reading cryptonomicom last night ..and awoke this morning to read this online.. Deja vu, Datahaven! I'm glad they found good use for that antiaircraft deck.