Beek/Bork/Bolt: Archive

Information Arbitrage: LTCM. Amaranth. JP Morgan? →

informationarbitrage: …There is one other dimension that hastened LTCM’s decline and why the JP Morgan story isn’t close to being done - market knowledge. Once the market knew that LTCM was in trouble, the leaned hard against their positions until they cracked. Now LTCM’s capital base is a tiny fraction of JP Morgan’s, but what if $2 billion turned into $5 billion? Or $10 billion? Every...

May 17th

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May 14th

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The Hood Internet - Mixtape Volume 6 Another winner. Lately I have been like a teenager, listening to records over and over and over. This one definitely got that treatment at work. Nothings beats electronic, hip-hop dance tracks when you are doing serious data analysis.

May 12th

Can You Call a 9-Year-Old a Psychopath? -... →

Frightening but fascinating. The fact that I am not a psychopath will keep me from posting this to facebook amidst all the baby pics currently clogging my newsfeed.

May 12th

The economics of energy conservation →

Great article by the Globe & Mail on how price, above all other factors, is what leads to environmental reform. The author cites Denmark as the test case. While wind makes up 20% of total energy, the rest comes from coal. The real environmental savings have come from reduced consumption, due to high prices. When a car is taxed at 180%, you buy a smaller car, or use a bike. When energy costs 3...

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Watched this for too long →

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Boys who say no - 56k →

Saw these guys Saturday, have been listening to the album all week

Apr 13th

4 Politically Controversial Issues Where All... →

Apr 10th

But some other cities, including Copenhagen and... →

It wont happen under Ford, but this is the type of thing cities should be focusing on.

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The Real Reason Gas Costs $4 A Gallon : Planet... →

Feeling better about my walk to work each day

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The Higher Education Monopoly Is Crumbling As We... →

Interesting read.

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Such a nice day...

Took a walk through Kensington, had a beer on my newly de-pigeoned balcony, and there is a leg of lamb in the oven. Good living ahead of a busy week.

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“Prison as a deterrent does not work. If it did, America would be the safest...”

– http://www.economist.com/node/21548989 I hope Harper reads the Economist.

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"If Jackie T. get stung by a snake, who gunna suck...

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Feb 15th

Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds →

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Feb 10th

When Facebook goes public, Mark Zuckerberg faces a... →

That’s BILLION.

Feb 4th

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Whoever taught action sport bros how to make high quality, artistic videos really deserves a pat on the back (or a jagerbomb). Also, if you google Bros, Brooks Brothers is the forth result. That doesn’t seem right.

Feb 2nd

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