May 2012
8 posts
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...
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.
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.
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...
April 2012
9 posts
Watched this for too long →
Boys who say no - 56k →
Saw these guys Saturday, have been listening to the album all week
4 Politically Controversial Issues Where All... →
But some other cities, including Copenhagen and... →
It wont happen under Ford, but this is the type of thing cities should be focusing on.
The Real Reason Gas Costs $4 A Gallon : Planet... →
Feeling better about my walk to work each day
March 2012
11 posts
The Higher Education Monopoly Is Crumbling As We... →
Interesting read.
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.
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.
February 2012
9 posts
"If Jackie T. get stung by a snake, who gunna suck...
Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds →
When Facebook goes public, Mark Zuckerberg faces a... →
That’s BILLION.
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.
January 2012
25 posts
BBC News - Former RBS boss Fred Goodwin stripped... →
Nic Cage has an Oscar.
Just listened to way more Poison the Well then any almost 30 banker really should.