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Monthly Archives: May 2008
links for 2008-05-31
Japanese woman caught living in man’s closet – Yahoo! News This is just plain wierd. Was this closet not used by the homeowner or was he just to blind to see her living there? (tags: article humor japan society weird) … Continue reading
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links for 2008-05-28
Bloomberg.com: News In recent decades, Kennedy has shaped health care, education, immigration laws, the minimum wage and civil rights in America, under Republican and Democratic presidents alike. ALL THE THINGS HE SHAPED ARE FUCKED UP! (tags: economy politics)
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Mind Uploading & The Singularity
I watched a BBC video documentary on the Singularity last week. I found this via Ugly’s Del.icio.us links. I know that Ugly is a huge Singularity fan and can’t wait for the day it will happen. Supposedly, all of mankind … Continue reading
How Would You Build A US Dollar Model?
Its an understatement that the US Dollar is in a downtrend. Its pretty obvious which direction the greenback is going from the chart below. My question to readers is this: if you were building a neural net model to tell … Continue reading
Economics For Real People
I finished reading Gene Callahan’s, Economics for Real People, a while ago but never had the chance to write a blog post about it. I can sum up the book in three words, I loved it! This book lays out … Continue reading
Capitalists That Care
My wife and I are Capitalists that Care(tm) and we both sponsor children in Sri Lanka and Cambodia through World Vision. Unless you live under a rock, I’m sure you heard about the devastation in cyclone stricken Myanmar and earthquake … Continue reading
Undocumented Workers & Inflation
About a week ago I met up with the MarketDoctor for drinks. We do this from time to time to lament on the sad state of the economy and all that’s wrong with this country, while downing a few beers. … Continue reading
Old Businesses Close, New Ones Open
I drive down a very crowded NJ highway everyday to work and for the past 9 months I’ve been noticing a lot of local businesses closing their doors on both sides of the highway. What’s scary is that its at a … Continue reading
links for 2008-05-16
For Wall Street Workers, Ax Falls Quietly – New York Times So quiet, in fact, that people refer to these cuts as stealth layoffs. Some bosses hardly say a word after people are fired. At Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan … Continue reading
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links for 2008-05-14
Photo Touch Up and Enhancement in the GIMP Trying to learn how to use the GIMP (tags: GIMP)
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links for 2008-05-13
mariogg7.jpg (JPEG Image, 528×1392 pixels) Time to buy some bannana’s (tags: humor satire) Belief in God ‘childish,’ Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter Einstein boots religion, about time! (tags: philosophy religion)
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Put A Fork In CROCS Inc!
The market must’ve been anticipating my acquisition of a pair of Crocs. Now that I have a pair, you can pretty much be certain the trend is over (sarcasm).