December 2009
73 posts
“I think I might have just spent all my savings on an elaborate manbag.”
– James May
Discussing his recent purchase of a Ferrari F430
WatchSnowboarding on the Urban Slopes
This is fantastic. Amazing how psyched the kids are about snow boarding in Fort Greene.
“If Wall Street had not manufactured value-destroying securities and related...”
– Janet Tavakoli
“He became Ronald Reagan through dissent, not conformity.”
– Shelby Steele
“Until Americans reacquire their optimism, observers will keep remarking on that...”
– Edward Luce
WatchThis past Sunday night I was lucky enough to be in Montauk and smart enough to get down to the beach as the sun set. This is a set of photos from that amazing evening on Hither Hills beach. Enjoy.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-27) →
Uncle Tupelo (13)
Sarah McLachlan (10)
Lightnin’ Hopkins (8)
Wave Machines (2)
Tune-Yards (1)
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“The upheavals in Eastern Europe were an indigenous phenomenon and the product of containment, diplomatic eng (cont) http://tl.gd/1co9o
“A stroke of the pen can create the Local Wireless Corps, with unfettered access...”
– Andy Kessler: WSJ: Put Down That Shovel!
“Gladwell, when he is wrong, creates a tsunami of wrong.”
– Jeff Wise
“Americans may have an annoyingly high opinion of their country, but theirs is an...”
– The Economist on America’s Strength…Immigration
I Don't Get It...Damned if you, Damned if you...
“Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation in Congress on Monday to protect a million acres of the Mojave Desert in California by scuttling some 13 big solar plants and wind farms planned for the region.”
From NY Times
Now look I understand that there is always a balance, but this is just ridiculous. I’ve got to think this through over the next week, but this just sucks...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-20) →
Johnny Cash (58)
Radiohead (49)
Air (16)
Sounds for Life (7)
Phoenix (7)
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david-noel:
Broken Bells - The High Road
Danger...
“The truth may well be neither, but after a decade of being spun silly, Americans...”
– Frank Rich
Provocative and regrettably honest analysis from Rich.
WatchLast night G and I took a trip up to Rock Center to see the tree in the midst of the Blizzard. Fortified with Bailey’s and Coffee’s we made the most of it.
“you can’t centrally regulate 17 percent of the U.S. economy without a raft of...”
– David Brooks
I recognize we need Government, but I’m enormously skeptical about health care reform. Also, the argument that people won’t leave jobs because of healthcare coverage and therefore aren’t maximizing their utility is theoretically true. However, the emotional component...
Value Destruction
“For years, Corinthian has been accused of employing aggressive recruiting techniques promising more than its schools can deliver, and then leaving students impossibly deep in debt.”
-Matt Smith
The interesting part is that this over-promise and under-deliver truth is moving up the collegiate reputation stack. It starts at Corinthian, but won’t stop there until 60-80% of...
“Expertise now resides in fanatical customers. The world’s best experts on...”
– Kevin Kelly
WatchMad River Glen on 12/11/09 (via Vimeo)
Oh man, this is awesome.
jared:
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros -...
“Paul Volcker wants to stop the financial system before it blows up again. And...”
– Simon Johnson
“I have warned in my presentation Coal World that unless we start using oil to...”
– Gregor Macdonald
Given the look of China these days, I think this is a bad thing.
OMG - The Carry Trade and CDS Together at Last
“Losing control of the carry trade will be the systemic equivalent of allowing Lehman’s book to be marked-to-market: a potentially complete collapse in systemic confidence, which would have such far ranging implications as the $300 trillion interest rate derivative market. And when sudden volatility reaches this product universe which is 6 times bigger than world GDP, the events from...
“So as you act to combat evil, you wouldn’t want to get carried away by your own...”
– David Brooks
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-13) →
A.C. Newman (12)
Sarah McLachlan (11)
Dirty Projectors (9)
Ambient Music Therapy (8)
Andrew Bird (7)
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“Content creators are simply using Google against itself, feeding its hungry...”
– Paul Kedrosky
Incredibly important insight and the major reason why Google is the last place I go for commerce related information.
“They are lacking primarily a political will to execute the exit in a timely and...”
– Stephen Roach
Talking about the Fed. This latest asset bubble is simply scary. I mean equities are up $2.7 trillion and I’m wondering if any of it has real value tied to the appreciation.
“So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this goddamn phone so much that...”
– The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T
Fake Steve Jobs on fire with this post. (via bijan)
What Makes a Wall Street Star? - Room for Debate... →
What is your take on this? I know mine, but I’m not sure this is the real issue. We can debate all we want and the best talent for years has sought to fulfill their own interests not that of these large orgs.
There are those who like math and see this as a means to continuing their math education without the servitude of being a professor. However, they are in the minority and arguably...
“So here’s how to make the world’s easiest $1 billion:
STEP 1: Form...”
– Henry Blodget
Steps 7-11 are on the click through. I would encourage you to click.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-12-6) →
Bon Iver (22)
Washed out (16)
Sarah McLachlan (10)
Ambient Music Therapy (6)
José González (2)
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