March 2009
66 posts
February 2009
63 posts
craytonc:
Just ordered a Dell Mini 9 to Hackintosh. Been disappointed with my Mini 12. Will be selling it.
Why the disappointment in the 12? What gives you hope the 9 will be any better? Any thoughts on the upcoming Mini10 (I’ve got my eye on one…)?
Anyone been to Europe lately?
michaelikesit:
via billda:
What’s the cheapest way to get over there?
My guess would be swimming.
Haha I’m considering it.
To be clear - I just basically need to get from America to anywhere in Europe as cheaply as possible, so I can hop a $20 RyanAir flight to my final destination(s) - Berlin and Prague…
Anyone been to Europe lately?
What’s the cheapest way to get over there?
“Obama aims to be the president of all Americans, a position that appears to be...”
– The Two Faces of Barack Obama: A president contradicts himself all night long (via josephweisenthal)
This is an excellent article, and an example of that hollow sound many people hear whenever the big O speaks. He’s reluctant to commit to any real policies, and makes sure to hit nearly every...
Dear Karp,
jgh:
You’re running a company. While “This hurts my feelings” might be what YOU’RE feeling, it’s not acceptable as the face of a business.
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt that the Trainwrecks Fiasco Part Deux is just a bug. But seriously? If a Valleywag blogger can get to you, you might wanna work on thickenin’ that hide.
Actually yes, he’s running a private company, meaning he...
TARP Banks: Stop Spending Taxpayer Money on...
We are dismayed and angered to learn that TARP banks have recently spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on lollipops at their branch locations. According to published media reports, numerous banks have been been known to have three to four different flavors of lollipop in each dish. Frivolous expenses like these are shameful, and we demand that all TARP banks return to the federal government the...
“For Lent, I’m giving up all of my New Year’s Resolutions.”
– shaunbwilson
“Giving a trivia question in the first period and saying you won’t answer it...”
– Pudge (via noisymime)
“The bottom line is that, historically, the problems that technology has...”
– The Speculist: Better All The Time Archives (via bloomradio)
Is it bad that I've stopped watching Obama's...
Because he always says the same thing.
I didn’t watch it tonight, but does this about sum it up?
Worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.
We will create/save jobs for Main Street.
Wall Street bonuses are shameful, need accountability, etc.
Tax breaks for the families that need it most.
Clean coal/cap and trade/<insert generic, non-polarizing green topic here>
We cannot...
Recipe for Disaster: The Formula That Killed Wall... →
If you like finance and have even a passing interest in math (there must be one or two more of you out there), you’ll find this article fascinating. It attempts to explain on a high level the mathematical fallacies that were overlooked and led traders to assume they had tranched away risk when in fact, they had not.
Li’s copula function was used to price hundreds of billions of...
How much do you tip your delivery person?
soupsoup:
I tip $3 as a rule. $5 if it’s a really large order. This is on top of the delivery fee the store charges but doesn’t give the delivery person.
Am I giving too much? Too little?
Seems fair to me - that’s more or less what I tip.
“Long distance is a lie teenagers use to get laid during the summer before...”
– From “How I Met Your Mother”
Yes, it is cynical. And yes, there are exceptions. But in general, FACT.
“Some hot lady did some manicure bullshit on my nail at the mail and now I have...”
– Seth
WSJ.com: Obama's Dow 5000 →
Unfortunately, it’s true. The stock market doesn’t like you. Only one month in and investors are giving up. Another 30% haircut would put the Dow at 5000. And that level wouldn’t just put a crimp into your presidency. The ensuing collapse in savings and the U.S. pension system would destroy it.
Now, some advisers may tell you not to worry about the stock market. That it will take care of itself....
Facebook tells me it's time for a birthday...
Happy 26.
bmiller.tumblr.com
“The problem with solutions to the news business is that news never was a...”
– I’ve been reading a lot about the crisis within journalism lately, and I’ve never quite thought about it in this way.
News business - there’s no such thing.
Can journalism go with the flow? « BuzzMachine
(via adamiss) (via soupsoup)
WatchPandora founder Tim Westergren on how the Pandora iPhone app has changed and redefined Internet radio (as distinct from “computer radio”).
Woman Uses Wedgie To Capture Thief →
libbylovesnyc:
It took a wedgie and a headlock to pin down a man suspected of breaking into a car. Yvonne Morris, a technician at the Brickyard Animal Hospital, said she chased a man who broke into a co-worker’s car, but he kept squirming away from her.
Morris eventually grabbed the man’s boxer shorts and pulled. Salt Lake City police said she then she put a headlock on the man until help could...
Clarification of my earlier post - which appears...
My original missive, which sparked so much righteous anger among female Tumblrs:
“Girls are incredibly annoying this way - give you the vibe all night, accept your drinks, flirt, then come last call, she and her friends all bounce together in what seems like 10 seconds. And so, after this happened to me a few times, I too no longer buy girls drinks. Do you hear that women? Stop complaining that...
On Why I Should Never Buy Drinks
shorterexcerpts:
The scene: concert at The Loft
…I was pulled aside by the cute brunette in the red dress who had earlier complimented me on my hat…
Annoying craziness. I barely get a kiss, and I’m out money for jager shots. At least 90% of the one-night hookups I’ve had, I have bought no drinks.
Ah yes, you should never have broken your rule. Girls are incredibly annoying this...
Nationalizing Banks is a Bad Idea →
The head of the MIT econ dept on why this is such a bad idea. Key points:
Given that many asset prices are seriously distorted at best, and entirely meaningless at worst, it is arbitrary to declare any financial institution insolvent based on current information.
If one bank is nationalized, the fear that the next one will be as well will become a self-fulfilling prophecy; clearly nobody wants...
Bonus Cuts Hurting More Than Top Wall Streeters -... →
Anthony Abraham, 33, a management consultant in Chicago, is already figuring he will not be buying a new car, and has canceled a trip to Paris and will be paying back less than planned on his student loans.
Last year, his bonus was around $50,000. This year, it will be half that amount, he figures, give or take a few thousand.
“It makes a real material difference,” said Mr. Abraham, who has a...
Under-promise. Over-deliver.
twothirty:
This will get you everywhere in life.
Sound advice.
I just ate an entire box of girl scout cookies.
Over 1,200 calories - and every single one was delicious.
“Lim, who is in fourth grade, writes applications for Apple’s popular iPhone. His...”
– Yahoo! News - Nine-year old whiz-kid writes iPhone application by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech (via jeffmiller)
Love this. Hopefully over the next 4-8 years we will see a concerted effort to expose kids to technology early in life.
“Genuine bipartisanship assumes an honest process of give-and-take, and that the...”
– Barack Obama, The Audacity of Hope (from here… READ IT!)
Makes you wonder if he read his own book.
(via hilker)
How To Solve The Slump - Lend you Anti-American... →
How do you handle a flagging economy convulsing with the powerful seizures of acute (and badly needed) deleveraging? Why, by creating incentives to pour more debt into the system, of course. You have to make sure people are buying flat panel TVs and SUVs on credit without impediment, as is their god-given right as Americans. You have to encourage more deposit-less mortgages. You create the...
allisonweiss:
“Shapeshifter” - Josie & The...
Who else has Twitter? I need more people to...
Mine is @billda.
“Populist outcry may argue that anyone would be lucky to earn annual compensation...”
– Dave Krasne, NYTimes blogs (via master-of-none) (via billda)
This is silly. If you’re so ambitious, go work for a company that wasn’t partly responsible, didn’t/doesn’t accept federal bailout money. Test your true worth in the open market. Part of the point of this is to punish the...
“Populist outcry may argue that anyone would be lucky to earn annual compensation...”
– Dave Krasne, NYTimes blogs (via master-of-none)
Plan to Raise Taxes on the Rich Is Gaining... →
Do we ever learn? Really? Let’s go ahead and take some more money out of the economy. The thing is though, I’m afraid that despite their damaging effect, tax hikes are going to become more and more prevalent as desperate state lawmakers blanche at staggering budget shortfalls.
ALBANY — A plan to raise income taxes on wealthy New Yorkers is gaining momentum in the State Legislature as...
Your Guide To Holiday Romance
This is crazy old, but I just re-read it, and Carney is (still) a genius.
johncarney:
It’s that time of year when even the most independent of lads can get a little desperate for more companionship than one can find in the bottom of a bottle of Jameson’s Irish Whiskey. If I thought it would make any difference, I’d tell you that you should avoid becoming involved with the lasses during this...
“I decided…If I replace my thoughts about women with thoughts about the...”
– Albert Einstein (via motionsensorsoundtrack) (via twothirty)
Whooo Tax Refund!
TurboTax tells me I’ll be getting a much appreciated $3,000 (!) check in the mail soon.
Is it a little sad that my enthusiasm is tempered by the dork/Republican in me who hates that Uncle Sam had so much of my money (interest free) for a year?