July 2009
23 posts
Bill Kristol (R) vs. Jon Stewart (D) on healthcare reform. This is a great video because neither man wins. Kristol hangs with Stewart and counter-punches the entire way, not allowing the conversation to degenerate into childish comedy, while Stewart asks hard questions while respecting his guest.
This is the uncut interview from the show (15 minutes long). It’s great TV, and reminds me of...
Forced into Caribou this morning because the line...
A Dozen Don’ts for Entrepreneurs →
By Guy Kawasaki
Most advice to entrepreneurs focuses on what they should do: build a great product, assemble a great team, provide great service. All are “duhisms.” Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs don’t realize that there are things they should specifically avoid doing too. These are also duhisms, but somehow no one ever talks about them. Here is my list of the twelve most important things that...
One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual...
– P.J. O’Rourke (via thediamondage) (via blogut)
Jacques Lemaire returns to NJ Devils as coach →
streetsofchicago:
I know this is pretty irrelevant for most people, but I personally just did a mini Tiger fist pump at my desk. I’m not even too well-versed on his coaching capabilities of late, but he was the Devils’ coach when they won the Stanley Cup in 95. I remember being at Game 4 when the Devils swept the Red Wings in the finals like it was yesterday. Section 109, Row 6, Seats...
High frequency trading strategies have become a stealth tax on retail and...
– Sal L. Arnuk and Joseph Saluzzi in Toxic Equity Trading Order Flow on Wall Street (PDF) (via quotingthecrisis) (via thedirtycanuck)
Actually this is almost completely untrue. High frequency traders create more volume and liquidity in the stocks they trade - there is always someone willing to buy...
What Is AT&T Thinking?
venezianijournal:
Look, I realize that AT&T is going to milk the iPhone for all its worth while it still retains exclusivity rights to the device. That’s understandable. But I, like many others, are already paying $80-$150 a month for our iPhones, which is nuts. So when I heard that AT&T is pushing back iPhone MMS to September and charging $55 for Internet tethering, I nearly flipped my...
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