July 2008
164 posts
The Five Big Mistakes That Changed My Life and How... →
Jul 31st
From the Desk of David Pogue - It’s the Software,... →
Jul 31st
ESPN - Baghdatis to miss Games, U.S. Open with... →
darn
Jul 31st
Achilleos' shooting hits golden target in Belgrade... →
Jul 31st
“Didn’t we all expect at least modest competence from most of our financial...”
– From GMO http://tinyurl.com/58xx3a
Jul 31st
Scenes From a Merrill Meltdown - Mergers,... →
Jul 31st
Calculated Risk: The Coming Hotel Bust →
Jul 31st
Terrible Timing for a Hotel Boom - NYTimes.com →
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oldie but goodie. cherish remix. came on last.fm and reminded me of it http://tinyurl.com/cherish1
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naked capitalism: What Hath Merrill Wrought? Tally... →
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FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment - The world... →
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Huge writedowns forecast for banks after Merrill... →
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Wonder Land - WSJ.com →
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Let the Meals Begin - Finding Beijing in Flushing... →
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The Envelope - Out There - NYTimes.com →
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The Pour - White Bordeaux - Oft-Forgotten Bliss -... →
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Design Review - John Lautner at Hammer Museum -... →
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Brazil Rides Wave of Growth as Larger Economies... →
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Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered -... →
Jul 30th
Turkey’s Governing Party Avoids Ban - NYTimes.com →
Jul 30th
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121737022605... →
Jul 30th
Findings - 10 Things to Scratch From Your Worry... →
Jul 30th
Paul Kedrosky: Tea, the Czar and Polonium 210 →
Jul 29th
Firefighters Turned Away From Exclusive Nightclub... →
Jul 29th
Merrill Aims to Raise Billions More - WSJ.com →
Jul 29th
Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession - WSJ.com →
Jul 29th
http://twitpic.com/5qyw - Funniest urinal I have seen, Nicosia, cyprus
Jul 28th
“every person in the United States has over the past 10 years or so borrowed about $4,000 from someone in the People’s Republic of China.”
Jul 28th
“I cannot find a single convincing argument that tells me that astrologers won’t do better than economists,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Jul 28th
Real Dan Lyons Web Site » Blog Archive Imagine if... →
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Real Dan Lyons Web Site » Blog Archive PR Rule #1:... →
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Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean... →
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After Sitting in 2004, Ready to Stand and Deliver... →
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From Cyprus to Munich: Looted Icons →
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Terrorist Attacks Unsettling India - NYTimes.com →
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Worried Banks Sharply Reduce Business Loans -... →
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Two blasts rock Istanbul, killing 16 - CNN.com →
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73-year-old porn star bedazzles Japan's aged -... →
Jul 28th
Fans of L.E.D.’s Say This Bulb’s Time Has Come -... →
Jul 28th
Saw this coming...
siminoff: Image via Wikipedia On July 17th I did a post where I suspected that the next big announcement of losses from finance companies would be in car leases.  Chrysler has just announced that Chrysler Financial will no longer be offering car leases as of August 1st.  Additionally Ford announced this week that they had to take a write down of over $2 billion on leases.  The New York Times did...
Jul 28th
More thoughts on the auto industry
siminoff: Image by Getty Images via Daylife I was just looking at the automakers stocks, GM’s market cap is $6.74 billion.  Crazy idea (I know this would never happen) have Microsoft buy GM.  Why would they do this, for 2 reasons.  The first is that one of the largest un-tapped markets for software is the car.  Owning the largest manufacturer of cars globally gives you great distribution and...
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digital_camera_comparsion_chart.pdf... →
Jul 27th
Choosing a Large Format Camera - photo.net →
Jul 27th
Mountain Unicycling - Mountain Unicycling - Down... →
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Hawks Guard Childress Signs With Greek Club -... →
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