April 9, 2008
Quote of the day comes in the dizzying Perils of Pauline-style adventure that is MSFT's attempt to buy YHOO. Recall: At the end of Episode 26 the evil MSFT had forlorn YHOO strapped to the tracks, saying YHOO has...
I'm out for the balance of the day in meetings. Behave yourselves, especially those of you along the torch route in San Francisco....
In case people hadn't seen it, here is a screen capture of the iPhone 2.0 microcode containing a reference to the presence of Infineon's 3G baseband chipset in that upcoming product. Nice catch by the folks at Ziphone....
Wish I had more time to look at the results of this paper, because its results strike me as entertainingly implausible -- not to mention sort of creepy and unhygienic -- but I'm at least intrigued: Experts Online: An Analysis...
Many people, myself included, worry about the politicization of the U.S. Federal Reserve. To what extent have recent decisions -- the bailout of Bear Stearns, introducing new lending facilities, etc. -- been driven by markets and economic need, versus being...
One of the trickier questions in the business of calculating default risk -- the likelihood of a firm missing payments on a credit note -- is in the feedback dynamics of the thing. Sure, you can estimate interest coverage, capital...
One of the trickier questions in the business of calculating default risk -- the likelihood of a firm missing payments on a credit note -- is in the feedback dynamics of the thing. Sure, you can estimate interest coverage, capital...
The secret of Tiger Woods' success, according to former coach Butch Harmon: His work ethic on his golf swing, his work ethic in the gym, his mental toughness, his discipline, the way he budgets his time. On top of that,...
