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Robot Quadrotors Perform James Bond Them
By · March 1, 2012 · ·
Twitter Digest: 2012-02-28
By · February 29, 2012 · ·
- Oh sweet fuck. I feel like I'm trapped at the kids' table from hell. ->
- I'm in. RT @Liftopia: Announcing National Play Hooky & Ski Week! Who's In? #playhookygoski http://t.co/UzkvSuBl ->
- FT: John Paulson set record in 2011 for largest loss in hedge fund history: $9.6b. That's more than LTCM. http://t.co/4yJEfW7W ->
- FT: Ray Dalio passes George Soros as world's most successful hedge fund by posting $13.8b gain last year. http://t.co/4yJEfW7W ->
- A billion is the new million again. Every time I think I hear someone say they run a $X million fund it's actually a $X billion fund. ->
- Ridley Scott creates TED talk from year 2023 – http://t.co/5dXJD0uB ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-02-26
By · February 27, 2012 · ·
- Early Warning: Recent Acceleration of US Oil Efficiency http://t.co/OWaH2An2 ->
- Telegraph: Soaring oil prices will dwarf the Greek drama – http://t.co/l08Fet07 ->
- Countdown to $6/gal California gas? 8 of top 10 stations now over $5, highest at $5.49 – http://t.co/NuKMsIIZ ->
- Hugely fingeeky, but VIX and More has been all over bizarre TVIX behavior – http://t.co/5uB9g7Pk ->
- Economist: Innovation is not the problem with finance. It’s what comes later that matters http://t.co/PB3KlaOZ ->
Twitter Digest: 2012-02-25
By · February 26, 2012 · ·
- How I Missed 400 Points In Apple (aka…In Life, Always Go For The Cubans). http://t.co/kTRXHQDx ->
- Oh, for crying out loud: Wyoming House advances doomsday bill http://t.co/DKGl2OsR ->
- I'm the Akiro Kurisowa of multimeters: stylish, portentous, but ultimately equivocal. Was that really enough power to run the table saw? ->
- Having said GoPro on helmet looks bad, snowboarders with those GoPro "Staff of Ra" cam-sticks look ludicrous. ->
- Guardian: The world's best street food http://t.co/IhcUEI7d ->
- Love video product from GoPro cameras, but skiers with GoPros on helmets look silly, like low-rent Borgs. ->
Readings
By · February 25, 2012 · ·
- US IPO Index continues strong rebound with +6.4% return in February (by Renaissance Capital) (Source)
- Interview with MIT’s Andrew Lo (Source)
- Bringing home the bacon? Regional nutrition, stature, and gender in the industrial revolution (Source)
- Grantham’s February letter on the capitalism’s failings (Source)
- Warren Buffett’s 2011 letter (Source)
- Struggling Greeks losing belief in the state (Source)
- Teller reveals his secrets (Smithsonian)
Twitter Digest: 2012-02-24
By · February 25, 2012 · ·
- Warren Zevon's last Letterman appearance: Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner – http://t.co/U8qZZ0OY ->
- Albert Edwards: Next stop S&P 500 at … 400. And a 10-year at 1.5%. Cheery. http://t.co/UdSwJDMv ->
- Why Napoli should be your new favorite European soccer club – http://t.co/m5iaESSF /by @runofplay ->
- Cute. RT @tomkeene: “@zerohedge: http://t.co/Nccf2mM2” very very funny #thorstenwilder ->
David Graeber, DEBT: The First 5,000 Years
By · February 23, 2012 · ·
Twitter Digest: 2012-02-22
By · February 23, 2012 · ·
- Sort of appalled that I agreed to do a TV (phoner) interview at 3am my time. ->
- Dinner with @dickc, who increasingly resembles the Vin Diesel of the tweet thing. ->
- Sobchak: …say what you like about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. ->
- If this doesn't induce despair, nothing will: Silicon Valley Bloggers Hit Up VCs for Angel Funds http://t.co/lAYvI0MM ->
- I either need fewer smart friends, or faster at writing comments on drafts of terrific books. ->
- Things that sound like lutetium dropped from low-earth orbit: 1) John Bonham's drumming in Kashmir, 2) Depleted uranium bunker-busters, etc. ->
The Unexpected Physical Consequences Of Technology
By · February 21, 2012 · ·