This Is Water
This is a piece by David Foster Wallace. I believe that it is part of a commencement address he gave to Kenyon College a small US college. Someone took his address and turned it into this interesting little short film.
Alien Invasion And Your Retirement
Apparently, this was a topic for discussion among for attendees at a symposium on the sustainability of retirement in the US. I kid thee not…. At a recent University of Pennsylvania symposium on the future of the retirement system, Hodgson raised just that possibility — the risk of a malevolent alien invasion. (Imagine the Capitol-zapping invaders…
DetailsComments
Apparently the comments section is back on line.
Its Friday
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Long Nikkei – Short Yen
Seems to have worked out fine….
This Bloke Is Great
Before After Its amazing how simple things can be so effective – no ab trainer – no pilates – no hot yoga – no friggen zumba. Just hard work and someone holding the pads for you.
DetailsWhat HFT Looks Like
This fascinating little animation is from Nanex who monitor HFT trading. It looks at 0.5 of a second of trading in Johnson and Johnson. When watching it remember this is a 1/2 second which is less than the time between beats of your heart. I have included their explanation below the video. The bottom box…
DetailsVolunteer Mentors
I was fortunate that I grew up in a time when those coming to Australia looking for a new start were largely welcomed. The notion of a fair go was still commonplace and this idea of a fair go did not have the sharp racial divide that it has now. In the spirit of this…
DetailsEquity Markets Will Not Lay Down
The four top performers for the last month were all equity markets.
