October 2011
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Rational Capitalist Speculator: Weekly Bull/Bear... →
rationalcapitalistspeculator:
Bull
+ So far for the reporting season, 63.7% of S&P 500 companies have beaten consensus earnings per share estimates, which is stronger than the past 2 quarters. Meanwhile, revenue per share has come in line with average beat rates. This earnings season has been been positive for equity…
Excellent summary, as usual!
“[An old friend] tells you everything changed for him the day he realized he was...”
– Sam Harris, Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing (via cocknbull)
July 2011
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Total mortgage in Nevada now exceeds total value...
1. Nevada
> Pct. Homes Underwater: 63%
> Total Property Value: $100.7 billion
> Mortgage Debt Outstanding: $115.5 billion
> Median Home Value Drop From Peak: -50.3% (the largest drop)
> May Foreclosure Rate: 1 out of every 103 homes
No state has suffered more, in every aspect, from the effects of the recession. Like Arizona, Nevada’s property value has plummeted since the...
June 2011
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Obama's Biggest Error. (Click on me) →
rationalcapitalistspeculator:
Appointing a bunch of financial-industry-infected pushovers on your economic “dream team”.
What I’ve been saying ever since the beginning of his term.. :/
May 2011
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“We systematically overestimate the value of access to information and...”
– Clay Shirky (via biesnecker)
April 2011
20 posts
At the Zons beach of the Rhein
It was a very calming atmosphere watching the day fade away as ships slowly passed by.
Aljazeera fails to understand market mechanics in... →
—- via http://english.aljazeera.net
What Phil sees is a giant but intricate game of market manipulation and rigging by a cartel – not just an industry – that actually has loaded tankers criss-crossing the oceans but only landing when the price is right.
“”There is nothing that the conga-line of tankers between here and OPEC would like to do more than unload an extra 277...
Shooting stars time!
Sternschnuppen im Anflug [image: Sternschuppen: Lyriden regnen herab] REUTERS Sternschuppen: Lyriden regnen herab *Spektakel am Nachthimmel: Bis Ostern regnen Abertausende Körnchen Kometenstaub auf die Erde. Wolkenlose Nächte versprechen ideale Voraussetzungen, um die Sternschnuppen zu erspähen.* [image: Info] In den nächsten Tagen können Nachtschwärmer ihre Wünsche gen Himmel richten. Ein...
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Warum ich das Geheule der Ärzte nicht mehr hören...
via payer.de Eine Statistik (aus glaubwürdiger Quelle) sagt mehr als 1000 Worte. Es ist mit Sicherheit kein Zufall, daß Ärzte sich immer über alles mögliche beschweren, aber komischerweise dabei NIE mit absoluten Einkommenszahlen argumentieren. Der nächste Arzt, der sich bei mir beklagt, darf sich gern weiter beklagen, nachdem er mir verraten hat, wie viel er im letzten Jahr brutto auf seiner...
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Why the U.S. has too many cars and too few college...
http://mfeldstein.com/why-higher-education-is-in-trouble-in-one-graph/ via bigpicture.posterous.com Those numbers speak pretty clearly, don’t they? I was gonna write “I wonder how those numbers look over here” - but actually, that’s a pretty easy one. The “college tuition” line still hovers basically around the zero mark..
A sunny spring day walk
It was a nice and sunny and warm spring day a little while ago, and I visited the wood floor with my DSLR... See the full gallery on Posterous
Low carb bread, first attempt
Klassisches Aprilwetter
The Easiest Way to Succeed as an Entrepreneur http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/04/the-easiest-way-to-succeed-as-an-entrepreneur/ I was the worst pizza delivery guy. Fraternity guys would chase after me as I was peeling out of their driveways after a delivery. Why? The sauce and cheese fell all to one side. I couldn’t help it. I also never got tips. Wende, my partner in our restaurant delivery...
Rabatt-Anarchie im Spiegel
Köstlich! :) —————- Die Werbeaktion ist auf zwei Tage befristet. Vielleicht, damit nicht noch mehr Leute auf die Idee kommen, sie beim Wort zu nehmen. Ich jedenfalls kann auch am zweiten Tag nicht widerstehen und suche die Filiale 181 auf. Dort entdecke ich eine schicke Tischleuchte für 14,49 Euro. Leider noch zu teuer, ohne Stecker wäre es weitaus billiger. Um bloß...
Financial media is [..] entertainment ( @jaltucher...
Here’s the reality: most people should not buy stocks. Financial media is financial entertainment. If someone tells you should buy a stock you should take that same money and go on a nice vacation instead. As someone who has been involved in every aspect of the financial media community for ten years I can tell you that most people have no clue what they are doing and should not be listened to...
Queen Muammar of Libya
In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Tuesday, Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi appeared to spell out his proposal for a transition to democracy, suggesting that his father assume a primarily ceremonial role, “like the Queen of England.” via nytimes.com “Like the Queen of England”. Yeah right. And you’ll be the prince, Saif. Also, congrats to NATO for turning this formerly...
Guest Post: A Global Tsunami, Courtesy Of The Fed...
(Source) via zerohedge.com This shows pretty nicely just HOW much money the FED has printed. Just check out the now flatline looking time before QE1 hit. Talk about a monetary base *explosion*..
Genetically modified cows produce 'human' milk -...
Genetically modified cows produce ‘human’ milk Scientists have created genetically modified cattle that produce “human” milk in a bid to make cows’ milk more nutritious. Researchers say they are able to create cows that produce milk containing a human protein called...
Sense or nonsense, you will find an explanation..
Small lights marked “right” and “wrong” provided feedback to the participants about their respective choices. There was just one “wrinkle” in the experiment of which both participants were unaware. Only one of them received accurate feedback about their guesses. When the light in this person’s cubicle indicated they had made the “right” choice, they...
Das Aus für den gelben Sack :)
<img src=”http://www.titanic-magazin.de/uploads/pics/Muelltrennung_-quo-vadis2.jpg“>
U.S. State department grants VC style funding to...
http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/02/state-department-builds-a-panic-button-app/?…
March 2011
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When Twittering Gets in the Way of Real Life -... →
After all, Twitter is probably made having just one person in mind, and takes away from real life interaction in favor of online interaction. I would wholeheartedly sing the praise of twitter all the time if it wouldn’t make you dissociate from your physical surroundings like it does.
I don’t have a smart idea to improve that. Hopefully, at some point others will.
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Pachube - Radiation dose in KEK, Tsukuba
Measured half way between the Fukushima plant and Tokyo, several times per hour. http://www.pachube.com/feeds/21242
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Table of United States foreign aid
Unfortunately, Tumblr didn’t get the formatting on this one to work, so you’ll have to look at Posterous. via my posterous This is rather interesting, it shows a lot more focus than I anticipated, and some of those items make me wonder about the U.S. ’ interests in those countries. Why Namibia, to name one with a very high per-capita-$$ amount?
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Merkel's Widersprüchlichkeit in Sachen Libyen (und...
Und ich dachte schon, die Aberwitzigkeit dieser Aktien sei nur mir aufgefallen. Mehr als “WTF?!” brachte mein Kopf nicht zustande, als ich hörte daß das Merkel tatsächlich Awacs zum hochgradig fragwürdigen Afghanistan-Einsatz schicken will, um sich BLOSS nicht am vollkommen sinnvollen Libyen-Einsatz zu beteiligen. Ähh.. wie bitte?!? :O Die Bundesregierung schickt mehr Soldaten in...
Ryanair Boss ganz passabel von der Zeit gegrillt
Wer in letzter Zeit mal versucht hat, einen Flug da zu buchen, wünscht sich noch etwas mehr Unfreundlichkeit, aber Hey, es ist ein Anfang! :-) —— ZEIT: Wer auf ryanair.com bucht, muss erst bestätigen, dass er keinen Samsonite-Koffer kaufen möchte, dann das Angebot für einen Mietwagen ablehnen und zum Schluss daran denken, auf bevorzugtes Einsteigen zu verzichten. O’Leary: Haben Sie die...
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Audio transcript of libyan ship being warned to...
USAF EC-130J STEEL 74 transmitting on 6877.0 kHz Libya 20 March 2011 1 day ago play 0:00 0:51 0:51 Listen! It’s amazing how @FMCNL and others manage to make this whole mess a little more transparent. I wonder if in the long run, this will make the jarheads a little more careful with their actions. Probably not, but it’s worth hoping for.
A very detailed look at the Libya air operations
Well worth the read for anyone who wants to know how modern military operations work - beyond what TV headlines report about it. http://wp.me/pEfC-12a
“Why doesn’t God head over to Africa and put an end to hunger? He’s too busy...”
– Odin Zeus McGaffer (via doesgodgetdiarrhea)
.. and those of the German evangelicals asking for new and shinier (but fuel efficient) cars and bigger, tidier front yards.
“When we think of heterosexuality, notice that we tend to think of this wide...”
– John Corvino, What’s Morally Wrong with Homosexuality? (via cocknbull)
Well put.
“Grönemeyer: Nachts ist gut, ab elf Uhr an meinem Schreibtisch. Bis vor einigen...”
– Seite 3 von 4 | Herbert Grönemeyer: “Es muss richtig donnern” | Kultur | ZEIT ONLINE
WatchAngelique und die (Flachland-)Gorillas, von Arte+7. Yay!
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Stabile Währung: Warum der Euro die bessere D-Mark...
Nach einer Analyse des Bundesverbands deutscher Banken lag die Inflation in Deutschland seit Einführung der Gemeinschaftswährung 1999 durchschnittlich bei gerade einmal 1,5 Prozent pro Jahr. Das ist wenig - vor allem auch im Vergleich zu den fünf D-Mark-Jahrzehnten zuvor. Von 1949 bis 1998 lag der durchschnittliche Wertverlust des Geldes beim Doppelten, also rund drei Prozent pro Jahr. Die...
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Radioaktive Wolke Fukushima
via spiegel.de Wow, haben die Schwein gehabt, daß das nicht über Tokyo geweht ist.. :-O
Sarkozy election campaign was funded by Libya
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/16/sarkozy-election-campaign-libya-c…
Saif al-Islam threatens to publish details of bank transfers to punish French PM for backing Libyan rebelsMuammar Gaddafi’s son has claimed that Libya helped finance Nicolas Sarkozy’s successful election campaign in 2007, and demanded that the French president return the money to the Libyan people...
“This study reveals that there are alterations in the iron management protein...”
– Profile of altered brain iron acquisition in restless legs syndrome
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“Ein anderer Facebook-Nutzer berichtet aus einem anderen Geschäft: “Ein...”
– Posterous: Buy a better self-image today!
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Buy a better self-image today!
Ein anderer Facebook-Nutzer berichtet aus einem anderen Geschäft: “Ein Jugendlicher mit Piercings und weiß gefärbten Haaren hat mehrere hundert Dollar in eine Spendenbox für die Opfer gesteckt.” Beim Rausgehen habe er zu seinen Freunden gesagt: “Spiele können wir uns immer kaufen. via spiegel.de The bystanders in that scene obviously found it an act of inspiring compassion.....
The lazy man's way of tracking project hours...
Personal Activity Monitor tracks time you spend using desktop apps
http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2011/03/05/personal-activity-monitor-lets-you-quickly-see-what-you-spend-ti/
Up until a couple of years ago, I used to turn to RescueTime to figure out how I spend my time online. Then it got too complex, and I stopped using it. Personal Activity Monitor is like a vastly dumbed-down version of...
Saudi military about to assist in shooting, uh,...
… - cross-posted from Mein Kramladen / http://kognition.posterous.com/saudi-military-about-to-assist-in-shooting-uh
Saudi military about to assist in shooting, uh,...
… - cross-posted from Mein Kramladen / http://kognition.posterous.com/saudi-military-about-to-assist-in-shooting-uh