Monthly Archives: October 2009

Bo Cowgill decamps from Google.

You don’t care, and you don’t need to know this: – Bo Cowgill has quit Google and is now pursuing a PhD at Berkeley. You can now return to your normal activity: working, trading, and blogging. UPDATE: Bo Cowgill: “I … Continue reading

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Super Freakonomics: Steve Levitt on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show

Super Freakonomics: Steve Levitt on Jon Stewart’s show (The Daily Show) Download this post to watch the embedded video —if your feed reader does not show it to you. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / … Continue reading

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Cash For Clunkers: US taxpayers paid $24,000 per car

Cash For Clunkers: US taxpayers paid $24,000 per car. Embedded video from CNNMoney.com Video Download this post to see the embedded video above —if your feed reader does not show it to you.

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Google OS NetBook in 2010 —with HTML5 local caching for offline use

Google CEO Eric Schmidt at Gartner Orlando 2009:

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Why you should get rid of Google Groups

Google Groups is completely rotten to the core. You should get rid of Google Groups.

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Any sane boss should fire an employee who is betting at work.

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Richard Feynman: Disrespect for Authority

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As applied to risk, prediction markets can be used to collect a more accurate perspective on issues that will affect an organization.

“It can be especially useful in performing ongoing corporate polling in areas where management will benefit from front-line input.”

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Prediction markets don’t resist being tested.

“When they are tested, their proponents tend to take the rosy view, and more often than not, their conclusions are incorrect.”

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French Internet élites rail against the new anti-piracy law just voted by the French Congress.

“Avec cette loi [Hadopi], et celles qui la suivront, la France est en passe de rejoindre le Pakistan, l’Iran, la Chine et de bien d’autres régimes autoritaires qui redoutent la transparence, et occultent la vérité.“ Best wishes to Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim. … Continue reading

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