Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• The Science of Lean Startups by Eric Ries [Video]. (BusinessOfSoftware)
• What China's five-year plan means for business. (MckinseyQuarterly)
• The Therapist Will See You Now, via the Web.  (NYTimes)
• Tiny Bugs are Controlling Your Mind: Read This Before You Take Another Probiotic. (Kurzweil)
• 25 Great Photographs of Rice Terrace Patterns. (TwistedSifter)

Trading Links:

• Jedi Monetary Policy: Letting the markets do the work for you. (Economist)
• The Recovery Is Fading for Banks: Weak Lending Hurts Profits. (Reuters)
• Buffett Buyback Shows S&P 500 Passes Berkshire's Value Test. (Bloomberg)
• The Secret to Trading System Development is to Fail Faster. (Quantisan)
• Technical Analysis May Actually Work! (Empirical Finance)

 

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• A Neophyte's Guide to the Singularity (thinkthatthrough.wordpress.com)
• Commentary on OpenView's Interview with Eric Ries (garyjense.wordpress.com)