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Un-Plugged ... So You Can Hear the Talent.
Back to a Simpler Time … and Sound. I miss real music. Recently, a lot of what's popular seems technologically-enhanced, over-produced, and auto-tuned. That's why I like VH-1's Unplugged site. It is showcases talent stripped of the pyrotechnics and glossy production. What's left are the artist and the art. Here are a couple examples. Daughtry.
Finding Wisdom in Mountains of Data
In this video, Gary Flake demos Pivot, a new way to browse and arrange massive amounts of images and data online. Built on breakthrough Seadragon technology, it enables spectacular zooms in and out of web databases, and the discovery of patterns and links invisible in standard web browsing. The big idea that this video demonstrates
Capitalogix Commentary for the Week of 03/08/10
You know Unemployment is becoming part of the cultural zeitgeist when Spider-Man gets fired. Last week's employment report showed a fair number of other people got fired too. Apparently, though, not many people cared, because the markets rallied anyway. If you are interested, Barry Ritholtz put together a big picture look at employment charts. Signs
Capitalogix Commentary for the Week of 03/01/10
The markets held-up well again this week despite lots of bad news on many fronts. While there were several bouts of selling, each time buyers were there to prop things back up. Here were some of the news items the market handled last week. Housing had a tough week. New home sales were the worst
The Egg Trick: TV From a Different Age
Here is a skit from Johnny Carson and Dom DeLuise. It's funny to see how talk shows have changed. It is a different kind of clean … and a different kind of dirty. Related articles by Zemanta Michael Giltz: Who's The King Of Late Nite? Craig Ferguson (huffingtonpost.com) Oprah's exit is like Johnny Carson leaving
The Illusion of Focus and Meaning
Recently, the concept of "Focus" keeps coming to mind when I try to make sense of what's happening in the markets. As I review stories, news, and data, I'm trying to be more aware of where the bias is (even if it is unintentional). Focus, Bias and Perspective. The photo series, below, is an example