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An Olympic Attempt At Humor
As the Olympics begin, I saw this and thought it was worth sharing. The artist/author has a blog called "Indexed" here, and a book here. By the way, the Court threw out fine against CBS for airing the wardrobe malfunction. (DMN) Let's just say she captured a few eyeballs; in most replayed moment in Tivo
Market Commentary from August 1, 2008
Three out of the four trading days this week experienced 200-point daily moves in the Dow. Some were up, some were down. Still the recent low has held. The following picture shows charts of the S&P 500 Index on two timeframes: daily and 5-minute bars. There are clearly a series of higher lows (on both
Innovating is Thought Leadership
I’ve been thinking a lot about innovation lately. It is a form of “thought leadership” … intuitively identifying the underlying issues and figuring-out the best things to do, now, to transform the situation and create new possibilities. To paraphrase Peter Drucker, innovation is a tool that transforms challenge into an opportunity for a different business
Japanese Gadget Innovation
Chindōgu is the Japanese art of inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that, on the face of it, seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem. When allergies bother you, why carry tissue? When you’re a busy parent and don’t have time to clean, why mop? When you’re in the mood for a hot quickee,
Market Commentary from July 25th, 2008
Last week’s rebound off the lows held-up, and still might prove to be an important turning point for the Markets. The internals contiune to look better; and from a technical perspective there are nice positive divergences forming. One big down day spoiled the party for the Bulls this week. However, seasonally, this is about the
Word Cloud Text Toy
The image on the left is a Word Cloud of Bernanke’s speech from last week. I used it in the prior Weekly Commentary. The Word Cloud is more than just a text toy. It is a data visualization tool that gives emphasis to frequently used words. I used one from Wordle (and yes, you can