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Do You Believe the U.S. Deficit Has Been Cut By More than Half Since 2009?
The markets continue rising despite what you hear about the economy and government gridlock. Meanwhile, the monstrous budget deficit might actually be dropping at record rates too. The White House released a chart showing it has cut the deficit in half. Source: White House Remember, the deficit refers to an annual number —
Here Are Some Links to Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: $292 Million Down The Drain: White House Fires Main Obamacare IT Contractor. (ZeroHedge) Consumer Electronic Show 2014 ‘Best Of’ Awards Lists Roundup. A list of lists. (TIME) Awesome: A New York Times bot is second-guessing NFL
Video of a Dog Finding and Eating Some Not-So-Well-Hidden Chicken Nuggets
Ingenious … the dog uses a tool to get what it wants. Let's say you are a dog that wants some chicken nuggets. Unfortunately, those nuggets are frustratingly out of your reach. Lucky for you, nobody is around to stop you (even if they did install a hidden video camera to figure out how you
Here Are Some Links for Your Weekend Reading
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Obvious: FBI can secretly turn on laptop cameras without the indicator light. (Dvorak) The Top 10 Tech 'Fails' of 2013. (CNN) How Heart Rate Is Related to Fitness and Longevity. (Huffingtonpost) Spotify Year in Review 2013. (Spotify) 55
"Here Is Today" - Artful DataViz That Puts Today in Perspective
Happy New Year! As you start to plan your year, and all the little things you have to do, take a moment to put things in perspective. Click through the award-winning data visualization called "Here Is Today". It lets you compare a day to a week, a year, the history of the earth
Here is a Yearly Market Performance Comparison, Back to 2007
The chart shows the top-and-bottom performing markets, ranked by yearly performance. The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows 2013 performance, followed by six columns of the most recent yearly market performances. Click this link to view weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly views of this data. So, how does