dense but really good essay by the author of "fooled by randomness". very topical.

Quoted: problems, but risk perception is subjected to framing issues that are acute in the Fourth Quadrant. Dan Goldstein and I are running a program of ...

This is a scary move, IMO. I don't think the us federal budget can handle a bailout like this, and i think this will devalue US treasury bonds because, in my mind, this increases the risk of the US govt defaulting on bond repayments.

Quoted: Following rallies in Asia and Europe, the Dow jumped more than 340 points at the opening, before falling back.

Quoted: Michael Crichton, Vindicated

Quoted: “To be able to go to your enemies and give them something that makes them happy is a most fulfilling adventure,”

i love that quote

Quoted: it's worth remembering that neither history nor the First Amendment are underwritten by corporate entities.

the blog mentioned in shiwani's fave.

someone I met at the conference in dc had this interesting commentary about it..

Quoted: The vendors continue to come up with newer, faster, cheaper equipment. The iceberg’s either growing wider or has already been hit, but the wine is flowing and the band plays on.

Berkeley J. School Student.

Quoted: Egypt: American freelance photojournalist and translator detained while covering riots