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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:13:26 +1200

The Vendor Client relationship - in real world situations (via zeorge497)

Damien Katz: Pr0n on the Couch

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:36:31 +1200

Damien Katz: Pr0n on the Couch:

A well reasoned statement on the whole kerfuffle which I wholeheartedly agree with.

"So Citigroup is profitable because investors think it’s failing, while Morgan Stanley is losing..."

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:31:01 +1200

“So Citigroup is profitable because investors think it’s failing, while Morgan Stanley is losing money because investors think it will survive. I am not making this up.”

- Paul Krugman

"The argument that A.I.G.’s traders are the people that we must depend on to save the United States..."

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:35:25 +1300

“The argument that A.I.G.’s traders are the people that we must depend on to save the United States economy is as weak and self-serving as it was in Thailand, Korea or Indonesia. A.I.G. is essentially advocating survival of the weakest. Thankfully, the American people are not buying it.”

- Simon Johnson

"Now, as far as the Fed returning “billions” to the Treasury, I’m still researching..."

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:39:57 +1300

“Now, as far as the Fed returning “billions” to the Treasury, I’m still researching that one,
and so far I have found anything to verify that..”

- Idiot Fed Skeptic who can’t fucking read

"The NZD/USD surged sharply last night, from around 0.5280 to nearly 0.5450, after the Fed announced..."

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:58:35 +1300

“The NZD/USD surged sharply last night, from around 0.5280 to nearly 0.5450, after the Fed announced it was expanding its quantitative easing program.”

- Danica Hampton

"Mr Dunn said an inner-city apartment that sold off the drawing board for $750,000 several years ago..."

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:52:24 +1300

“Mr Dunn said an inner-city apartment that sold off the drawing board for $750,000 several years ago was likely to fetch just $200,000 today.”

- Stuff.co.nz

"But this refusal to face the facts means, in practice, an absence of action. And I share the..."

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:10:03 +1300

“But this refusal to face the facts means, in practice, an absence of action. And I share the president’s fears: inaction could result in an economy that sputters along, not for months or years, but for a decade or more.”

- Paul Krugman

"Participants seeking to [avoid risk with derivatives] face the same problem as someone seeking to..."

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 08:52:23 +1300

“Participants seeking to [avoid risk with derivatives] face the same problem as someone seeking to avoid venereal
disease: It’s not just whom you sleep with, but also whom they are sleeping with.”

- Warren Buffett in his 2008 letter to shareholders

"[BofA] doesn’t need any more federal assistance, [we] can “make it through this downturn on our own."

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:05:42 +1300

“[BofA] doesn’t need any more federal assistance, [we] can “make it through this downturn on our own.””

- Ken Lewis on Bloomberg - put a stick in them, they’re done

"Cerberus’s stated reason in December for not putting in more money was that this would violate their..."

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:44:19 +1300

“Cerberus’s stated reason in December for not putting in more money was that this would violate their fiduciary duty to their limited partners. This looks to me like an admission that putting more money into Chrysler is a bad investment, but if someone knows more about this argument, let me know.”

- Baseline Scenario

"over time, i’ve become convinced that any solution that involves the “Accept:”..."

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:04:52 +1300

“over time, i’ve become convinced that any solution that involves the “Accept:” header is wrong, and any question whose answer involves the “Accept:” header is the wrong question.”

- Mark Pilgrim

"Yes, the effects of fiscal policy are uncertain; yes, running up large debts is risky; but doing..."

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:29:03 +1300

“Yes, the effects of fiscal policy are uncertain; yes, running up large debts is risky; but doing nothing is even riskier”

- Paul Krugman

Villa-Lobos Prelude No.1

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:40:55 +1300

Villa-Lobos Prelude No.1

George Washington - the new Chuck Norris? - CollegeHumor video

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:28:04 +1300

George Washington - the new Chuck Norris? - CollegeHumor video:

Obama has a lot to live up to.

"Insult, berate and make fun of any company that offers you something like a “sharing” site that..."

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 14:17:03 +1300

“Insult, berate and make fun of any company that offers you something like a “sharing” site that makes you push stuff in that you can’t make copies out of or which you can’t export stuff out of. They will burble about technology issues. They are fucking lying. They might go off further about business models. They are fucking stupid. Make fun of these people, and their shitty little Cloud Cities running on low-grade cooking fat and dreams. They will die and they will take your stuff into the hole. Don’t let them.”

- Jason Scott

"When you’re actually proud of your work, rather than just telling yourself you’re proud of it, you..."

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:02:20 +1300

“When you’re actually proud of your work, rather than just telling yourself you’re proud of it, you sleep well at night.”

- John Gruber

Why Yahoo! says your OpenID site's identity is not confirmed

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:28:36 +1300

Why Yahoo! says your OpenID site's identity is not confirmed

"There are workloads for which MyISAM is faster. But we should stop saying MyISAM is faster. This is..."

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:26:21 +1300

“There are workloads for which MyISAM is faster. But we should stop saying MyISAM is faster. This is repeated too often with neither qualification nor quantification.”

- High Availability MySQL

"Interestingly, there are no runs on banks. The value of the withdrawals is so meaningless that the..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:49:17 +1300

“Interestingly, there are no runs on banks. The value of the withdrawals is so meaningless that the banks will be able to meet depositor demands with ease.”

- Letter from Zimbabwe - Shanta Devarajan