Patrick Yan Thoughts

Why Do We Still Care About the Dow?

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:50 -0500

Why Do We Still Care About the Dow?:

Problems with the Dow

Arbitrary selection of companies
No accounting of size
No adjustments for inflation
Lack of explanation for the portion of company activities that are international

The Scale of the Universe 2

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:33:01 -0500

The Scale of the Universe 2:

Beautiful and humbling.

Analyst who leaked Apple sales projections arrested, charged for insider trading

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:28:47 -0500

Analyst who leaked Apple sales projections arrested, charged for insider trading:

Kinnucan, who was arrested on Thursday, is accused of leaking tips that he received from Apple suppliers such as SanDisk and Flextronics to hedge funds managers.

5dpi pixelated glasses As seen worn by B.A.P’s Daehyun...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:02:00 -0500

5dpi pixelated glasses

As seen worn by B.A.P’s Daehyun and Far East Movement.

Apple’s Mac Attack On China

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:45:07 -0500

Apple’s Mac Attack On China:

Baidu, currently China’s most popular search engine, is becoming a built-in search option in Safari. The popular video sharing services Tudou and Youku will be part of Apple’s “Share Sheets” to post videos to the web. Similarly QQ, 163 and 126, which are options in Mail, Contacts and Calendar; while Sina weibo, a Twitter-like service, will be integrated should a user want to do a bit of microblogging.

Multi-direction hover with CSS3

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:46:30 -0500

Multi-direction hover with CSS3:

Nifty hack to get different hover effects depending on side of entrance.

Apple, Cisco, and Dow 15000

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:46:06 -0500

Apple, Cisco, and Dow 15000:

In real life, the Dow closed at 12,874.04 on Feb 13, 2012. However, if they had added Apple instead of Cisco, the Dow Jones would be at 14,926.95. That’s over 800 points higher than the all-time high of 14,164 previously set on 4/7/2008.

How much Apple really affects market indexes.

Apple's Size Clouds Market

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:45:31 -0500

Apple's Size Clouds Market:

The results are striking: For all the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, earnings are on track to post a 6.6% year-on-year rise in the fourth quarter. Once Apple’s earnings are factored out, the expected fourth-quarter gain shrivels to just 2.8%, according to UBS.

Fair Labor Association Offers Initial Impressions on Foxconn Audit as iPads Used to Collect Survey Data - Mac Rumors

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:50:54 -0500

Fair Labor Association Offers Initial Impressions on Foxconn Audit as iPads Used to Collect Survey Data - Mac Rumors:

After his first visits to Foxconn, van Heerden said, “The facilities are first-class; the physical conditions are way, way above average of the norm.”

iPhone meets Mr. Big Note.

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:46:49 -0500

iPhone meets Mr. Big Note.

Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle Mindblowing talk.

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:10:13 -0500

Bret Victor - Inventing on Principle

Mindblowing talk.

Grown Up Soda by Alex Westgate

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:13:30 -0500

Grown Up Soda by Alex Westgate

My work now available in prints and iPhone cases

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:20:00 -0500

My work now available in prints and iPhone cases:

I found a neat website that makes prints and iPhone cases of artwork. Check out my shop and like (or even buy!) my art. These look pretty sweet, if I do say so myself!