March 2009
3 posts
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February 2009
23 posts
Wired explains the “formula that killed Wall Street.”
Basically, the Li’s Gaussian copula function was too simple. The formula turns correlation, something that varies and is nearly impossible to determine, into a single constant. Not only that, the correlation measured isn’t even based on the underlying mortgages, but rather between prices of credit default swaps as...
On Negativity
marco is right that negativity increases when people don’t have to fear the consequences; online anonymity can bring out the worst in people. His post is worth reading, but, and this is a small thing, he goes on to say this:
But one effect is clear: remaining positive and disarming yourself of negativity is the most effective way to avoid being hit by whatever others are flinging around....
Christopher Buckley remembers his father:
An article had appeared in the local paper a few days before, alerting the community to this gala event. As I perused the clipping, my eyes alighted on the sentence: “The Buckleys are a well-known American family, William F. Buckley being arguably the best known.”
I concealed my amusement, and handed Pup the clipping and waited for the reaction I knew...
Tonight I’m in the mood for hyperbole:
All...
Vimeo embeds
pile:
Remember two weeks ago when I pointed out that YouTube’s “new” text-over-embeds looks like a shittier version of what Vimeo has been doing for 4 years? I guess they took the hint because today they trashed the gross 1px black stroke and decided to throw a grey box behind it, exactly like Vimeo! Of course they didn’t want to look too good, so they threw in some rounded corners for good...
Loose Money and Politicized Mortgages Caused the... →
WatchThere are only a few artists out there today that have the mind and the means to put together a track & video like this. I love it. Welcome To Heartbreak
January 2009
6 posts
Stuff White People Like →
December 2008
7 posts
WatchCrayon Physics Deluxe for iPhone
nikography:
minus the bear - absinthe party at...
The Incredible Convenience of Mathematica Image... →
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November 2008
19 posts
From Personal Ads from an Ayn Rand Dating Site:
I am rational, integrated, and efficacious. So far, I’ve never met a person who lives up to the standard I hold for myself (except online).
I take my relationships seriously. I am simply not attracted to many of the women in this world. I do not “hook-up” with girls. I only kiss those who deserve, and so far I have only encountered one who did. I...
WatchNice trench Kayne, and… color! (via kwest)
