September 2009
17 posts
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U.K. Startups Face Crisis as Venture Funding,... →
I came across this Bloomberg headline this morning— it seems like something we would have read in the US 12 months ago. The investment climate appears much different in the UK.
Simple Keynesianism for Monetarists: A Primer
A good post from Brad DeLong, one of my economics professors at Berkeley, touching on a critical variable in economics, monetary velocity. He is a great professor—one of the most influential profs I’ve had—and is the only professor I know who posts his cell phone number on his publications and uses tinyurl.com to link to citations in his footnotes. An excerpt:
Keynesianism for...
Something I read today...
Just finished reading “Open Secrets” by Malcolm Gladwell, which was originally published in the The New Yorker. It’s about Enron, and Gladwell focuses on the differences between mysteries and puzzles. If you don’t have time to read the entire article, here is an excerpt worth reading, from the concluding paragraphs. Note Enron filed for bankruptcy in November 2001.
Open...
WatchKuroshio Sea, the second largest aquarium tank in the world, by Jon Rawlinson. I recommend watching it fullscreen. The acrylic glass wall is two feet thick and holds 1,981,290 gallons of water.
An Asian meal
My buddy Chris and I made an Asian-themed dinner last night, inspired by my culinary experiences in SE Asia this summer. I decided on the popular dish of chicken rice. Traditionally served with white rice, we opted for brown rice, the more nutritious option. In Singapore and Malaysia, chicken rice is usually served with a slice of tomato and cucumber, a small dish of chili paste, and bowl of what...
A Tale of Two Toasters
My friend Eddy is quite a fellow. We met on our first day as students in Singapore and for much of our time there, were the sole inhabitants of the seventh floor of our dorm. He and I traveled to the Malaysia side of the island of Borneo, attending the Rainforest World Music Festival and hiking through the jungle of Bako National Park. Originally from Australia, Eddy now splits his time between...
Morocco's Extraordinary Donkeys →
My Grandpa found this article and passed it on. It’s a great article, and having traveled in Morocco last year, it is spot-on describing the medina. People and animals navigate the maze of narrow streets at all hours of the day in Fez.