Recent content by hedge123

I saw a sickle at 2:51. All that's missing from this video is the hammer.

The moon.

First - Full Disclaimer: I went to Berkeley and got an A in Professor Romer's class. I didn't think she was stupid then, and neither did she of me. Second - it's spelled BerkelEy, not "Berkely". Third - she did not say a weak currency was a cure for economic problems. She said there are...

Always a fan of Chanos. Thanks for the post.

My biggest complaint is the California Teachers Association (CTA) gets confused with Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA). CTA != CTA

correlation [ (skull size / total mass ratio), trading performance alpha ] > 0 ? I'd venture a guess that it's a least a factor with this guy. Check out the melon. http://www.futuresmag.com/Issues/2011/March-2011/Pages/William-Eckhardt-.aspx "Eckhardt launched his own commodity...

Sad but true.

By normal people's standards - yes. As a self-confessed workaholic, I can attest to the difficulty I've had in forming genuine social relationships - especially those of a romantic nature. It's within my ability if I put in the effort, but it always comes down to how I want to spend my time...

Lot's of speculation, little hard evidence on the effects of a shutdown.. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/07/us-usa-budget-scenarios-idUSTRE7366NH20110407

Agree 100%.

Please stop with the absolutism. Things are never that simple. I have lived and worked in the Silicon Valley for most of my life, and while H1B visa holders are generally cheaper and more obedient than their American counterparts, the Americans are far and away better at the "soft skills"...

To all you QE1,2,...LargeNumberHere critics (including myself), you may be surprised to learn that Milton Friedman strongly believed that it was the FAILURE to enact quantitative easing that created the Great Depression. "[The purpose of the Federal Reserve] was to provide the additional cash...