Is Goldman’s Going Down?

I have been following this Greece situation quite closely and today I read something that is making me think of what the next potential step may be. > EU spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Tardio says the EU executive has given Greece an end-of-February deadline to give details on how deals called currency...

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Dick Brass: Microsoft’s Creative Destruction

Many of you know that while I use Microsoft’s products I am very critical of the management. Especially when news on Windows Mobile 7 come out that makes the Microsoft mobile OS seem like an iPhone. > Later this month, Microsoft will most likely unveil Windows Mobile 7 Windows Phone 7 at the Mobile...

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Patrick Makes An Excellent Point

I am going to post Patrick’s comment in its entirety, because it is very insightful: > What’s your long-term on gold? As the half-life between bubbles gets smaller, we approach a 1987 moment most likely where not just extreme volume ratios but infrastructure drop the market. Remember in 2008 it was...

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The Google Super Bowl Ad SUCKS and Factually Incorrect!

I suppose I have been too long in Europe, but the Google Superbowl ad just sucks! The first time I watched it I stopped. Then I read what it was about, and it sucked again… It is a dumb story! I suppose this is due to the fact that I live in Europe and the story is so cliche that it is not even...

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Hedge Funds are Doing REAL Damage!

I read the story on how everybody is nervous on the Euro. What I find completely hilarious about all of this is that for every cent the Euro looses strength it is about 0.50 to 2 cents earnings from many of the big global corporations in the US. Here is my list, Starbucks, Visa, Mc Donalds and so...

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Off Topic: Barefoot Running…

I just saw a report that said barefoot runners do less damage to their body, at least according to the study. > Runners who eschew shoes may be less likely to do serious injury to their feet, because they hold their feet differently, Daniel Lieberman of Harvard University in Cambridge,...

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Thank-you Apple For NOT Supporting Flash!

Adobe is crying that Apple is not supporting Flash on the iPad. Apple, I want to thank you that you are not supporting it. Sure I miss on certain applications, but thus far it has not hampered my browsing experience. > By Rochelle Garner >      Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Adobe Systems Inc., maker of...

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