An excellent read:
”In order to ensure that this common speculation hazard doesn’t crush you, there are crucial steps to take so you not only survive but thrive as a speculator. They involve emotional steeling, position-limited portfolio construction, mechanical profit and loss management, and a carefully cultivated understanding of the true random nature of the tactical markets.”
More on An Inconvenient Truth…
An Inconvenient Truth (torrent) is a documentary film about climate change, specifically global warming, directed by Davis Guggenheim and starring former United States Vice President Al Gore. The documentary is based largely on a multimedia presentation that Gore developed over many years as part of an educational campaign on global warming.
View the trailer below:
FRONT members have developed a method to materialize free hand sketches.
Pen strokes made in the air are recorded with Motion Capture and become 3D digital files; these are then materialized through Rapid Prototyping into real pieces of furniture.
The Sketch Furniture project in Japan is made in collaboration with Barry Friedman Ltd. Tokyo Wonder Site Aoyama and Crescent.
You can see the technology in following a video:
a collection of animals made up using tube lines, stations & junctions of the London Underground map (link)
Given that the creators of Kazza and Skype are behind this I’m going to keep an eye on things. Register to beta test here
What is The Venice Project?
The Venice Project is a new venture that combines the best elements of the TV experience with the most powerful internet technologies, in a way that will redefine the way people think about television. It is not a file-sharing application or a video download service.
The 2nd richest man in the world, Warren Buffet, is giving his money to the 1st richest man in the world – Bill Gates (and his wife).
My favourite quotes from the article:
"Who wouldn't select Tiger Woods to take his place in a high-stakes golf game?
"…A very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothin."
Link to interview in Fortune
Link to previous Warren Buffet pieces of advice
Netvibes is turning into one of my favourite hangouts. I predict even bigger things just around the corner for them.
Read more about them on TechCrunch.
"NetVibes has also released an API that enables the development on new plug-ins (more than 74 already present). 8 new were added since yesterday and some very interesting are on the way (video, netflix, myspace)"
One thing I think would be AWESOME would be if someone created a wordpress.com plug in for Netvibes.
Update: Oh yeah, I almost forgot – it NEEDS a PANDORA plug-in too!!! Then I'll never leave!
