should be outplayed by google or apple soon.
$359
Kindle 2 removed the SD memory card slot which was part of the original Kindle. This limits the number of e-books which can be stored on the device, and eliminates sharing of memory card content. Thumb Down.
Kindle 2 does not allow open development. There will be no "new Kindle apps", although there is a kindle app available on the iphone, only. Thumb Down.
Kindle 2 does not allow WiFi functionality. It uses only Sprint Whispernet service, which drives up the price of the device and limits usage to within the US.
Three Thumbs Down.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
recession billionaires
Alpha Magazine's 2008 Top Moneymakers
1 - James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp, $2.5 billion
2 - John Paulson, Paulson & Co, $2 billion
3 - John Arnold, Centaurus Energy, $1.5 billion
4 - George Soros, Soros Fund Management, $1.1 billion
5 - Raymond Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, $780 million
6 - Bruce Kovner, Caxton Associates, $640 million
7 - David Shaw, D.E. Shaw & Co, $275 million
8 - Stanley Druckenmiller, Duquesne Capital Management, $260 million
9 - (tie) David Harding, Winton Capital Management, $250 million
9 - (tie) Alan Howard, Brevan Howard Asset Management, $250 million
9 - (tie) John Taylor Jr, FX Concepts, $250 million
source: dailymail.co.uk
1 - James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp, $2.5 billion
2 - John Paulson, Paulson & Co, $2 billion
3 - John Arnold, Centaurus Energy, $1.5 billion
4 - George Soros, Soros Fund Management, $1.1 billion
5 - Raymond Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, $780 million
6 - Bruce Kovner, Caxton Associates, $640 million
7 - David Shaw, D.E. Shaw & Co, $275 million
8 - Stanley Druckenmiller, Duquesne Capital Management, $260 million
9 - (tie) David Harding, Winton Capital Management, $250 million
9 - (tie) Alan Howard, Brevan Howard Asset Management, $250 million
9 - (tie) John Taylor Jr, FX Concepts, $250 million
source: dailymail.co.uk
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
still clean
Who?Rod Laver was the #1 tennis player in the world for 7 consecutive years from 1964-1970. He is the only player who has won all four Grand Slam singles titles in the same year twice. Rod Laver has been rated by some as the greatest male tennis player of all time.
Lehman's back!
Looks like Lehman Brothers is staging a comeback, but they still have some issues with asset valuation. They negotiated the return of thousands of Lehman marketing toys not excluding stress-balls and paperweights. When the company went to the ground, this junk was mistakenly also transferred to Barclays. Lehman is paying Barclays $34k for storage and plans to sell the stuff to repay its creditors, except Lehman still owes over $200BILLION in unsecured debt. Their ex-brokers must be ready to get back to work and make a killing on this stuff! Beware of junk bubble!
lost and found:
1,630 green canvas duffle bags with Lehman ribbon
353 green compact golf umbrellas
75 Waterford Marquis Treviso crystal clocks
682 white Lehman coffee mugs
130 Swiss Army pens
1 English beechwood-lined sterling silver box from 1902
200 Lehman conference pens
12 pairs of Links of London cufflinks
24 Screwpull wine openers inscribed “LB"
24 Titleist PRO VI golf balls inscribed “LB”
30 girl Teddy Bears
18 large, ivory womens’ F&G stretch snap shirts
1 Tiffany shooting star.
source: bloomberg
lost and found:
1,630 green canvas duffle bags with Lehman ribbon
353 green compact golf umbrellas
75 Waterford Marquis Treviso crystal clocks
682 white Lehman coffee mugs
130 Swiss Army pens
1 English beechwood-lined sterling silver box from 1902
200 Lehman conference pens
12 pairs of Links of London cufflinks
24 Screwpull wine openers inscribed “LB"
24 Titleist PRO VI golf balls inscribed “LB”
30 girl Teddy Bears
18 large, ivory womens’ F&G stretch snap shirts
1 Tiffany shooting star.
source: bloomberg
Saturday, March 21, 2009
UCLA
may have gotten knocked out of the NCAA tourney today, but bruins know how to make light of unpleasant situations.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Obama feels retarded
(again). He hit a sensitive nerve in the Kennedy camp that fought hard for his election. Maria Shriver's brother, Tim, is the chairman of the Special Olympics founded by their mother, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver.
A mentally retarded black man who bowls a 300 called out Obama, who's "special olympics" performance stopped short at 129.
A mentally retarded black man who bowls a 300 called out Obama, who's "special olympics" performance stopped short at 129.
Cash is King
You heard it from The Economist, and now you hear it from Birdman, ALL YOU NEED IS CASH! Check this out, there is money stuck in a hole in the wall! HAHA!
Nicole Scherzingerpal
India has been in the limelight lately thanks to the massive success of Slumdog Millionaire. An assortment of Indian pop-culture, the movie was a gift of eastern romance, tragedy, and comedy. But what people seem to recall most vividly is the unexpected dance at the end. As if the emotional roller coaster of a screenplay wasn't merit enough, they had to hit us with a BAM of Indian song and dance. Jai Ho was an immediate hit, and the song won AR Rahman an Oscar for best original song. His other academy award of the 8 total for the movie was for best original movie score.
Now that Indian entertainment has crashed the party in Hollywood, I wonder if it will outlast some fifteen weeks of fame. Of course one movie can't carry all the weight of India's current credence; this was the seed in US soil that needs to grow. But without continuing to move in the right direction there will never be a foundation for sustained western viewership.
Nicole Scherzinger is hot, but I'm not sure if a pussycat dolls remix of Jai Ho is really a stride in the right direction. But hey, she looks hot in indian too.
Now that Indian entertainment has crashed the party in Hollywood, I wonder if it will outlast some fifteen weeks of fame. Of course one movie can't carry all the weight of India's current credence; this was the seed in US soil that needs to grow. But without continuing to move in the right direction there will never be a foundation for sustained western viewership.
Nicole Scherzinger is hot, but I'm not sure if a pussycat dolls remix of Jai Ho is really a stride in the right direction. But hey, she looks hot in indian too.
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