No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The party is most definitely over. A hedge fund manager, Andrew Lahde, has lost his appetite for the endless chase of ill-gotten dollars and has quit the business.
Here’s his “farewell” note.
Excerpt:
I will no longer manage money for other people or institutions. I have enough of my own wealth to manage. Some people, who think they [...]

I’m a huge fan of Ian Rankin’s Inspector Rebus series, and am a little sad to order the 17th and final installment from Amazon. I’m happy there’s a new Rebus novel, as reading one makes you feel very much like you’re in Edinburgh, Scotland, a favorite city of mine. I’ve been to pubs Rebus [...]

Haven’t done this in a couple years. I guess, because I figure who the hell cares what I’m listening to?
Well, anyway…
Johnathon Coulton - Code Monkey
John Mayer - Dreaming With a Broken Heart
Cat Stevens - Father and Son (If you’re a son or father or both, I defy you to listen to this without tears).

Sure we can.
As someone who pre-ordered a MacBook Air, I don’t think I’m supposed to laugh at this, but I did (and still am).

Actually, when I saw this, I flushed with fond remembrance of the Commodore SX-64. In 1983, my boss had one of these, and I was so freaking jealous. I had a 1981 [...]

Fascinating article in the Times about how our material desires are creating havoc in our lives, and how evolution is to blame. One of the most interesting facets, is how we deal with stress and worry by seeking out more information, and in the age of info-overload, that can create avalanches of information that bury [...]

Randy was the entertainment onstage post-Steve. John Mayer performed last year, and was fantastic. Randy Newman though, he’s a classic. In a good way. Here’s one of the songs he did.

Nice.
He also did “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from the Toy Story soundtrack. Again, nice.I’ve got a Randy Newman story. He was the headliner [...]