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Archives for March 2005
links for 2005-03-31
The Wookie Defense
Many of the obituaries for Johnnie Cochran read like laundry lists of his high-profile clients.
It’s funny no one seems to remember that Cochran prosecuted Lenny Bruce for obscenity back in 1964.
links for 2005-03-28
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A SongFight Tribute to The Sound of Music.
Bastardization Is the Most Sincere Form of Flattery
Do you hear that sound? It’s Mies van der Rohe spinning in his grave after seeing this clunky Barcelona chair ripoff from Thomas Moser Cabinetmakers.
Moser produces some wonderful pieces–including the Gloucester Rocker, which is already a classic.
But the whole Vita Collection is a travesty of furniture design. I hope they somehow manage to reign in David Moser’s “forward vision” before we end up seeing more of this crap.
This past weekend [we][1] launched new sites for the [America's Future Foundation][2] and their online publications, [Brainwash][3] and [Doublethink][4]. Be sure to check ‘em out, in all their CSS glory. [1]: http://www.pjdoland.com [2]: http://www.americasfuture.org [3]: http://www.affbrainwash.com [4]: http://www.affdoublethink.com
links for 2005-03-23
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I’ll have to give this a shot next time I order a photo album from Apple.
links for 2005-03-21
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Sooner or later everything will be available on DVD.
links for 2005-03-18
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Photos generated by an image averaging program.
links for 2005-03-17
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New typefaces from the folks at Microsoft.
What’ll Happen to the Market?
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about personal accounts lately, and one thing is bothering me.
If a carve-out proposal ends up passing, the entire American workforce will start dumping money into approved investment funds. A substantial number will undoubtedly choose index funds due to both their track record and their low management fees.
The S&P 500 is composed of 400 industrial, 20 transportation, 40 utility, and 40 financial companies. In a sense, the allocation is somewhat arbitrary in nature.
What will happen to the market when a huge amount of money is repeatedly dumped into a constant subset of somewhat arbitrary investments on an ongoing basis? Can you imagine the P/E ratios as the demand increases for those investments, based simply on a workforce running their portfolio on index fund autopilot?
links for 2005-03-16
Hey Students! Yeah You!
Each summer, one of my clients sponsors a series of seminars for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent college graduates. The events cover a wide variety of issues and consist of lectures, discussions, films, and social events lasting well into the night.
This year, they are sponsoring eleven seminars nationwide.
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Bluegrass music from WAMU at American University.
links for 2005-03-09
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It’s like Design Within Reach for your pooch.
