Of course he won’t come out and say it in those terms, but his statement at a banking conference in Frankfurt (as reported in Reuters) is about as close as he can get” “It seems persuasive that, given the size of the U.S. current account deficit, a diminished appetite for adding to dollar balances must occur at some point,” Greenspan… Read more →
Day: November 21, 2004
Oenophile
My favourite red wine right now is the Gumpr’s Block Shiraz from Richard Hamilton. It’s the perfect blend of fruit and tannin. I encountered it entirely by accident–I’m generally a fan of Aussie Shiraz, and whenever I see one from the McLaren Vale region that I’m not familiar with, I make a point of picking it up–for the obvious sentimental… Read more →
Patent Stupidity
On my list of things to post about, I have a rant about how algorithms should not be patentable. However, looking at some of the applications makes the argument more elegantly than I ever could. Read more →
It’s a blog
So, while I’ve been playing with this site over the last month, I’ve been telling myself that I’m just learning how to use WordPress so I can set up a blog for a friend. Tonight I solved my last remaining technical problem (nerdy details below) and now I am forced to admit that I am enjoying this process enough that… Read more →
