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Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Bank of Canada is pleading with Star Trek fans to stop “Spocking” its five dollar bills.

 

 

Since Leonard Nimoy’s death, Canadian folks have been “Spocking” the hell out of the five dollar bill that features a portrait of Canada’s seventh prime minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

“Live long and prosper.”

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

 

Lighter Links:

• Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley’s Obsession with Superficial Thinking. (Institutional Investor)
• Google's Eric Schmidt Predicts the Disappearance of the Internet. (FastCompany)
• This Website Will Tell You What Book to Read Next ... (MentalFloss)
• Are Gadget-Free Bedrooms the Secret to a Happy Relationship? (NYTimes)
• The World's 2nd-Smartest Man Reveals The 'Brain Drugs' That He Thinks Make Him Smarter. (BusinessInsider)

 

Trading Links:

• Andreessen Horowitz Reveals 16 Hot Tech Trends It's Watching. (Forbes)
• Jawbone: The Trials of a 16-Year-Old Can’t-Miss Startup. (Fortune)
• Predicting the Markets with Twitter Sentiment. (TS)
• Pity the Poor Beleaguered HFT Firms? (Traders Magazine)
• Corporate Settlements in the United States: The criminalization of American business. (The Economist)

The NASDAQ Composite Index Closed over 5,000 for the First Time in 15 Years

The Nasdaq Composite Index closed over 5,000 this week for the first time in 15 years.

A lot has changed since then.

For example, only three of the top 10 companies in the index remain the same.

 

via NYTimes.

But, notice the change in market cap for those that remain.

The only thing that remains constant is change.

Mana Lisa's Smile (Nope, It's not a typo)

Mana Lisa had a strange smile ... and eyes that seemed to follow you around the room.

The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Sometimes you don't recognize when the journey starts ... other times you do.

 

 — with Ming Alihan at MAD Museum of Art & Design, Singapore.

 

And sometimes you have to go half way around the world, just to get to the starting line.

Best wishes on all your journeys.