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Are Battery Power and Wifi the New Food and Shelter?

I went to NYC, last week, for a conference and meetings. 

Everything seemed fine till I got there, and realized that I forgot the little bag that holds all my cables and chargers.

Funny how Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs changes without electronics.

 

 

I didn't realize how dependent I am on my little electronic companions.

What about you?

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

You probably heard that Russians hacked into President Obama's e-mail.  Here's what it might have looked like.

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• The Problem with Positive Thinking. (NYTimes)
• How to Invent the Future. (HBR)
• 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2015. (MIT Technology Review)
• Lutheran Insulter:  List of Insults. (ErgoFabulous)
• The Death of Textbooks?  A.I. software is reshaping traditional teaching materials.  (The Atlantic)

 

Trading Links:

• How Many Mutual Funds Routinely Rout the Market? Zero. (NYTimes)
• These Will Be the World's 20 Largest Economies in 2030. (Bloomberg)
• A Sign of the Times? Austria to No Longer Guarantee Bank Deposits. (Goldcore)
• A Look Back at Dallas Fed Fisher’s Flashiest Quotes. (WSJ)
• Santelli Stunned As Janet Yellen Admits "Cash Is Not A Store Of Value". (ZeroHedge)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Are we evolving ... or getting dumber?

 

via Scott Adams.

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

 

Lighter Links:

• The Ultimate List of 20 Motivational Tools for Every Entrepreneur. (Read)
• Gartner Predicts Three Big Data Trends for Business Intelligence. (Forbes)
• 6 Google Flights Tricks That Are Better Than Any Travel Agent. (Huffington Post)
• How Terrible In-Flight Wi-Fi Will Finally Become A Thing Of The Past. (FastCompany)
• The Speech President Nixon Would Have Given If Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Had Died on the Moon. (Vox)

 

Trading Links:

• How Many Mutual Funds Routinely Rout the Market?  Zero. (NYTimes)
• These Will Be the World's 20 Largest Economies in 2030. (Bloomberg)
• A Sign of the Times? Austria to No Longer Guarantee Bank Deposits. (Goldcore)
• A Look Back at Dallas Fed Fisher’s Flashiest Quotes. (WSJ)
• Santelli Stunned as Janet Yellen Admits "Cash Is Not A Store Of Value". (ZeroHedge)

Bill Gates: 40 Years in 83 Seconds

Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft, becoming the world's richest man.

For his second act, he is becoming world's greatest philanthropist.

Here is the letter he wrote to his employees on the 40th anniversary of Microsoft, last week.

 

Tomorrow is a special day: Microsoft's 40th anniversary.

Early on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a bold idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to imagine it was possible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the role Microsoft played in that revolution.

Today though, I am thinking much more about Microsoft's future than its past. I believe computing will evolve faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already live in a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more pervasive. We are nearing the point where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new applications and empowering people even more.

Under Satya's leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are engaged in every facet of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am impressed by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and HoloLens -- and those are just a few of the many innovations that are on the way.

In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they simply do not have access. So I hope you will think about what you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing available everywhere even as the very notion of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.

We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and empowered countless businesses and people to realize their full potential. But what matters most now is what we do next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.

 

via Twitter.

Here is a quick video that shows 40 years of Bill Gates and Microsoft (in 83 seconds).

 

 

via CNN/Money.

A Different Look at Things

This video was taken at the SXSW conference.  While it seems a little silly, the video illustrates an interesting point.

 

 

via TimeSlice Films, pioneers in multi-camera array imaging.

 

Perspective is important. 

Being able to see the 'invisible' makes the 'impossible' possible

 

via Flug.

New technology seems like magic until you understand how it is done.

9 Out Of 10 Big Pharma Companies Spent More On Marketing Than On R&D

This speaks for itself.

 

via DadaViz.

Of course, sometimes it can be said better.

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Sometimes things are stuck.  Other times they are not.  Here is all you need to know.

 

 

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

 

Lighter Links:

• How to Make Your Willpower Stronger -- According to Science. (Io9)
• Fear Artificial Stupidity, Not Artificial Intelligence. (New Scientist)
• Commonly Misspelled or Misused Words.  [infographic]
• 100 Ideas That Changed the Web. (BrainPickings)
• How The World Will Look In 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 Years Time. (FC)

 

Trading Links:

• Google Searches for a Way to Avoid Microsoft’s Fate. (The Guardian)
• Apple Pay Is Already Much Bigger Than You Thought. (BGR)
• 122 Things Everyone Should Know About Investing and the Economy. (Motley Fool)
• 5 Future Scenarios That Will Change How You Think About Money. (MarketWatch)
• The New Reality. China just 3D-printed an entire mansion. Here’s what it looks like. (TechInAsia)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Seeming profound is easier than being profound.

 

 

Just saying ...

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Famous Business Books Summarized in One Sentence. (Business Insider)
• Windows 10 Upgrades Will Be Free for Existing Windows Users. (Infoworld)
• Sign of the Times: Sports Illustrated Lays Off All Staff Photographers. (NPPA)
• Compilation Video of People Using Exercise Equipment Wrong. (Facebook)
• World's Saddest Service Offers Make-Believe Mate.  For $25 you get 100 text messages, 10 voice mails, one handwritten note & a lifetime of secret shame. (ValleyWag)

 

Trading Links:

• Apple Now Sells More iPhones in China than the U.S. (Cult of Mac)
• Google 'To Take On Uber with Driverless Cars'. (Telegraph)
• CME To Close Open Outcry Futures Trading Pits By This Summer. (B.I.)
• Seattle Gets a Marijuana Vending Machine. (USA Today)
• The Best Investment Advice from 20 of the World's Top Market Minds. (Forbes)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Most people say they want the unpleasant truth, rather than the comforting lie ...

 

 

What do you think?

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking Warn of Artificial Intelligence Dangers. (Mashable)
• An Open Letter to Everyone Tricked Into Fearing Artificial Intelligence. (Popular Science)
• 70's Rock Legends In Their Parents' Homes! [Photos]. (Peewee)
• The Hair of Men: What Hairstyle is Best for You. [infographic]
• How Exercise Changes Our DNA. (NYTimes)

 

Trading Links:

• US Debt Soared By $100 Billion on Last Day of 2014, Hit Record $18.14 Trillion. (ZH)
• Chinese Attacks Cost U.S. Defense Department Over $100M. (GigaOM)
• The Real Story Behind Saudi Arabia's Oil Games. (Money)
• After Warning About 2008, Yale's Robert Shiller Has Another Concern. (Valuewalk)
• Countries Begin The Race To Repatriate Their Gold. Are They Concerned About a Potential Financial Crisis? (Valuewalk)

Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading

Bad Lip Reading pours its talents on into the mouths of unsuspecting football players, just in time for the Pro Bowl and  Super Bowl.

 

 

 

via YouTube.

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

 

Lighter Links:

• Google's Larry Page: The Most Ambitious CEO in the Universe. (Fortune)
• Decrypting Google: Examining the Growing Giant's Business Methods. (Economist)
• 25 most commonly used password list 2014. (Visual.ly)
• 10 Fad Diets, Debunked. (Io9)
• Woman Sends Bank Angry Letter After They Bounced Her Check. This Is Gold. (Tickld)

 

Trading Links:

• The Best and Worst Hedge Funds of 2014 - and Everyone In-Between. (ZeroHedge)
• Top 5 Chinese Trends That Will Shape The Global Economy in 2015. (GeekTime)
• Top 10 Trading Movies. (Futures Mag)
• A Venture Capitalist's Five Predictions for 2015. (Fortune)
• 3 Reasons Why Legal Marijuana is Happening Now. (Wall Street Cheat Sheet)