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Riverruns through it, the public diary of a myriad-minded man.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Virtual Theft

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(these are not the kids. Photo source...unknown). Two Dutch kids were convicted of "virtual theft" recently. It kind of got oversh...
Thursday, October 9, 2008

Bend on Herengracht, then and now

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"The Bend on Herengracht" by Gerrit Berckheyde from 1671. "The Bend on Herengracht" by Toby Sterling from 2008. Hope I f...
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Thoughts on the Global Financial Crisis

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(flickr's yozza) Meanwhile, beer is still trading steady at EUR2 1/4 "Time and the hour run through the roughest day."
Thursday, October 2, 2008

Fortis

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(flickr's benidormone) I hope, I think, it's not unethical for me to put together a few thoughts about reporting on Fortis over the...
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

September Madness

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I found this mildly amusing. Not sure if credit should go to Seeking Alpha or Ockham Research. Note they misspelled "Barclays."
Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Snow On Mars

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(from Flickr's Fooishbar. Deep fried Mars bars with powdered 'snow' sugar on top). I repeat ...how many damn times will they re...
Thursday, September 25, 2008

CONFIDENTIAL PROPOSAL

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Dear Mr Solomon Okoro: You have been recommended by an associate who assured me in confidence of your ability and reliability to proscecute ...
Monday, September 22, 2008

Dutch Blog "War" - GeenStijl vs GeenCommentaar vs NOS

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(GeenStijl) The NOS reported today that a "war" has broken out between GeenStijl and GeenCommentaar. That's the Netherlands...
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